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Web OPAC Interfaces: An Overview.

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Babu, B. Ramesh; O'Brien, Ann – Electronic Library, 2000

Discussion of Web-based online public access catalogs (OPACs) focuses on a review of six Web OPAC interfaces in use in academic libraries in the United Kingdom. Presents a checklist and guidelines of important features and functions that are currently available, including search strategies, access points, display, links, and layout. (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Check Lists, Computer Interfaces

CD-ROM and the Academic Reference Librarian: A Review of the Literature.

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Thornburg, Barbara J. – Electronic Library, 1992

Examines the effects of CD-ROM on academic library reference work. Topics discussed include the impact on job duties of the reference librarian; impact on users; system drawbacks; location of equipment; search strategies of users versus librarians; budgetary concerns; and future ramifications, including networking and electronic publishing. (10…

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Electronic Publishing, Futures (of Society), Higher Education