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Nonbibliographic Applications of Z39.50.
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Kunze, John A. – Public-Access Computer Systems Review, 1992
Describes the use of the Z39.50 information retrieval protocol as the basis for Infocal, a read-only, client/server-based campus information system. Technical considerations in adapting the protocol to nonbibliographic data, including semantic modules, dynamic attribute sets, and dynamic record syntax, are described in detail. (Contains 11…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Computer Software, Computer System Design, Database Design
ASPEN--A Web-Based Application for Managing Student Server Accounts
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Sandvig, J. Christopher – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2004
The growth of the Internet has greatly increased the demand for server-side programming courses at colleges and universities. Students enrolled in such courses must be provided with server-based accounts that support the technologies that they are learning. The process of creating, managing and removing large numbers of student server accounts is…
Descriptors: Internet, Courseware, Computer System Design, Computer Software Reviews
Web Site Accessibility and Usability: Towards More Functional Sites for All
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Yates, Ross – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2005
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore both accessibility and usability and examine the inhibitors and methods to evaluate site accessibility. Design techniques which improve end-user access and site interactivity, demonstrated by practical examples, are also studied. Design/methodology/approach: Assesses various web sites for…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Internet, User Needs (Information), Gateway Systems
Cutting through the Clutter: What Makes an Intranet Successful?
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Whitehouse, Kendall – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2006
Most large enterprises now have some type of portal to organize their internal information services. Few, however, have the long history of the SPIKE project at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. Originally developed during the 1994-1995 school year, SPIKE was an intranet information portal before the term "information…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Information Systems, Internet, Information Services
The LIBS Internet Access Software: An Overview and Evaluation.
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Stanton, Deidre E.; Hooper, Todd – Public-Access Computer Systems Review, 1992
Describes and evaluates LIBS Internet Access Software (also called Sonoma Software), which offers automatic Telnet connection to remote library catalogs, databases, information services, campuswide information services, and other wide-area information access tools. Instructions for obtaining and installing the software are given, and a comparison…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer System Design, Gateway Systems
The Role of the MELVYL System in University of California Library Automation: The Next Five Years. Technical Report No. 5.
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California Univ., Oakland. Div. of Library Automation. – 1991
This report on options for developing the University of California (UC) MELVYL online library system discusses the system in relationship to the current environment, including national and network information resources, electronic publishing, campus libraries, and changing user expectations; and places the growth of the MELVYL system in the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Computer Networks, Computer System Design