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Peer reviewedRaitt, David I.; And Others – Electronic Library, 1986
Three separate articles present advantages and disadvantages of microcomputer use in libraries and some guidelines for determining whether their use is appropriate. Highlights include potential of microcomputers for improving existing situations; merits of automation; health hazards posed by microcomputers; man-machine interface difficulties;…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Costs, Debate, Information Processing
PORIDGE: Postmodern Rhizomatics in Digitally Generated Environments--Do We Need a Metatheory for W3?
Peer reviewedWallmannsberger, Josef – Electronic Library, 1994
Discusses the World Wide Web (W3) and its relevance to a philosophy of science. Topics include PORIDGE, an electronically mediated encyclopedia of postmodern knowledge; hypertext mark-up language; W3 as a medium for information ecologies; the relationship between W3 and the user; social manufacture of knowledge; and W3 as a model. (29 references)…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Encyclopedias, Hypermedia
Peer reviewedElvin, P. J. – Electronic Library, 1986
Discusses shortcomings of a computer program previously described (Electronic Library, April 1985) to create Keyword Out of Context (KWOC) indexes. Program modifications are described which allow indexers to edit terms as the index is being compiled so term consistency is achieved and language conventions are observed. Examples are presented. (MBR)
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Computer Software, Editing, Flow Charts
Peer reviewedHein, Morten – Electronic Library, 1986
This discussion of the use of optical scanning and computer formatting for retrospective conversion focuses on a series of applications known as Optical Scanning for Creation of Information Databases (OSCID). Prior research in this area and the usefulness of OSCID for creating low-priced machine-readable data representing older materials are…
Descriptors: Costs, Databases, History, Humanities
Peer reviewedPistorius, J. M.; Smith, J. W. – Electronic Library, 1985
Describes development and implementation of microcomputer system for request handling, recordkeeping, and invoicing at the Centre for Scientific and Technical Information (CSTI) Document Delivery Service of the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. Unforeseen advantages of the system are reviewed, including electronic…
Descriptors: Automation, Computer Software, Foreign Countries, Information Networks
Peer reviewedLeggate, Peter; Dyer, Hilary – Electronic Library, 1986
Describes features of existing software packages for circulation control (borrower and item files, data capture and verification, issue, return, renewal, loan conditions, reservations, overdues, updating, and management information), and serials control (ordering, recording receipt, reader access, binding and financial control, listings, and…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Costs, Database Management Systems, Information Processing
Peer reviewedLeggate, Peter; Dyer, Hilary – Electronic Library, 1985
This second in a series of six articles introducing microcomputer applications in smaller libraries describes the main microcomputer hardware components--processors, internal and external memory, buses, printers, communications, hardware. Importance of ergonomic factors in equipment design, multi-user and network configurations, and the role of…
Descriptors: Communications, Computer Software, Computer Storage Devices, Design Requirements
