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Kirby, Steven, Comp. – 1991
This guide was developed to support Internet access to library catalogs at the University of Georgia (UGA). Since the UGA Libraries can only connect to the Internet using TELNET 3270 emulation, this guide is restricted to library systems which support that protocol. Section 1 of the guide presents the commands that are needed to gain access to the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Higher Education
Chepesiuk, Ron – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1990
Describes the planning, implementation, and current status of a networking project that will eventually link all of South Carolina's public, academic, and special libraries. The discussion covers the task force approach taken, staff training, financial support, the automated system selected, materials currently accessible through the system, and…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Integrated Library Systems, Library Automation, Library Cooperation
Peer reviewedSteinberger, Naomi M. – Library Hi Tech, 1994
Discusses the ALEPH system at the library of the Jewish Theological Seminary (New York), a fully integrated library system with English/Hebrew capabilities. The three main areas of experimentation are considered: installation and evaluation; dealing with a foreign vendor; and creating a network. (JLB)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Evaluation Methods, Federal Aid, Grants
Crowe, Linda; Light, Jane – Library Journal, 1994
Describes how a public library consortium jettisoned the Request for Proposal (RFP) process and used library staff, with some assistance from consultants, to evaluate new automation systems based on software demonstrations and Requests for Quotations (RFQ). The RFQ and RFP processes are compared. A sidebar article describes the financing plan.…
Descriptors: Computer Software Selection, Computer System Design, Costs, Integrated Library Systems
Peer reviewedBerger, Michael G.; And Others – Information Technology and Libraries, 1992
The six articles comprising this special section on MELVYL, the University of California automated library system, discuss plans for the future, general recommendations for online catalog design, evaluation methods, evolution of computing resources, impact on the work of librarians, and academic goals and benefits. A chronology of MELVYL…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer System Design, Educational Objectives, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedRichardson, John A.; And Others – Library Hi Tech, 1993
Describes MultiLIS, an integrated library system. Five sidebars discuss the State University of New York (SUNY) Library Automation Implementation Program, Frame Relay telecommunications technology, the Expert Choice Decision Support System, tools for enhancement of data quality in online catalogs, and library automation in the Saskatoon (Canada)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Decision Making, Decision Support Systems, Elementary Secondary Education
Beaumont and Associates, Inc. – 1989
This study was initiated by the Newfoundland Public Library Services (NPLS) to assess the feasibility of automation for the library services and to determine the viability of an integrated automated library system for the NPLS. The study addresses the needs of NPLS in terms of library automation; benefits to be achieved through the introduction of…
Descriptors: Computer Software Selection, Databases, Evaluation Methods, Feasibility Studies
Download full textLee, Hwa-Wei – 1989
Three decades of applications of information technology and library automation at Ohio University are chronicled in this paper. The first major development highlighted is the founding of OCLC (the Ohio College Library Center) as a cooperative cataloging device in the 1960s. OCLC's growth is traced from when it was a small organization of two staff…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Software, Higher Education, Integrated Library Systems
Peer reviewedSroka, Marek – Information Technology and Libraries, 1997
Discusses the process of creating bibliographic and cataloging standards, after the implementation of the VTLS (Virginia Tech Library System) integrated library system, in major Polish academic libraries. Examines the adoption of the USMARC bibliographic data exchange format; authority control; subject cataloging; topical and name heading…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Authority Control (Information), Bibliographic Records, Cataloging
Pattie, Ling-yuh W.; Lach, Michael – 1992
This publication reports results of a survey of 83 ARL (Association of Research Libraries) member libraries that examined the decision making process in migration from one automated library system to another. Data are reported on planning; implementation; workflow redesign; and training, publicity, and evaluation. Supplemental materials include:…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Integrated Library Systems, Library Associations
Peer reviewedSlater, Ron – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1991
Describes the use of MultiLIS, a fully bilingual integrated library-management software package, at Laurentian University. The authority control module is explained, its potential as a control system for multilingual or multithesaurus controlled vocabularies is considered, and an evaluation of the MultiLIS authority module is presented with…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Schools, College Libraries, Database Management Systems
Evans Associates, Thiensville, WI. – 1996
This document provides a detailed design for the data portion of the Mississippi Library Commission (MLC) public library network. The data network is based on Frame Relay technology, and would provide more functionality at a higher speed than a previously considered dial-in network could. The document is divided into 16 sections: (1) Introduction;…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer System Design, Cost Estimates, Design Requirements
