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Peer reviewedKrueger, Donald R. – Canadian Library Journal, 1981
Issues and impacts of microcomputer use in libraries are discussed in terms of labor dislocation, costs, distributed data processing, networks, current system configurations and capabilities, and software. Reference service management, information retrieval systems, and external online access are also examined. Twenty-six references are listed.…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Information Retrieval, Libraries
Peer reviewedTurner, Fay; Daehn, Ralph M. – Canadian Library Journal, 1988
The first of two articles describes the development of a protocol for interlibrary loan communications by the National Library of Canada, and discusses the benefits derived from standards that allow libraries using different communications equipment to exchange messages. The second discusses the impact of the standardized protocol on…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Developed Nations, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries
