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Peer reviewedHinds, Timothy H. – CD-ROM Professional, 1990
Discusses topics related to systems for in-house CD-ROM development: functions, including data capture, data conversion, data editing, indexing, database construction, simulation/testing, and formatting; components, including hardware, the processor, peripherals, and selection considerations; software, including the operating system, system…
Descriptors: Computer Peripherals, Computer Software, Computer System Design, Evaluation Criteria
Peer reviewedDalto, Gian Carlo – Electronic Library, 1989
Describes the development of a union catalog system on optical data disks for scientific libraries in Milan. The characteristics of the system and the reasons for its creation are discussed, and a normal work session is illustrated. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Foreign Countries, Library Cooperation, Optical Data Disks
Peer reviewedKochhar, Jaishree – Information Development, 1989
Discusses the use of microcomputers as a first step toward library automation in developing countries, and describes microcomputer projects in Trinidad and Tobago to illustrate factors that need to be considered. These factors include hardware selection, installation and maintenance, hardware appropriateness, output requirements, software, the…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Developing Nations, Equipment Maintenance, Financial Support
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 reviewedLunin, Lois F., Ed.; Schipma, Peter B., Ed. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1988
A series of six articles discusses the technology of optical data disks, current and possible future applications of this technology, their potential impact on information retrieval systems, and the potential problems as they apply to information science. (CLB)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Storage Devices, Electronic Publishing, Health Materials
