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| Library Hi Tech | 6 |
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| Gunning, Kathleen | 1 |
| Hall, Hal W. | 1 |
| Henry, Helen K. | 1 |
| Micco, Mary | 1 |
| Popp, Rich | 1 |
| Tiefel, Virginia | 1 |
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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 reviewedHall, Hal W. – Library Hi Tech, 1994
Provides an overview of the MacNOTIS interface project at Texas A&M University to provide a tool to make the NOTIS online public access catalog more accessible to users. Highlights include an intuitive interface, saving to disk, local printing, reusable search strings, online help, and automatic dial-up. (JLB)
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Libraries, Federal Aid, Gateway Systems
Peer reviewedTiefel, Virginia – Library Hi Tech, 1993
Describes a microcomputer program that serves as a front-end to an online library catalog and other information sources and provides guidance to students on searching for and evaluating information. Funding, technology, evaluation, impact on other libraries, and future plans are discussed. Sample screens are included. (Contains 75 references.)…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation, Consultants
Peer reviewedMicco, Mary; Popp, Rich – Library Hi Tech, 1994
Discussion of precision in information retrieval highlights a prototype online catalog, ILSA (Improving Library Subject Access), developed at Indiana University of Pennsylvania that uses subject clusters and classification. Topics addressed include problems with keyword searching, controlled vocabulary, and thesauri; natural language mapping…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Records, Classification, College Libraries, Dewey Decimal Classification
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
