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Barry, Jeff; And Others – Library Journal, 1996
Provides an overview of the 1995 automated system marketplace, compiled by analysis of data gathered from 27 vendors. Topics include sales data; dominant vendors in different library sectors; company restructuring and consolidation; plans for technological upgrades, especially Internet connectivity, and improved customer support, service, and…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Information Services, Internet, Library Automation
Rogers, Michael – Library Journal, 2002
Reports on new products and services unveiled at the American Library Association's Midwinter Meeting in New Orleans, including a remote training service for librarians installing new automation systems which offers complete interactive user instructions via the Web; products for managing digital collections, including accessing online catalogs…
Descriptors: Conferences, Electronic Journals, Electronic Libraries, Information Technology
Simpson, Carol – Book Report, 1999
Discusses the planning process for migrating to a new library media center automation system, including identification of the need to migrate, solicitation of stakeholder support, enumeration of required attributes of a new system, writing the Request for Proposal (RFP), and maximizing vendor demonstrations. (MES)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Information Networks, Integrated Library Systems
Peer reviewedTruesdell, Cheryl B. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1994
Discusses the issue of access versus ownership of academic library materials necessitated by rising costs, declining budgets, and increased scholarly production. Highlights include technological advances in resource sharing; performance criteria for access; costs; speed (user expectations, turnaround times); and reliability (fill rates of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Costs, Evaluation Criteria
