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Local CD-ROM Networking: Evaluation and Planning.

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Cummins, Thompson R.; Shipley, John – Public Libraries, 1992

Summarizes some of the applications of automation in the Miami-Dade (Florida) Public Library System. A detailed discussion of the system CD-ROM LAN (Local Area Network) covers hardware and software, cost factors, advantages of networking CD-ROMs, problems, and evaluation. It is concluded that the advantages of a CD-ROM LAN outweigh the…

Descriptors: Library Automation, Library Services, Local Area Networks, Optical Data Disks

Technology in the Public Library: Results from the 1992 PLDS Survey of Technology.

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Fidler, Linda M.; Johnson, Debra Wilcox – Public Libraries, 1994

Discusses and compares the incorporation of technology by larger public libraries in Canada and the United States. Technology mentioned includes online public access catalogs; remote and local online database searching; microcomputers and software for public use; and fax, voice mail, and Telecommunication Devices for the Deaf and Teletype writer…

Descriptors: Access to Information, Comparative Analysis, Computer Networks, Databases