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Roderick, Elizabeth – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1994
Describes the design, construction, and implementation of a statewide library Gopher for Virginia that was developed as an Internet navigation tool for users of the Virginia Library and Information Network (VLIN). Highlights include resources for Gopher developers, examples of menus, coverage of locally produced materials, and Virginia information…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software Development, Information Networks, Library Networks
Borbinha, Jose Luis B.; Delgado, Jose Carlos M. – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1996
Identifies basic concepts of a networked digital library and the effects on traditional information service and formats. Describes selected projects in information automation and delivery. Highlights research projects at six universities concerned with digitizing information to be made available via communication networks. Discusses the role of…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Document Delivery, Electronic Libraries, Information Networks
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
