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| Computers in Libraries | 6 |
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| Adkins, Susan L. | 1 |
| Dennis, Nancy | 1 |
| Jessop, Deborah | 1 |
| Nelson, Nancy | 1 |
| Perone, Karen | 1 |
| Stadthaus, Alice | 1 |
| de Stricker, Ulla | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 6 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 3 |
| Book/Product Reviews | 1 |
| Collected Works - Proceedings | 1 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
| Reference Materials -… | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
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Adkins, Susan L. – Computers in Libraries, 1993
Reviews the 1992 literature on CD-ROM and its impact on libraries. An international perspective is offered; topics include pricing issues, industry reorganization, effects on library policies and practices, U.S. government publishing, and the multimedia market. A bibliography of 26 books and 388 articles, with a subject guide, is included.…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Government Publications, Hypermedia, Information Technology
Perone, Karen – Computers in Libraries, 1996
Provides an introduction to CD-ROM networking. Highlights include LAN (local area network) architectures for CD-ROM networks, peer-to-peer networks, shared file and dedicated file servers, commercial software/vendor solutions, problems, multiple hardware platforms, and multimedia. Six figures illustrate network architectures and a sidebar contains…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Peripherals, Guidelines, Information Technology
de Stricker, Ulla – Computers in Libraries, 1998
Presents observations about developments in information technology that will influence the information industry and libraries of the future. Discusses search engine capabilities; push technology; electronic commerce; WebTV; and optical discs with links to Web sites. Ten figures provide illustrations and charts. (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Futures (of Society), Information Dissemination, Information Industry
Jessop, Deborah – Computers in Libraries, 1997
Examines developments in multimedia technologies and in the World Wide Web. Discusses CD-recordable, CD-rewritable, cable modems, personal digital assistants, digital video discs, interactivity and virtual worlds, advertising on the Web, and Intranets and CD-ROM networks. Eight tables and figures show costs, download time, estimated sales, storage…
Descriptors: Advertising, Computer Networks, Costs, Downloading
Dennis, Nancy; Stadthaus, Alice – Computers in Libraries, 1991
Describes an undergraduate course that was developed at Salem State College to provide students with an overview of information technologies, including online databases, online catalogs, CD-ROM, hypertext, interactive video, electronic bulletin boards, and computer networks. Student reactions are discussed, including changed perceptions, and…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Databases, Electronic Mail, Higher Education
Nelson, Nancy – Computers in Libraries, 1990
Summarizes issues raised at a seminar on electronic libraries that was held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Topics discussed include network development; CD-ROM; technology costs; the relationship between academic computing centers and libraries; development of a national Information Infrastructure (II); digital library systems…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Centers, Computer Networks
