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Direct linkPraino, Steven – Computers in Libraries, 2012
The rise of technology gives individuals new options when it comes to viewing and managing their collection of reading materials. Where there used to be wooden bookshelves filled to the brim with bound volumes of paper, there now sits a small, handheld, battery-powered device that, when one thinks about it, does so much more than simply show one…
Descriptors: Technical Support, Reading Materials, Academic Libraries, Computer Software Evaluation
Breitbach, William – Computers in Libraries, 2012
Competition in the virtual reference market got really hot this past summer. Recent developments in virtual reference offerings suggest the market is much more dynamic than most people would have imagined a short time ago. With Google's acquisition of Meebo and its subsequent decision to shut down the chat widget service, many libraries scrambled…
Descriptors: Library Services, Reference Services, Library Development, Online Systems
Hastings, Robin – Computers in Libraries, 2012
Backups are a modern fact of life. Every organization that has any kind of computing technology (and that is all of them these days) needs to back up its data in case of technological or user errors. Traditionally, large-scale backups have been done via an internal or external tape drive that takes magnetic tapes (minicassettes, essentially) and…
Descriptors: Internet, Computer Storage Devices, Information Storage, Computer Software Evaluation
Hofmann, Melissa A.; Yang, Sharon Q. – Computers in Libraries, 2011
As a concept, the next-generation catalog (NGC) is not new to librarians, who have been wishing for better OPAC interfaces for their integrated library systems (ILSs). The NGC has been the focus of discussion for more than 5 years now, from the 2006 report of the implementation of Endeca at North Carolina State University, to Marshall Breeding's…
Descriptors: Online Catalogs, Library Automation, Computer System Design, Computer Software Evaluation
Kiriakova, Maria; Okamoto, Karen S.; Zubarev, Mark; Gross, Gretchen – Computers in Libraries, 2010
Since the early 1990s, the Lloyd Sealy Library, where all four of this article's librarian-authors work in various capacities, has been providing the students and faculty of John Jay College of Criminal Justice with extensive electronic access to books and journals. In early 2009, the librarians at Lloyd Sealy decided to test a recent electronic…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Educational Technology, Library Services, Electronic Publishing
Marcin, Susan; Morris, Peter – Computers in Libraries, 2008
Over the last few years, there has been a wealth of materials written and presented on next-generation library catalogs. These next-generation interfaces strive to turn "standard" integrated library systems (ILSs) into more nimble and robust search platforms that offer more user-friendly 2.0 enhancements for users. Rather than abandoning…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Services, Vendors, Online Catalogs
