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Zhao, Shuyuan; Kantor, Paul B. – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1993
Describes ANLI (Adaptive Network Library Interface), an interface to an academic library's online catalog that links documents through interactions with users. Topics addressed include relation to neural networks; system design issues, including network management; the architecture of the ANLI; and the ANLI as a research tool. (Contains five…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Computer System Design, Higher Education
Lynch, Clifford A. – EDUCOM Review, 1992
This overview of MELVYL, the University of California's online union system, describes the databases included; network capabilities; software; distributed computing efforts; interfaces; new user needs, including integration with a user's environment, assistance in evaluating material, and assistance in evaluating resources; and the user community.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Higher Education, Information Networks
Buckland, Michael K.; And Others – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1993
Describes the latest modifications being made to OASIS, a front-end enhancement to the University of California's MELVYL online union catalog. Highlights include the X Windows interface; multiple database searching to act as an information network; Lisp implementation for flexible data representation; and OASIS commands and features to help…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Graphics, Databases, Higher Education
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. – 1985
Minutes from the 1985 Membership Meeting of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) include the full-text of the presented paper, "Proposal for a North American Program for Coordinated Retrospective Conversion," by Jutta Reed-Scott, and the comments of a six-member panel, made up of members of the ARL Committee on Bibliographic…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Conferences, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedTomer, Christinger – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1992
Access to online public access library catalogs and similar information networks by scholars in the humanities is discussed. Tools and approaches available for scholars to navigate the systems, their utility and contribution to "location independence" in information seeking, and the evolving relationship between libraries and their…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Oriented Programs, Electronic Libraries
Download full textBrack, Verity; Stubley, Peter – 1999
The eLib (Electronic Libraries) Program in United Kingdom higher education began in the spring of 1995, as a result of the Follett Report (Joint Funding Councils' Libraries Review Group, 1993) that emphasized the need for higher education libraries to be involved in the development of information and communication technologies. A "clump"…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cooperative Programs, Electronic Libraries, Foreign Countries
Powell, James – Database, 1994
Describes World Wide Web (WWW), a client/server system for use with electronic information. Topics discussed include HyperText Markup Language; Wide Area Information Servers (WAIS); Gopher; Uniform Resource Locator; creating a hypertext version of an electronic journal; and developing a library information system. (Contains six references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Computer System Design
Peer reviewedHawks, Carol Pitts – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1992
Discussion of integrated library systems focuses on the development of the Ohio Library and Information Network (OhioLINK). Capabilities of eight existing systems are described, including catalog creation and maintenance; the online public access catalog (OPAC); circulation, interlibrary loan, and document delivery; acquisitions and serials…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Comparative Analysis, Computer Networks
Mellendorf, Scott A. – Online, 1994
Describes the automated access and Internet resources menu used by the reference department at Saginaw Valley State University (Michigan) library. Resources selected for the menu, including online catalogs, online databases, Internet access, and miscellaneous resources, are described. The access process, based on PROCOMM Plus software, is…
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Libraries, Computer Networks, Computer Software
Peer reviewedEllsworth, Jill H. – American Journal of Distance Education, 1993
Discusses use of the Internet for research on adult and distance education. Highlights include a description of the Internet; scholarly discussion lists; Telnet; FTP (File Transfer Protocol); scholarship and research, including access to university library catalogs and electronic journals; and online information about networks, including user…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Adult Education, Distance Education
Helal, Ahmed H., Ed.; Weiss, Joachim W. – 1994
This proceedings includes the following papers presented at the 16th International Essen Symposium: "Electronic Resource Sharing: It May Seem Obvious, But It's Not as Simple as it Looks" (Herbert S. White); "Resource Sharing through OCLC: A Comprehensive Approach" (Janet Mitchell); "The Business Information Network:…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Bibliographic Utilities, Computer Networks
Bishop, Ann P., Ed. – 1994
This annual conference, with over 25 speakers and 200 attendees, provided an opportunity for information professionals to discuss their experiences and concerns related to computer networking. The papers presented in this proceedings focus on providing network access, training network users, and incorporating networked information into library…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Economic Factors, Futures (of Society)
Peer reviewedNaj, Lindy; Chantiny, Martha – Library Software Review, 1993
Three articles discuss the second online library system at the University of Hawaii at Manoa--the CARL (Colorado Alliance for Research Libraries) System. Topics addressed include an overview of the system; development of a Windows-based CARL cataloging workstation; and incorporating digitized images in the online public access catalog. (EA)
Descriptors: Cataloging, College Libraries, Computer Software, Computer System Design
Illinois Univ., Urbana. University Library. – 1993
In 1990, the Online Catalog Advisory Committee (OCAC) of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) charged a subcommittee with developing and implementing ways to measure the impact of the expanded online catalog on staff, users, collections, and library operations. The UIUC's online public access catalog, ILLINET (Illinois Library and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Libraries, College Students, Comparative Analysis
