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Peer reviewedMatthews, Joseph R.; Williams, Joan Frye – Library Technology Reports, 1983
This introduction to modern telecommunications technology explains key technical concepts and relates them to library functions, identifies available services, and projects development trends in intelligent network services and alternative telecommunication technologies. A glossary and 10-item bibliography are included. (American Library…
Descriptors: Diagrams, Information Networks, Information Services, Input Output Devices
Matthews, Joseph R. – Library Journal, 1984
This annual review article examines the automated library system marketplace from four perspectives: turnkey circulation systems, library-developed software which may be purchased by other libraries, the microcomputer segment of market, and production of COM catalogs. Addresses of 86 turnkey vendors, software vendors, library-developed systems,…
Descriptors: Computer Output Microfilm, Computer Software, Information Systems, Library Automation
Peer reviewedLawrence, Gary S.; And Others – Information Technology and Libraries, 1983
Discusses features of online library catalogs and their cost characteristics, including financial management and planning (hardware and software options, turnkey vendors); approaches to cost analysis (actual experiences, building blocks); baseline estimates for two average academic libraries; and vendor estimates. Forty-five references and a…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Costs, Higher Education, Library Administration
