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TORPEDO: Networked Access to Full-Text and Page-Image Representations of Physics Journals and Technical Reports.
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Atkinson, Roderick D.; Stackpole, Laurie E. – Public-Access Computer Systems Review, 1995
The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Library and the American Physical Society (APS) are experimenting with electronically disseminating journals and reports in a project called TORPEDO (The Optical Retrieval Project: Electronic Documents Online). Scanned journals and reports are converted to ASCII, then attached to bibliographic information, and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Records, Computer Networks, Data Conversion
OJAC: An Electronic Document Delivery System for British Columbia Post-Secondary Students.
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Copeland, Lynn – Public-Access Computer Systems Review, 1993
Describes the Online Journal Access Citation (OJAC) project developed with the British Columbia Electronic Library Network and Simon Fraser University to demonstrate the feasibility of an electronic document delivery system. Topics discussed include publicity, training, and documentation; telecommunications; effects on regular interlibrary loans;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Costs, Electronic Libraries
The Canadian Network for the Advancement of Research, Industry, and Education (CANARIE).
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Silva, Marcos; Cartwright, Glenn F. – Public-Access Computer Systems Review, 1992
Discussion of a Canadian high-speed communications network, influenced by the National Research and Education Network (NREN) initiative, focuses on the genesis of the system; expected benefits to Canada's economy, competitiveness, and social welfare; and specific applications such as library resource sharing, free-nets, distance education, and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Competition, Computer Networks, Economic Development