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Bridge, Frank R. – Library Journal, 1993
The first part of the annual automation marketplace survey examines minicomputer systems in libraries. Highlights include vendor consolidation and acquisitions; system interconnection; networked databases; products related to the Americans with Disabilities Act; multimedia; vendor installations worldwide; academic versus public library…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Databases, Integrated Library Systems
Miller, Marilyn L.; Shontz, Marilyn L. – School Library Journal, 1997
Comparing 1994 and 1996, the eighth biennial survey of school libraries found median expenditures for books unchanged; audiovisuals, periodicals, microforms, and CD-ROM expenditures down; and software, local area network, and Internet expenditures up. The report also examines the extent of collaboration between library media specialists and…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Books, Budgets, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedPrice-Wilkin, John; And Others – Library Hi Tech, 1991
Discussion of text files and textual analysis in humanities research focuses on the results of two surveys of Research Libraries Group (RLG) academic libraries which was conducted to identify the systems used to support text files. Description of a system at the University of Michigan includes examples of screen formats, and seven sidebars…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Computer System Design
Peer reviewedHowden, Norman; Dillard, John – Special Libraries, 1991
Discusses various types of technology used in online searching based on a survey of special libraries and online search services in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The use of modem control programs, gateway software packages, CD-ROM, and LANs (local area networks) is examined, and intermediary searching versus end-user searching is considered. (10…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Gateway Systems, Information Centers, Information Technology
Prestebak, Jane; Wightman, Konnie – School Library Journal, 2000
Describes the results of a survey of school librarians that investigated satisfaction with their selection of library automation systems. Discusses purchasing decisions; networking; Web-based systems; user friendliness; efficiency and usability; vendor integrity; technical support; training; documentation; authority control; links to Internet…
Descriptors: Authority Control (Information), Computer Networks, Computer Selection, Computer Software
Download full textCotter, Gladys A.; And Others – 1986
The Defense Department Scientific and Technical Information (STI) network is composed of over 200 technical libraries and information centers tied together by the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC), an organization which seeks to improve the flow of information throughout the STI network by promoting shared cataloging and integrated…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Utilities, Computer Software, Design Requirements
Quality Education Data, Inc., Denver, CO. – 1996
District library media directors face dual demands including competition for limited educational dollars and the need to meet increasingly sophisticated student research requests. To solve these dilemmas, many districts are automating their schools' library media centers. Quality Education Data (QED) is an education research firm providing…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedFarajpahlou, A. Hossein – International Information and Library Review, 1994
Describes the findings of a 1991 survey of automation in Iranian academic libraries. Findings about libraries participating in the study, including subject area focus, library size, users, staffing, services, and budgets, are presented as a context for information about computer facilities. Copies of the survey in English and Arabic are appended.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Arabic, Budgets, Computer Software
