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Peer reviewedGartner, Richard – Information Technology and Libraries, 1993
Describes the use of SALBIN software at Oxford University's Bodelian Library to handle Internet information resources and make them easily available to readers. Steps in setting up SALBIN software on library microcomputers are covered, including obtaining the software by file transfer protocol, obtaining information on Internet services, exploring…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Software, Foreign Countries, Gateway Systems
Cheng, Chin-Chuan – 1985
A microcomputer-based user interface was developed and programmed for the library computer systems at the University of Illinois. Designed to provide user-friendly access to the two components of the online catalog on the library's IBM 3081 mainframe computer, the interface program resides on the IBM PC and queries the user in natural written…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer System Design, Gateway Systems, Higher Education
Lambert, Steve; Howe, Walt – 1993
This clear and simple handbook is a guide to use of the Internet. For readers without free Internet access through work or school, the book includes membership and 5 hours of time on Delphi Internet Services Corporation, a widely used commercial access to the Internet. Chapters review the following: (1) an introduction to the Internet; (2) ways to…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Software, Electronic Mail, File Transfer Protocol
Download full textKriz, Harry M. – 1992
This paper describes the techniques for implementing a full-screen, custom SPIRES interface for a public-use library database. The database-independent protocol that controls the system is described in detail. Source code for an entire working application using this interface is included. The protocol, with less than 170 lines of procedural code,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Libraries, Computer System Design, Database Management Systems
Peer reviewedForce, 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
Fisher, Bob – Currents, 1995
Use of the World Wide Web, a set of connections that organizes the Internet for users, is suggested as one way to enhance college or university information systems. Possible practical applications include student recruitment, alumni relations, media relations, advertisement of institutional specialties, and interactive communications with specific…
Descriptors: Alumni, College Administration, Computer Networks, Computer Software
