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Direct linkTerlaga, Amy – Computers in Libraries, 2010
In March 2007, SirsiDynix notified its Horizon and classic Dynix customers that it would not be releasing Horizon 8.0 in favor of developing its Unicorn software. As vice president/president-elect of SirsiDynix's Horizon/Dynix user group, the author was one of the first ones to be notified of this abrupt change in company strategy. The news sent…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Computer Software, Public Libraries, Library Associations
Peer reviewedNunes, Luis Filipe Abreu – Information Development, 1995
Discusses information development in Portugal since the early 1980s. Topics include public libraries; the national bibliographic database; training; software; access to online databases; CD-ROMs; and Portuguese participation in information projects of the European Community. (AEF)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Computer Software, Foreign Countries
Sandlian, Pam – School Library Journal, 1995
Describes a project at the Denver Public Library (Colorado) called "Kid's Catalog" that involved creating a child-oriented online catalog with a graphical user interface. The catalog's software is designed to search, make cognitive links, and present a list of materials. Research was conducted at the library and three elementary schools…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Interfaces, Computer Software, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedPolly, Jean Armour – Voice of Youth Advocates, 1985
This article discusses criteria of a good computer software package to aid the public librarian in the building, weeding, and maintenance of a software collection for young adults. Highlights include manuals or documentation; bells, whistles, and color; and the true test of time. (EJS)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Computer Software, Library Collection Development, Library Collections
Download full textOffice of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. Office of Library Programs. – 1993
This publication provides one-paragraph descriptions of projects funded by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement of the U.S. Department of Education to state and public libraries under the Foreign Language Materials Acquisition Program, Title V of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA). In fiscal year 1993, 104 applications…
Descriptors: Audiotape Cassettes, Computer Software, Federal Aid, Foreign Language Books
Fogelstrom, Clarence – 1990
Based on annual reports from the states on project activities carried out under the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA), this report provides an overview of programs authorized under Title I of LSCA over a 5-year period to support special projects at major urban resource libraries (MURLs) which operated for users on a regional basis. It…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Computer Software, Electronic Equipment, Federal Aid
Soete, George J. – 1997
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) integrate computer hardware, software, data, and the human mind to bring new perspectives to creative problem solving. The power of GIS is in adding a graphic, spatial dimension to problem solving. Still an emerging technology for most libraries, GIS can be expensive, entails a steep learning curve, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Case Studies, Computer Graphics, Computer Simulation
Peer reviewedElsweiler, John A., Jr.; And Others – Library Software Review, 1990
Presents summaries of 12 papers presented at the 1990 Computers in Libraries Conference. Topics discussed include online searching; microcomputer-based serials management; microcomputer-based workstations; online public access catalogs (OPACs); multitype library networking; CD-ROM searches; locally mounted online databases; collection evaluation;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Software, Costs, Elementary Secondary Education
