Descriptor
Library Automation | 3 |
Library Development | 3 |
Microcomputers | 3 |
Database Management Systems | 2 |
Foreign Countries | 2 |
Higher Education | 2 |
Academic Libraries | 1 |
Agricultural Education | 1 |
Bibliographic Databases | 1 |
Check Lists | 1 |
College Libraries | 1 |
More ▼ |
Publication Type
Journal Articles | 2 |
Book/Product Reviews | 1 |
Guides - General | 1 |
Information Analyses | 1 |
Opinion Papers | 1 |
Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
Tests/Questionnaires | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Administrators | 1 |
Media Staff | 1 |
Practitioners | 1 |
Location
Mexico | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Attaullah; Johnson, Jane S. – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1991
Outlines the various steps involved in the process of modernizing the information storage and retrieval systems within the library of the Northwest Frontier Province Agricultural University (NWFP AU) in Peshawar, Pakistan. Implementation of services for faculty, students, and provincial agricultural scientists is discussed, and staff training is…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Bibliographic Databases, College Libraries, Database Management Systems
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

Fernandez de Zamora, Rosa Maria – International Library Review, 1990
Describes the effects of economic factors on information services in Mexico. Topics discussed include librarians' salaries; inadequate library budgets; acquisitions in academic libraries; the development of public libraries; library networks; national databases; microcomputers and library automation; library research; effects of devaluation; and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Economic Factors, Foreign Countries