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Peer reviewedWatson, Mark; Callahan, Daren – Information Technology and Libraries, 1996
Discussion of Internet software and its use in libraries focuses on a software evaluation program at the undergraduate library at Southern Illinois University. Highlights include staff training for information technology, availability and selection of shareware and freeware, and an evaluation form for Internet software. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Selection, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedToombs, Michelle; Wilson, Bob – Information Technology and Libraries, 1982
The Calgary Libraries Telidon Trial involved four major libraries--Calgary Public, Mount Royal College, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and the University of Calgary--and resulted in videotex library services. This report discusses the beginning of the project, types of information input, conclusions of library-information providers, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Display Systems, Field Tests, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedMeyer, Richard W. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1993
Offers a model for choosing among CD-ROM, end user access, mediated online searching, or locally mounted files as alternatives for extending online catalogs and replacing printed indexes. Estimates of demand and comparisons of costs made at Trinity and Clemson Universities provide a quantitative framework for selection. (Contains four references.)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Costs, Databases
