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CD-ROM Networking.
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Akeroyd, John – Information Services and Use, 1992
Provides an overview of CD-ROM networks. Highlights include network technology, including local area networks; an example of an installation at the South Bank Polytechnic (United Kingdom) library; interface issues, including standardization; possible future developments; licensing arrangements; and acquiring data in formats other than CD-ROM.…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Networks, Databases, Foreign Countries
Library Applications of a Wide Area Network: Promoting JANET to UK Academic Libraries.
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MacColl, John A. – Information Services and Use, 1990
Describes Project Jupiter, which was developed to promote the United Kingdom's Joint Academic Network (JANET) to its member libraries. Library uses of JANET are described, including online catalogs, commercial services, and electronic mail; the convergence of local area networks (LANs) and wide area networks (WANs) is discussed; and future…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Computer Networks, Electronic Mail
The "Golden Triangle"--Users, Librarians and Suppliers in the Electronic Information Era.
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Smith, N. R. – Information Services and Use, 1993
Discussion of the relationship between users, librarians, and vendors as it has been influenced by electronic databases and communications networks highlights experiences at Aston University (United Kingdom). Topics addressed include mediated searching; direct user access to databases; impacts on staff; user demand; costs; CD-ROM networks;…
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Libraries, Computer Networks, Costs