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Li, Tze-chung – 1988
The last three decades have shown a marked development in new technologies for storing and retrieving information: microform in the 1960s; online database in the 1970s, and CD-ROM in the 1980s. While microform lacks volatility and multiple access points, preservation programs find it to be ideal storage media: it has a longer life expectancy than…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Databases, Gateway Systems, Information Technology
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Koren, Judy – CD-ROM Professional, 1992
The second part of a report on CD-ROM networking in libraries describes LAN (local area network) technology; networking software and towers; gateway software for connecting to campuswide networks; Macintosh LANs; and network licenses. Several product and software reviews are included, and a sidebar lists vendor addresses. (NRP)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Computer Software Reviews
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Raitt, David – Electronic Library, 1991
Discusses worldwide developments and trends in information technology. Highlights include online databases versus CD-ROMs; audiotex and voice processing; fax information delivery; networks and gateway services; possibilities in eastern Europe; national information policies; effects of the creation of a single European market; and the role of…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Databases, Facsimile Transmission, Foreign Countries
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Force, Ron – Reference Librarian, 1994
Considers how to plan for online reference services. Highlights include local access to databases, including CD-ROM and database licensing; local gateways; online search services; and planning considerations, including cost, locating online information, telecommunications and computing infrastructures, and equal access. (Contains 15 references.)…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Costs, Databases
Simpson, Donald B. – 1989
Arguing that new technologies such as telefacsimile, electronic publishing, and electronic document delivery are altering the processes of communication and the response of libraries to scholars' needs, this paper provides a vision for the future, particularly with regard to the impact of electronic publishing on the traditional roles of academic…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Electronic Publishing, Futures (of Society)
Cunningham, David; Sloan, Stephen – Computers in Libraries, 1994
Describes how a university library uses the WorldWideWeb (WWW) to enable users to access resources mounted on a local Z39.50 server and to order prints from articles stored on a CD-ROM jukebox. The software used in the construction of the system, necessary modifications to the software, and software ordering information are covered. (KRN)
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Libraries, Computer Networks, Computer Software
Hawkins, Donald T.; And Others – Electronic Networking: Research, Applications and Policy, 1992
Reviews the conventional publishing industry, and discusses a study of the electronic publishing industry and its products and processes. Discusses seven major forces affecting it--technology, economics, demographics, social trends, government policies, applications growth, and industry trends--and outlines principles to follow for success in…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Competition, Costs, Databases