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Crawford, Walt – Library Hi Tech, 1987
Describes current desktop publishing packages available for microcomputers and discusses the disadvantages, especially in cost, for most personal computer users. Also described is a less expensive alternative technology--desktop typesetting--which meets the requirements of users who do not need elaborate techniques for combining text and graphics.…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Cost Effectiveness, Electronic Publishing, Evaluation Criteria
LaRue, James – Computers in Libraries, 1993
Discusses the advantages and disadvantages of integrated software, i.e., software that combines the functions of several independent programs such as word processing, spreadsheets, graphics programs, and desktop publishing so that users can work in a consistent and flexible computer environment. Microsoft Works, a well-known integrated package, is…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation, Desktop Publishing

Crawford, Walt – Information Technology and Libraries, 1992
Discussion of online catalogs focuses on issues in interface design. Issues addressed include understanding the user base; common user access (CUA) with personal computers; common command language (CCL); hyperlinks; screen design issues; differences from card catalogs; indexes; graphic user interfaces (GUIs); color; online help; and remote users.…
Descriptors: Color, Computer Graphics, Design Requirements, Hypermedia
Lazzaro, Joseph J. – Technology Review, 1996
Visually impaired users are hampered by current PC software written for graphical user interfaces. Screen readers that vocalize displayed text require standardization that remains missing in the programming industry; the readers cannot interpret many cues in the Windows environment. More programming standards and adaptive technology for computers…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Computer Graphics, Computer Interfaces, Computer Software Development
Absher, Linda – 1997
For many librarians and information specialists, the World Wide Web presents a challenge, not only in terms of organizing information, but in creating a visual package that piques the user's curiosity and interest as well as provides orientation to a site. Creating original graphics gives a Web site a unique identity, and forces the designer to…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Graphics, Computer Networks, Computer Software
Hulser, Richard P. – Computers in Libraries, 1993
Discussion of graphical user interfaces for online public access catalogs (OPACs) covers the history of OPACs; OPAC front-end design, including examples from Indiana University and the University of Illinois; and planning and implementation of a user interface. (10 references) (EA)
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Libraries, Computer Graphics, Computer Software Development

Micco, Mary; And Others – Library Software Review, 1987
Provides an interim report on a project whose goal is to provide subject access to the knowledge of mankind at least as well as the skilled reference librarian. Classification and concept formation are discussed in terms of four modules: diagnostics of information-seeking behavior, network interface, subject access, and graphic interface. (EM)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cognitive Structures, Computer Graphics, Concept Formation
Ayersman, David J.; And Others – 1996
This paper describes the creation of a computer competency requirement at Mary Washington College (Virginia). The goal of the The goal of the requirement is to ensure that students acquire meaningful skills with technology, and that faculty increase their technological proficiency. The plan was developed based on a review of literature on other…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Computer Graphics, Computer Literacy