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Redefining Information Access to Serials Information.

Chen, Ching-chih – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1992

Describes full-text document delivery services that have been introduced in conjunction with available databases in response to economic and technological changes affecting libraries: (1) CARL System's UnCover database and UnCover2 service; (2) Research Libraries Group's CitaDel delivery service; and (3) Faxon Research Service's Faxon Finder and…

Descriptors: Access to Information, Databases, Library Automation, Library Collection Development

Information Access through CD-ROM and Its Impact upon Faculty Research Output: A Case of a University in Third World Countries.

Ali, S. Nazim; Young, Harold C. – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1992

Discussion of the use of CD-ROM technology at the University of Bahrain highlights database searching, interlibrary loan activity, and faculty publication. Statistics show that the acquisition of CD-ROM databases is a significant factor in an increase in faculty research publication output. (14 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Access to Information, College Libraries, Databases, Developing Nations

Building a Gateway for the CD-ROM Network: A Step toward the Virtual Library with the Virtual Microsystems V-Server.

Sylvia, Margaret – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1993

Describes one college library's experience with a gateway for dial-in access to its CD-ROM network to increase access to automated index searching for students off-campus. Hardware and software choices are discussed in terms of access, reliability, affordability, and ease of use. Installation problems are discussed, and an appendix lists product…

Descriptors: Access to Information, College Libraries, Computer Networks, Computer Software