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Dillon, Martin; And Others – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1988
Describes a prototype automated collection analysis system developed at OCLC that allows a library to compare its collection with both predefined and evaluator defined peer groups. Eight library applications for such comparisons are listed, and the system design goals and areas needing further development are discussed. (five references)…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Comparative Analysis, Computer System Design, Library Automation
Logoze, Carl; Fielding, David – D-Lib Magazine, 1998
Describes the design for a digital collection service, an independent mechanism for introducing structure into a distributed space, research by Cornell Digital Library Research Group (CDLRG). Summarizes the component-based digital library architecture that is the context for the design. Describes a collection abstraction that is appropriate for…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Electronic Libraries, Information Networks, Library Automation
Download full textChristel, Michael G.; Maher, Bryan; Begun, Andrew – 2001
The Informedia Project at Carnegie Mellon University has created a multi-terabyte digital video library consisting of thousands of hours of video, segmented into over 50,000 stories, or documents. Since Informedia's inception in 1994, numerous interfaces have been developed and tested for accessing this library, including work on multimedia…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Interfaces, Computer System Design
Phillips, Lori – 1997
This study, conducted at the University of Wyoming (UW), illustrates the complexity involved in making reasonable decisions about which electronic products to make available in the library. UW is a member of the CARL Alliance, and utilizes the CARL integrated online system which includes an OPAC, circulation, serials control, bibliographic…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer System Design, Databases
Peer reviewedStephens, Denise – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1997
Examines key management issues involved in delivering geographic information services on the World Wide Web, using the Geographic Information Center (GIC) program at the University of Virginia Library as a reference. Highlights include integrating the Web into services; building collections for Web delivery; and evaluating spatial information…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer System Design, Document Delivery, Information Services
Langley, Anne; And Others – 1996
Journals Online News (JON) is a World Wide Web site created and maintained by the Collection Development Team at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK) Libraries in order to speak with the UTK community about journals-related issues. Its primary function at present is to provide UTK faculty and other interested parties with the latest…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer System Design, Higher Education
Francisco-Revilla, Luis; Shipman, Frank; Furuta, Richard; Karadkar, Unmil; Arora, Avital – 2001
Increasingly, digital libraries are being defined as collection pointers to World Wide Web-based resources rather than collections that hold the resources themselves. Maintaining these collections is challenging due to distributed document ownership and high fluidity. Typically a collection's maintainer has to assess the relevance of changes with…
Descriptors: Change, Computer System Design, Electronic Libraries, Information Management
Application of an Expert System to Collection Development: Donation Processing in a Special Library.
Peer reviewedDeBrower, Amy M.; Jones, DeAnna T. – Library Software Review, 1991
Describes a project at the library of the Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) at Johns Hopkins University that developed an expert system to conserve professional staff time and reduce processing costs by allowing gifts, or donations, to be processed by support staff. Decision-making factors are explained, and performance statistics are discussed.…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer System Design, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making
Mambretti, Catherine – 1998
The maturity of CD-ROM technology now shows a dramatic change in the way librarians and teachers do their jobs. Among their biggest challenges are deciding on equipment requirements and managing the disk collection. This manual is a step-by-step guide to making the most of CD-ROM technology in schools and libraries--from the acquisition of…
Descriptors: Computer Software Development, Computer System Design, Copyrights, Decision Making
