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Stigleman, Sue E. – 1988
This report describes a project which evaluated five IBM and Macintosh bibliographic formatting software programs--ProCite, Sci-Mate, Reference Manager, Notebook II, and Bibliography--and which was conducted by the Health Sciences Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill at the request of the campus microcomputer support center.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Citations (References), Comparative Analysis, Computer Software
Marchetti, Honey – 1988
A work-study student assistant was employed at the Carnegie Mellon University Engineering and Science Library to help prepare documentation for a new library program. The student, a junior professional writing major, used the Apple Macintosh microcomputer to design a brochure, billing worksheet, and spreadsheet for the new program. On completion…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Software, Higher Education, Library Automation
Nipp, Deanna – 1985
This report describes a microcomputer tutorial that was designed, produced, evaluated, and revised by the library of Mansfield University of Pennsylvania and is now in use for new student library orientation. The report includes: (1) a description of the microcomputer program; (2) background on the production of the program and a discussion of the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Higher Education

Walch, David B. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1984
Reports results of a survey of 293 colleges and universities that reveals a growing trend toward making computer software and hardware available to faculty and students, despite potential illicit copying software. The role of the academic library and copyright implications are discussed. Twenty-three references are cited. (EJS)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Software, Copyrights, Higher Education
Walker, Alice D. – 1995
Although visual databases exist for the study of art, architecture, geography, health care, and other areas, readily accessible sources of quality images are not available for engineering faculty interested in developing multimedia modules or for student projects. Presented here is a brief review of Phase I of the Engineering Visual Database…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Software Development, Database Design, Engineering Graphics
Elbaz, Sohair W.; Stewart, Christofer – 1999
This paper provides an overview of thin-client/server computing in higher education. Thin-clients are like PCs in appearance, but they do not house hard drives or localized operating systems and cannot function without being connected to a server. Two types of thin-clients are described: the Network Computer (NC) and the Windows Terminal (WT).…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Computer System Design
Lee, Hwa-Wei; And Others – 1984
Designed to help institutions considering library automation, this report describes the adoption, installation, and use of the Virginia Tech Library System (VTLS) at Ohio University. The report includes information on: (1) a task force created at Ohio University in 1978 to explore an automated circulation system; (2) installation and tape loading…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Software, Computers, Higher Education
Just, Melissa L. – 1997
At the University of Southern California's Norris Medical Library, seminars on World Wide Web topics are given to faculty, staff, students, and to community health care providers at remote sites. The presentations have been given using presentation software such as Microsoft PowerPoint, while running Netscape in the background, switching between…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Audiovisual Aids, Computer Software, Display Aids
CAUSE, Boulder, CO. – 1990
Eight papers making up Track VI of the 1989 conference of the Professional Association for the Management of Information Technology in Higher Education (known as CAUSE, an acronym of the association's former name) are presented in this document. The focus of Track VI is on academic computing issues, and the papers include: "Loan-a-Mac: A…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Literacy, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
Berteaux, Susan S.; Strong, Sandra S. – 2000
The Database Advisor (DBA) is a tool designed to guide users to the most appropriate World Wide Web-based databases for their research. Developed in 1997 by the Science Libraries at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), DBA is a Web-based front-end to bibliographic and full-text databases to which UCSD has remote access. DBA allows the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Computer Software
Absher, Linda – 1997
For many librarians and information specialists, the World Wide Web presents a challenge, not only in terms of organizing information, but in creating a visual package that piques the user's curiosity and interest as well as provides orientation to a site. Creating original graphics gives a Web site a unique identity, and forces the designer to…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Graphics, Computer Networks, Computer Software
CAUSE, Boulder, CO. – 1991
Seven papers from the 1990 CAUSE Conference Track VII: Managing Applications and Technology are presented. Authors describe how colleges and universities are incorporating emerging technologies into their campus environments: hardware; software; and procedural techniques. Papers and their authors are as follows: "The Iowa Student Information…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Administration, College Planning, Communication Audits
Clay, Sariya Talip; Harlan, Sallie; Swanson, Judy – 1997
Traditionally, librarians have used printed workbooks to teach students basic information skills. With the emergence of the World Wide Web, opportunities are available to transform these static and linear tools into dynamic, interactive instructional resources. This paper describes the efforts of librarians at California Polytechnic State…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Graphics, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
Lee, Hwa-Wei – 1989
Three decades of applications of information technology and library automation at Ohio University are chronicled in this paper. The first major development highlighted is the founding of OCLC (the Ohio College Library Center) as a cooperative cataloging device in the 1960s. OCLC's growth is traced from when it was a small organization of two staff…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Software, Higher Education, Integrated Library Systems
McKiernan, Gerry – 1996
CyberStacks(sm), a demonstration prototype World Wide Web information service, was established on the home page server at Iowa State University with the intent of facilitating identification and use of significant Internet resources in science and technology. CyberStacks(sm) was created in response to perceived deficiencies in early efforts to…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Cataloging, Computer Software Development
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