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Peer reviewedBerg, Donna Lee – Library Hi Tech, 1991
Discusses the history and structure of the online database of the second edition of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) and the software tools developed at the University of Waterloo to manipulate the unusually complex database. Four sample searches that indicate some types of problems that might be encountered are appended. (DB)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer System Design, Databases, Dictionaries
Peer reviewedBolin, Robert L. – Library Hi Tech, 1991
Provides detailed instructions for setting up general purpose CD-ROM workstations using IBM compatible microcomputers and tells how to make CD-ROM disks available to the general user. Use of standardized hardware and software, utility programs, DOS batch files, a shell program, and a hypertext program at the University of Idaho Library are…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Software, Computer System Design, Databases
Peer reviewedHenry, Helen K. – Library Hi Tech, 1991
Human-computer interface design concepts are used as the criteria for evaluating the benefits and shortcomings of San Diego State University Library's online catalog, INNOPAC (the PAC). Features discussed include integrated files, search capabilities, system availability, user interface, record-to-record links, boolean operations, subject access,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Libraries, Computer System Design, Databases
Peer reviewedAnderson, Greg – Library Hi Tech, 1993
Discusses the evaluation, design, and objectives of the Distributed Library Initiative at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), an ongoing project collaboratively designed by MIT Information Systems and the MIT Libraries to provide students and faculty with easy access to leading electronic technologies for research and educational…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Centers, Computer Networks, Computer System Design
Peer reviewedCutright, Patricia J.; Girrard, Kenneth – Library Hi Tech, 1993
Describes the Eastern Oregon Information Network (EOIN) that was developed to provide off-campus students with dial-in remote access to CD-ROM indexes, an interlibrary loan network module, and an electronic mail system. A sidebar, "Making Remote Access Happen--A Developer's View" (Kenneth Girrard) is included. (EAM)
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Libraries, Computer Networks, Computer System Design
Peer reviewedBerliss, Jane; And Others – Library Hi Tech, 1993
Eight articles review the progress achieved in making library computing technologies and library services accessible to people with disabilities. Adaptive technologies, automated conversion into Braille, and successful programs that demonstrate compliance with the American with Disabilities Act are described. A resource list is included. (EA)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Braille, Case Studies
Peer reviewedGunning, Kathleen; And Others – Library Hi Tech, 1993
Provides an overview of the IRIS (Intelligent Reference Information System) project at the University of Houston (Texas) libraries; describes CD-ROM database performance tests, user reactions to the CD-ROM network, and a survey of users of an expert system to recommend reference sources; and reports on current activities and future plans.…
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Libraries, Computer Networks, Computer System Design
