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MultiLIS: A Description of the System Design and Operational Features.
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Kelly, Glen J.; And Others – Library Hi Tech, 1988
Describes development, hardware requirements, and features of the MultiLIS integrated library software package. A system profile provides pricing information, operational characteristics, and technical specifications. Sidebars discuss MultiLIS integration structure, incremental architecture, and NCR Tower Computers. (4 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Costs, Library Automation, Library Networks
Evolution of the Research Libraries Information Network.
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Richards, David; Lerche, Carol – Library Hi Tech, 1989
Discusses current RLIN (Research Libraries Information Network) communications technology and motivations for change. Goals, topology, hardware, software, and protocol, terminal wiring, and deployment are considered. Sidebars provide a diagram of the current RLIN communications technology and describe the integrated RLIN network. (one reference)…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Higher Education, Information Technology, Library Networks
The Virginia Tech Library System (VTLS).
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McGrath, Deborah Hall; Lee, Carl R. – Library Hi Tech, 1989
Discusses topics relating to the Virginia Tech Library System: the company (VTLS, Inc.); the software; data structure; cataloging, status, and authority control; circulation; serials control and acquisitions; the online catalog; management reporting; networking; and the operating environment. Sidebars discuss the Vanilla Network; LINNEA--a network…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Software, Higher Education, Information Services
How to Set Up a Telefacsimile Network--The Pennsylvania Libraries' Experience and Is There a FAX in Your Future?
Wilson, Mark; Gordon, Helen A. – Online, 1988
Describes telefacsimile (FAX) technology and discusses the Associated College Libraries of Central Pennsylvania project which is planning to implement a FAX network for member libraries. Guidelines for FAX use within Pennsylvania are included, and sidebar reviews recent developments in FAX add-ons, standalones, and applications. (MES)
Descriptors: Equipment Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria, Facsimile Transmission, Guidelines
SLIMMER--A UNIX System-Based Information Retrieval System.
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Waldstein, Robert K. – RSR Reference Services Review, 1988
Describes an information retrieval system developed at Bell Laboratories to create and maintain a variety of different but interrelated databases, and to provide controlled access to these databases. The components discussed include the interfaces, indexing rules, display languages, response time, and updating procedures of the system. (6 notes…
Descriptors: Database Management Systems, Display Systems, Indexing, Information Retrieval