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| Computers in Libraries | 7 |
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| Adkins, Susan L. | 1 |
| Dennis, Nancy | 1 |
| Jessop, Deborah | 1 |
| Marmion, Dan | 1 |
| Nelson, Nancy | 1 |
| Perone, Karen | 1 |
| Stadthaus, Alice | 1 |
| de Stricker, Ulla | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 7 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 4 |
| Information Analyses | 2 |
| Book/Product Reviews | 1 |
| Collected Works - Proceedings | 1 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
| Reference Materials -… | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
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Marmion, Dan – Computers in Libraries, 1990
Describes the origins of hypertext and reviews the history of the concept of nonsequential access to information that led to hypertext. Technological developments that have been combined with hypertext are discussed, including workstations, video and laser disk technology, and microcomputers; and library applications of hypertext and hypermedia…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Hypermedia, Information Technology, Library Automation
Adkins, Susan L. – Computers in Libraries, 1993
Reviews the 1992 literature on CD-ROM and its impact on libraries. An international perspective is offered; topics include pricing issues, industry reorganization, effects on library policies and practices, U.S. government publishing, and the multimedia market. A bibliography of 26 books and 388 articles, with a subject guide, is included.…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Government Publications, Hypermedia, Information Technology
Perone, Karen – Computers in Libraries, 1996
Provides an introduction to CD-ROM networking. Highlights include LAN (local area network) architectures for CD-ROM networks, peer-to-peer networks, shared file and dedicated file servers, commercial software/vendor solutions, problems, multiple hardware platforms, and multimedia. Six figures illustrate network architectures and a sidebar contains…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Peripherals, Guidelines, Information Technology
de Stricker, Ulla – Computers in Libraries, 1998
Presents observations about developments in information technology that will influence the information industry and libraries of the future. Discusses search engine capabilities; push technology; electronic commerce; WebTV; and optical discs with links to Web sites. Ten figures provide illustrations and charts. (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Futures (of Society), Information Dissemination, Information Industry
Jessop, Deborah – Computers in Libraries, 1997
Examines developments in multimedia technologies and in the World Wide Web. Discusses CD-recordable, CD-rewritable, cable modems, personal digital assistants, digital video discs, interactivity and virtual worlds, advertising on the Web, and Intranets and CD-ROM networks. Eight tables and figures show costs, download time, estimated sales, storage…
Descriptors: Advertising, Computer Networks, Costs, Downloading
Dennis, Nancy; Stadthaus, Alice – Computers in Libraries, 1991
Describes an undergraduate course that was developed at Salem State College to provide students with an overview of information technologies, including online databases, online catalogs, CD-ROM, hypertext, interactive video, electronic bulletin boards, and computer networks. Student reactions are discussed, including changed perceptions, and…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Databases, Electronic Mail, Higher Education
Nelson, Nancy – Computers in Libraries, 1990
Summarizes issues raised at a seminar on electronic libraries that was held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Topics discussed include network development; CD-ROM; technology costs; the relationship between academic computing centers and libraries; development of a national Information Infrastructure (II); digital library systems…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Centers, Computer Networks
