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Turner, Anna – Computers in Libraries, 1997
Describes how the Tulsa City-County Library System built a 22-branch CD-ROM-based network with the emerging thin-client/server technology, and succeeded in providing patrons with the most current research tools and information resources available. Discusses costs; networking options; the Citrix WinFrame system used; equipment and connectivity.…
Descriptors: Costs, Information Networks, Library Automation, Library Development
Peer reviewedBorgman, Christine L. – Journal of Documentation, 1996
Reports on a survey of 70 research libraries in Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia. Results show that libraries are rapidly acquiring automated processing systems, CD-ROM databases, and connections to computer networks. Discusses specific data on system implementation and network services by country and by type of…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Databases, Foreign Countries, Information Services
Matthews, Rosemary; Tobojka, Cynthia – Media and Methods, 1994
Discusses issues that school librarians need to consider when updating and automating their libraries based on examples of experiences in several high schools. Topics addressed include planning; problems; needs assessment; software compatibility and selection; CD-ROMs; and training needs. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Software Selection, Learning Resources Centers, Library Automation
Cohn, John M.; Kelsey, Ann L.; Fiels, Keith Michael – 1999
The purpose of this book and accompanying CD-ROM is to provide any library that is undertaking the development of a technology plan with a general introduction to the components of and process for developing a plan, while also providing specific examples of plans that illustrate a variety of approaches. These approaches include stand-alone…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Information Technology
Lin, Sharon Chien – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1994
Describes two phases of the automation of library and information services in mainland China. From 1974-86, much effort was concentrated on developing computer systems, databases, online retrieval, and networking. From 1986 to the present, practical progress became possible largely because of CD-ROM technology; and large scale networking for…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Databases, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
Boss, Richard W. – 1997
One of the most significant decisions in a library administrator's career is the decision to automate one or more of a library's operations. This book describes the present state of local library automation; the planning, selection, and implementation process; and the library administrator's role in the process. The bulk of the text provides a…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Costs, Decision Making, Information Technology
