Describes the career and achievements of Carolyn Ulrich, a librarian who advocated serials librarianship and founded Ulrichs International Periodicals Directory. Ulrich's publications are reviewed, and the development of the directory is traced. (70 notes with references) (CLB)

The X.500 Directory Service provides a mechanism for finding information about people, organizations, services, network hardware, and more in the global network environment. Issues involved in X.500 participation by an organization include management support, data gathering, rights and concerns of individuals, access control, privacy, accuracy,…

Summarizes and reviews features of digital telephone directories that provide business and/or residential listings via CD-ROMs and online services. A table outlines cost information and the number of listings in each of the directories reviewed, and three articles that provide information about electronic phone directories are listed in a sidebar.…

Presents a resource directory of print and CD-ROM consumer directories that cover broad and particular aspects of the CD-ROM and multimedia industry, and provides bibliographic information and publication reviews for presented directories. A table displays names of discussed directories and a sidebar reviews eight publications considered to be…

Provides an overview of six directories and guides for identifying a variety of CD-ROM based products. Evaluates information provided, navigation, searching, presentation, and other features; and provides contact information and prices for ordering. (PEN)

Describes the technical, political, economic, and cultural environments of library automation. A review is then presented of five books covering wide-ranging library automation themes, including practical experiences; planning second-generation library systems; software, systems, and services; new roles for librarians; and the national network…