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Florida Department of Education, 2015
This 2015 fact book for the Florida College System is divided into the following categories: (1) Student Information, which includes fall, annual, FTE, and program enrollment statistics, as well as credit program completion statistics; (2) Employee Information, which includes statistics regarding employee headcount by occupational activity, and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Postsecondary Education, Colleges, Enrollment
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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
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Rzeczkowski, Matthew – Catholic Library World, 1979
A small academic library that took advantage of the OCLC online cataloging service by becoming a secondary user recounts the process of initiating use, and outlines its weekly working procedure, including costs. (MBR)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Costs, Library Automation
Dowlin, Kenneth E.; Hawley, Brenda G. – Microcomputers for Information Management: An International Journal for Library and Information Services, 1984
Describes Pikes Peak Library District's innovative use of portable microcomputers to accomplish an inexpensive collection inventory. The Radio Shack Model 100 battery-operated microcomputer was used as a data-capture device for updating status records of the library's regular automated circulation and cataloging programs. (Author/MBR)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Costs, Facility Inventory, Library Automation
Matthews, Fred W. – 1979
This paper describes an automated card catalog system, developed for the Dartmouth Regional Library in Nova Scotia, which uses records of selected fixed-length fields; it is proposed as a prototype for a system meeting the needs of a public library system with a collection size of about 100,000 items. The costs of operating a catalog system based…
Descriptors: Catalogs, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Costs
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Raitt, David I.; And Others – Electronic Library, 1986
Three separate articles present advantages and disadvantages of microcomputer use in libraries and some guidelines for determining whether their use is appropriate. Highlights include potential of microcomputers for improving existing situations; merits of automation; health hazards posed by microcomputers; man-machine interface difficulties;…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Costs, Debate, Information Processing
Epstein, Hank – American Libraries, 1984
The Apple-based MITINET system uses several forms of technology (Library of Congress MARC file in microfiche, microcomputers, COM vendor) to produce library database and COM catalog. Cost for MITINET software is based on number of branches or buildings performing conversion, and varies from $250 to $85 per building or branch. (EJS)
Descriptors: Computer Output Microfilm, Computer Programs, Costs, Databases
Valauskas, Ed; Flower, Eric – Computers in Libraries, 1993
Two articles discuss the library hardware marketplace. The first examines the Apple Macintosh in libraries from 1984 to the present, including linking libraries, computers, and endusers over large geographic distances. The second article discusses upgrading components of systems in the IBM compatible, MS-DOS, and Windows environments as costs…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Computer System Design, Costs
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Morris, Anne; Thornley, Louise; Snudden, Katie – Electronic Library, 2001
Examines automated self-service checkout and return systems in libraries in the United Kingdom based on the literature and on research conducted by Loughborough University. Describes the main systems available and discusses objectives, costs, security, location of equipment, functionality and system design, and effects on users and staff.…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Costs, Foreign Countries, Library Automation
Bocher, Bob – Computers in Libraries, 1993
This introduction to a new column on small automated library systems presents the author's credentials and discusses the topics to be considered, including automation needs of smaller libraries, microcomputer-based systems, network access, implications of automation for administration and staffing, and automation-related problems. (EA)
Descriptors: Costs, Information Networks, Integrated Library Systems, Library Automation
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Dewe, Michael – International Information and Library Review, 1993
Provides a description of four seminars and three study tours organized by the IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations) Section on Library Buildings and Equipment from 1980-91. Themes include interior design and layout, library buildings in the network context, adapting buildings to library use, planning and design, and control of…
Descriptors: Costs, Foreign Countries, Libraries, Library Associations
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Epstein, Hank – Information Technology and Libraries, 1983
A retrospective conversion tool permitting libraries with a microfiche reader and Apple microcomputer to convert bibliographic and holdings files to computer-readable tapes in MARC format is described. The basic process, library costs and MARC tape costs, use of system in Wisconsin, and user's view of the system are noted. (EJS)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Costs, Databases
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de Jager, Karin – Information Development, 1993
Discussion of appropriate technology for libraries in South Africa focuses on the use of electronic bulletin boards. Topics addressed include information technology in South African libraries; local library networking; components of an electronic bulletin board; bulletin boards, telephones, and electronic mail; possible uses for a bulletin board;…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Costs, Electronic Mail, Foreign Countries
Keren, Carl, Ed.; Sered, Irina, Ed. – 1983
Designed to provide guidance in selecting appropriate software for library automation, information storage and retrieval, or management of bibliographic databases, this inventory describes 188 computer software packages. The information was obtained through a questionnaire survey of 600 software suppliers and developers who were asked to describe…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Computers, Costs, Design Requirements
California Univ., Los Angeles. Library. – 1975
This working paper was prepared by a subcommittee of the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) Working Group on Public Catalogs. The material consists of cost estimates on generating, duplicating, and maintaining book catalogs and computer output microfiche catalogs. Included are costs estimates from the Ohio College Library Center…
Descriptors: Book Catalogs, Cataloging, College Libraries, Computer Output Microfilm
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