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Keren, Carl, Ed.; Sered, Irina, Ed. – 1983
Designed to provide guidance in selecting appropriate software for library automation, information storage and retrieval, or management of bibliographic databases, this inventory describes 188 computer software packages. The information was obtained through a questionnaire survey of 600 software suppliers and developers who were asked to describe…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Computers, Costs, Design Requirements
Tenopir, Carol; Lundeen, Gerald W. – Database, 1988
Categorizes software packages for microcomputer database creation by their typical features and strengths, and discusses appropriate applications of each category. A directory of vendors for each type of software--text retrieval, file managers, database management, information storage and retrieval, integrated bibliographic systems, and library…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Database Management Systems, Databases
Peer reviewedLeggate, Peter; Dyer, Hilary – Electronic Library, 1985
This first in a series of six articles introducing microcomputer applications in smaller libraries discusses microcomputer components (hardware, operating systems, applications software); microcomputer history; current hardware; library applications; performance criteria; factors influencing performance; integrated systems; information retrieval;…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Costs, Evaluation Criteria, History
Peer reviewedTurner, Fay – Library Hi Tech, 1998
Provides a brief description of the Z39.50 information retrieval standard and reviews evaluation criteria and questions that should be asked when selecting a Z39.50 client. Areas for consideration include whether to buy or build a Z39.50 client, the end-user's requirements, connecting to a remote server, searching, managing the search response,…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Software Selection, Evaluation Criteria, Information Retrieval
Manitoba Dept. of Education, Winnipeg. Instructional Resources Branch. – 1991
This report has been prepared as an evaluation instrument to help educators at the school, school division/district, and provincial levels evaluate, identify, and select a comprehensive school library automation system. The report presents a checklist of items to consider when evaluating school library automation systems and it can be used to…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Check Lists, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textTrawick, Theresa C.; And Others – 1992
Issues in the management of library collections of electronically delivered information are discussed, focusing on the library at Troy State University (Alabama). Because of the library's selective depository status, expensive compact disk-read only memory (CD-ROM) products are received, which the library could not normally afford. At the Troy…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Networks, Cost Effectiveness, Depository Libraries
Peer reviewedCherry, Joan M. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1998
Evaluation of data from assessments of full bibliographic displays in academic library OPACs (online public access catalogs) and World Wide Web catalogs against a checklist of desirable features found that OPAC displays scored 58% and Web displays scored 60%. Discusses weaknesses, focusing on those found in the majority of the displays…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Records, Check Lists, Comparative Analysis
