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Sleeth, Jim; LaRue, James – American Libraries, 1983
Preliminary description of design of electronic library and home information delivery system highlights potentials of personal computer interface program (applying for service, assuring that users are valid, checking for measures, searching, locating titles) and incorporation of concepts used in other information systems (security checks,…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Databases, Information Retrieval
Kroder, Peggy; Swank, Kris; Brush, Peter – American Libraries, 1997
Describes the experiences of three American librarians who had temporary assignments in other countries: one in New Zealand, in an urban primary school library; one in South Africa at a small polytechnic college bringing telecommunications into the library; and one in Laos to classify and catalog a polytechnic institute library's backlog. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Classification, Developing Nations
Brown, Greg – American Libraries, 1995
Ameritech provides automated systems to academic and public libraries which in turn provide services to communities. It has identified library marketplace trends, including increases in use of electronic resources; interconnectivity of resources; number of remote users; and expectations regarding access to online catalogs, full-text documents, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Full Text Databases, Futures (of Society), Information Management