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Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. – 1991
Highlighting the issues that confront small libraries who are exploring automation options, this report focuses on microcomputer-based automation systems for circulation and an online patron access catalog (OPAC). The information provided outlines some of the questions that librarians must ask themselves or vendors before they select a specific…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Computer Software Evaluation, Costs, Database Management Systems
Peer reviewedLeach, Ronald G.; Tribble, Judith E. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1993
Examines commercial electronic document delivery services that are available to academic libraries. Highlights include collection development issues; criteria for selection and evaluation; remote access systems, including CARL UnCover 2, Faxon Finder and Faxon Xpress, ContentsFirst and ArticleFirst, and CitaDel; and on-site access systems,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education, Library Automation
Peer reviewedKilpatrick, Thomas L., Ed. – Library Software Review, 1998
Provides annotations of 29 journal articles and six book reviews on a variety of topics related to technology in libraries, including collection development, computer-assisted instruction, databases, distance education, ergonomics, hardware, information technology, interlibrary loan and document supply, Internet, online catalogs, preservation,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Book Reviews, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Security
