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Library Automation: Today's Successes and Concerns.
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Cibbarelli, Pamela – Electronic Library, 1999
Discusses the state of library automation and the benefits and dilemmas of available operating systems. Presents an overview of six vendors selling online library systems (Ameritech, Endeavor, Data Research Associates, Sirsi, Innovative Interfaces, and Ex Libris). Provides sales figures based on the "Library Journal" articles published during the…
Descriptors: Automation, Computer System Design, Information Industry, Information Technology
Ariadne: The Next Generation of Electronic Document Delivery Systems.
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Roes, Hans; Dijkstra, Joost – Electronic Library, 1994
Describes an approach to electronic document delivery which has evolved at Tilburg University (Netherlands), leading to the development of a system called Ariadne. Highlights include various generations of electronic document delivery systems; standards, including the work of the Group on Electronic Document Interchange; and a description of the…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Foreign Countries, Information Retrieval, Interlibrary Loans
LISA's Move from SilverPlatter to Bowker--Looking at the Interface.
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Stein, Jonathan – Electronic Library, 1994
Compares LISA (Library and Information Science Abstracts) on SilverPlatter's CD-ROM with its replacement version, Bowker-Saur's LISA Plus. Features reviewed include entry to the databases; use of Boolean search facilities; indexes and browsing; displaying and printing records; subsidiary functions; on-screen help; and interfaces. (Contains eight…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Comparative Analysis, Indexing, Information Retrieval
Systems Development at the Grom Hayes Library.
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Yother, Larry W. – Electronic Library, 1987
Details the "painful" history, development, and progress of a "home-grown" library automation system at the Hartford State Technical College; describes several of the most common activities generated from menus; and looks at future prospects of the system. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Higher Education, Input Output Devices
Searching the Intelligent Gateway EasyNet--The End-User's Point of View.
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Larsen, Gitte – Electronic Library, 1987
Describes an evaluation of EasyNet, a menu-driven, dial access information system, in which end users conducted their own searches. User comments are discussed in terms of user friendliness, user satisfaction, user problems, and value for money. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Databases, Developed Nations, Evaluation Criteria
Internet-Based Reference Services and Community Libraries: A Need for New Models and Strategies.
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Devine, Sean; Woods, Daniel – Electronic Library, 1996
To compete effectively in the world of electronic reference, libraries must offer remote patrons a variety of index, abstract, and full text services, which are easy to access and which answer questions. A marketing alliance between electronic reference vendors and public libraries would ensure access, fair compensation for publishers and authors,…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Authors, Change Strategies, Compensation (Remuneration)