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Voos, Henry – Special Libraries, 1981
Discusses the advantages of using telecommunications technology in libraries to facilitate the rapid and cost-effective transmission of information, and examines the benefits and disadvantages of facsimile transmission. Ten references are cited. (FM)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Facsimile Transmission, Libraries, Library Automation
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Brandt, Scott – Special Libraries, 1988
Examines the function of an authority file and the application of authority control to microcomputer-based library databases. Capabilities of relational database management systems which allow for an authority control system on the microcomputer level are noted. (10 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Database Management Systems, Library Automation, Microcomputers, Online Catalogs
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Park, Amey L. – Special Libraries, 1992
Following an introduction to authority control and MARC (machine readable cataloging), 10 steps are presented for making the transition from a manual to an automated authority file, keeping up with ongoing work, staying current in the discipline, and retrospective work. (23 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Higher Education, Library Automation
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Moulton, Lynda W. – Special Libraries, 1987
Outlines the process involved in selecting or developing software for building a machine-readable database and the special librarian's role in that process. The following steps are identified: (1) needs assessment; (2) project cost and justification; (3) software selection; (4) implementation; and (5) startup and maintenance. Twelve references are…
Descriptors: Database Management Systems, Library Automation, Needs Assessment, Program Implementation
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McCarthy, Cathleen D. – Special Libraries, 1987
Demonstrates the ways in which multiuser and multitasking microcomputer systems can be used for the automation of small- to medium-sized library operations. The possibilities afforded by the IBM-PC AT microcomputer are discussed and a sample configuration with estimated cost projections is provided. (EM)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Library Automation, Library Planning, Microcomputers
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Penniman, W. David – Special Libraries, 1987
Presents a model for predicting and shaping the impact of information technologies on libraries and the library role which is based on the effects of computerization in various business applications. The library network at AT&T Bell Laboratories is described as an example of a successful implementation of the model. (CLB)
Descriptors: Information Systems, Information Technology, Library Automation, Library Networks
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Becker, Joseph – Special Libraries, 1983
As technology permeates the special library, new requirements will emerge to integrate staff, equipment, and systems and establish connections between information resources and people. Being library managers in special libraries of tomorrow means mastering fundamentals of cost accounting, strategic planning, technological change, and behavioral…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cost Effectiveness, Futures (of Society), Librarians
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Bell, Stephen – Special Libraries, 1990
Discusses the use of remote communications software (RCS) with microcomputers as an inexpensive way to deliver information technologies such as CD-ROM databases to users at remote locations. Typical library applications at the University of Pennsylvania are described, potential disadvantages are presented, and an appendix lists vendors of RCS.…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Cost Effectiveness, Databases, Information Technology
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Jones, Anne – Special Libraries, 1987
Describes the use of PC FOCUS, a database management package for IBM microcomputers, in the creation of an online catalog and index for a management library and information service. The programing and input required and system performance are discussed in detail. (CLB)
Descriptors: Database Management Systems, Indexes, Information Centers, Input Output
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Miletic-Vejzovic, Laila – Special Libraries, 1994
Provides an overview of the state of libraries and their resources in Croatia. Highlights include destruction of libraries resulting from the war; the need for centralization, uniformity, and standards; the role of the National and University Library; processing library materials; and the development of an automated system and network. (Contains…
Descriptors: Centralization, Computer Networks, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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Wagenveld, Linda M. – Special Libraries, 1987
The manager of a corporate library describes five strategies for special libraries to increase services and resources without increasing staff or budgets: automation, reorganization, using temporarily available employees, using in-house services, and participatory management. (Author/EM)
Descriptors: Corporate Libraries, Library Administration, Library Automation, Library Expenditures
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Bichteler, Julie – Special Libraries, 1986
This investigation of library employees who spend significant portion of time in online computer interaction provides information on intellectual, psychological, social, and physical aspects of their work. Long- and short-term effects of special libraries are identified and solutions to "technostress" problems are suggested. (16…
Descriptors: Human Factors Engineering, Interviews, Librarians, Library Automation
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Morentz, James W. – Special Libraries, 1987
Describes use of computer software to improve staff preparedness for emergencies that may strike the library. Highlights include the Emergency Information System (EIS), which uses integrated emergency management databases with computer graphic maps of the surrounding area and floor plans of the library. Non-emergency applications of the software…
Descriptors: Building Plans, Computer Graphics, Computer Software, Emergency Programs
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Dodson, Carolyn – Special Libraries, 1987
Describes compact disk technology in general and possible library applications, including cataloging, online bibliographic searching, and full text searching, and compares the purchase of optical disk packages to traditional online services. Guidelines are provided for evaluating optical disks which focus on the size of the database, updating…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Computer Storage Devices, Cost Effectiveness, Databases
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Chapman, Janet L. – Special Libraries, 1986
Special librarians are in unique position to become directly involved in the design, development, and management of automated in-house databases. Software packages called application generators enable the librarian/information scientist to develop database applications without programmer intervention and with very little or no knowledge of…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Corporate Libraries, Database Management Systems, Databases
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