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Boumans, Jak – Online, 1984
Reports on investments in the United States (including database activities) by four Dutch publishing companies--Elsevier-NDU, VNU, Kluwer, Wolters Samsom Group. An analysis of the reasons behind these investments, the solidness of the companies, the approach to the U.S. information market, and the knowledge transfer to Europe are highlighted. (EJS)
Descriptors: Databases, Foreign Countries, Investment, Online Systems
deVries, E. A. – Electronic Publishing Review, 1986
A recently opened Dutch maritime museum makes information on its exhibits and reserve collections available to visitors via a computerized information system, which uses library computer software and videodisks to provide both textual and pictorial information on objects. Bibliographic information is also available on the museum library's…
Descriptors: Databases, Exhibits, Foreign Countries, Indexing
Peer reviewedDijkstra, Joost – Information Services & Use, 1994
Discussion of the future possibilities of digital library systems highlights digital projects developed at Tilburg University (Netherlands). Topics addressed include online access to databases; electronic document delivery; agreements between libraries and Elsevier Science publishers to provide journal articles; full text document delivery; and…
Descriptors: Copyrights, Databases, Electronic Libraries, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedBossers, Anton; Van Muyen, Martin – Electronic Library, 1984
Describes the Pica Library Automation Network (originally the Project for Integrated Catalogue Automation), which is based on a centralized bibliographic database. Highlights include the Pica conception of library automation, online shared cataloging system, circulation control system, acquisition system, and online Dutch union catalog with…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Databases, Foreign Countries, Library Acquisition
Peer reviewedEger, A. J. – Online Review, 1988
Two questionnaires sent to medical librarians and users of the Core Medline/Ebsco CD-ROM disc in the Netherlands gathered data on librarians' attitudes toward the various forms in which Medline is offered--i.e., printed, online, and CD-ROM. Tables and graphs present data on product attributes, availability, use, relevance, subjects searched,…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Comparative Analysis, Databases, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedHeijne, Maria – Electronic Library, 1992
Describes the activities of SURFnet BV, a research network that provides information and communication services in higher education and scientific or industrial research in The Netherlands. Topics discussed include standardization; user services, including electronic mail; costs of using SURFnet; user support services; and the role of libraries in…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Costs, Databases, Electronic Mail
