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Peer reviewedNiles, Judith – Library Hi Tech, 1983
Describes the application of a specific word processor to acquisitions fund accounting and reporting functions at Rice University's Fondren Library. Encumbrance of firm orders, preparing budget reports, math calculations, ledger format (for each fund), report format (summarizes overall fund activity), and the value of word processors are…
Descriptors: Accounting, Bookkeeping, Budgets, College Libraries
Peer reviewedMichalak, Thomas J. – Library Hi Tech, 1984
Describes Carnegie-Mellon University Libraries' utilization of three software packages resident on the University's central computers: text editing, text formatting, and electronic mail. Advantages of utilizing central computing resources, introduction of and training in computing systems within libraries, specific applications, and advantages and…
Descriptors: Centralization, College Libraries, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software
Swanson, Don R. – Library Journal, 1982
Describes potential uses of microcomputers in library education and library automation based upon experiences with a four-user Altos ACS8000 microcomputer at the University of Chicago Graduate Library School. Word processing, training in online information retrieval using MIRABILIS (Microsystem for Interactive Bibliographic Searching), and…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Computer Science, Graduate Students, Higher Education
Download full textWright, A. J. – 1981
The possible uses of excess central processing unit capacity in an integrated academic library automation system discussed in this draft proposal include (1) in-house services such as word processing, electronic mail, management decision support using PERT/CPM techniques, and control of physical plant operation; (2) public services such as the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Oriented Programs, Computers, Databases
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1981
This collection of materials on small computer applications in research libraries, assembled by the Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), includes documents from ARL and non-ARL libraries illustrating local, commercial, and word processing computer applications. Among the contents of the…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Oriented Programs, Higher Education, Information Retrieval
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1984
This document, the 10th in a series distributed annualy to provide a central source of timely information and materials on the management and operations of large academic and research libraries, presents the results of a 1984 Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) survey of microcomputer use in the Association of Research Libraries (ARI)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Equipment Utilization, Higher Education, Library Administration
Fleit, Linda H. – Electronic Learning, 1987
This discussion of the increasing use of computers in colleges and universities focuses on changes that are occurring as a result of such use. Highlights include library automation, the effects of microcomputers, the growth of networks, changes in software, budget considerations, administrative staffing patterns, and outlooks for the future. (LRW)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Budgets, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks
Broering, Naomi C. – Microcomputers for Information Management: An International Journal for Library and Information Services, 1984
Discusses development of a library information system by Georgetown University Medical Center's Dahlgren Memorial Library; describes its components, including online catalog and OCLC interface, circulation, serials control, acquisitions, networking/interlibrary loans, word processing and mini-Medline system; and discusses user reaction, staff…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Higher Education, Information Retrieval
