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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
Peer reviewedPong, Lai Yeen – International Library Review, 1990
Traces the development of computerization of library operations in Singapore from 1970 to 1989. Highlights include the role of the Ministry of Finance; institutional computerization; consortiums; the Singapore Integrated Library Automation Service (SILAS), a national network whose main function is to provide online shared cataloging; and access to…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Computer Networks, Consortia
Peer reviewedPesch, Oliver – College & Undergraduate Libraries, 1994
Discusses three electronic information formats: CD-ROM, tape loads, and online hosts; reviews some of the hardware platforms used for accessing information in these formats; and discusses some of the issues involved in interconnecting computer systems to increase access to electronic collections. (Author)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Comparative Analysis, Computer Networks, Databases
Download full textMaine Univ., Orono. Raymond H. Fogler Library. – 1991
The libraries of the University of Maine System, Bates, Bowdoin, and Colby Colleges have installed integrated systems which are being linked electronically and are designed to promote the maximum sharing of library resources, thereby significantly enhancing the teaching and research capabilities of each institution. The institutions propose to…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Networks, Computer Software
Bazillion, Richard J. – Computers in Libraries, 1992
Notebook computers of increasing power and portability offer unique advantages to library users. Connecting easily to a campus data network, they are small silent work stations capable of drawing information from a variety of sources. Designers of new library buildings may assume that users in growing numbers will carry these multipurpose…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Networks, Databases
Stone, Athena A.; Whitson, Randolph L. – 1991
This review of the evolution of reference services in the library of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga begins with background information on the university and a brief description of the library's holdings and services. The mission of the library is stated, and it is noted that automation began with internal technical operations in 1983.…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Databases
Peer reviewedColes, Elizabeth – Information Services and Use, 1991
Describes the implementation of BRS/Search in the Library and Information Services department of the Chem Systems Group, an international consulting organization in the United Kingdom. The use of integrated systems in special libraries is discussed, and requirements of the new system are explained, including full text capabilities and networking…
Descriptors: Chemical Industry, Computer Networks, Computer System Design, Databases
