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Ali, S. Nazim – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1988
Description of the use of CD-ROM as an alternative to online searching at the University of Bahrain discusses hardware selection, database selection, CD-ROM operation, and implications for libraries in developing countries. (six references) (MES)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Developing Nations, Higher Education
Roberts, G. Louis; Kenney, Carol E. – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1991
Describes the development and implementation of a full-text image retrieval system at the Boeing Commercial Airplane Group. The conversion of card formats to a microcomputer-based system using HyperCard is described; the online system architecture is explained; and future plans are discussed, including conversion to digital images. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Full Text Databases, Futures (of Society), Hypermedia
Kelly, Sarah A; And Others – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1988
A survey of 123 users at the National Agricultural Library and Purdue University showed that, for most measures of acceptability, users preferred online or digital videodisc versions of the Pork Industry Handbook to the printed version. User characteristics were examined as factors that might influence responses. (Author/MES)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Agriculture, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software
