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Peer reviewedLeggate, Peter; Dyer, Hilary – Electronic Library, 1986
This sixth article in a series discusses planning for the installation and implementation of automated systems in the library, workstation design and location, scheduling of software implementation, security, data input, staff and reader training, job design, impact of automation on library procedures, evaluation of system performance, and future…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Design Requirements, Futures (of Society), Library Automation
Becker, Karen A. – Illinois Libraries, 1992
Reviews student use of electronic searching tools and the effect of software changes on user satisfaction and success. Discusses the results of two surveys of InfoTrac users before and after software changes at Northern Illinois University, and proposes three strategies systems developers can take to balance the differing needs of sophisticated…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Software, Higher Education, Library Instruction
Peer reviewedKlemperer, Katharina; And Others – Information Technology and Libraries, 1989
Each of three articles describes an academic library's online catalog that includes locally created databases. Topics covered include database and software selection; systems design and development; database producer negotiations; problems encountered during implementation; database loading; training and documentation; and future plans. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Computer Software, Database Producers
Download full textLazinger, Susan S.; Shoval, Peretz – 1987
This report examines and evaluates the application of prototyping methodology in the design of a microcomputer-based online library catalog. The methodology for carrying out the research involves a five-part examination of the problem on both the theoretical and applied levels, each of which is discussed in a separate section as follows: (1) a…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Case Studies, Computer Software, Foreign Countries
Hartt, Richard W. – 1986
This report discusses the characteristics, operations, and automation requirements of technical libraries providing services to organizations involved in aerospace and defense scientific and technical work, and describes the Local Automation Model project. This on-going project is designed to demonstrate the concept of a fully integrated library…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Utilities, Computer Software, Government Libraries
Cotter, 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
