Bringing the Mountain to Mohammed without Falling off the Cliff of Unmanageable Technology.

Algermissen, Virginia; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ451790

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Publication Date: 1992

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Bringing the Mountain to Mohammed without Falling off the Cliff of Unmanageable Technology.

Algermissen, Virginia; And Others

Information Technology and Libraries, v11 n3 p259-61 Sep 1992

Describes the design of a customized online service at the Lister Hill Library (Alabama) that used a dial-in modem system to provide remote access to medical research materials. Problems with hardware and software incompatibility are discussed, user training is described, and the successful results are reviewed. (LRW)

Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Computer System Design, Databases, Higher Education, Medical Libraries, Modems, Online Searching, Online Systems, Problems, User Needs (Information)

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Language: English

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