Information Technology and Libraries articles from December 1997

Information Technology and Libraries archives from December 1997

Impacts of Public Access to the Internet through Pennsylvania Public Libraries
December 1, 1997... This article provides an evaluation of the OnLine at PA Libraries project which was initiated in the fall of 1996 and completed in the fall of 1997. The project, funded by Bell Atlantic and administered by the Pennsylvania Department of...

A Content Analysis of PUBYAC - a Preliminary Study
December 1, 1997... This paper gives an insight into how the introduction of new information technologies affects the work of the librarian. To achieve this goal, we analyzed the content of the messages of PUBYAC, an electronic discussion list for Children and Young...

Evaluation of User Interface Design to Optimize Access to Library Databases for People Who Are Motor Impaired
December 1, 1997... Three user interfaces to LIBIS, a library catalogue accessible through Internet, were evaluated for use by people who are motor impaired, to identify how interface design influences the motor actions necessary to operate the system. This research...

Creating Bibliographic and Cataloging Standards and Developing Cooperation in Polish Academic Libraries after the Implementation of VTLS
December 1, 1997... The article discusses the process of creating bibliographic and cataloging standards, after the implementation of VTLS, in major Polish academic libraries. It examines the adoption of the USMARC format as a standard for the transfer of...

Upgrading Application Software: Problems and Perspectives
December 1, 1997... Whether or not to update an old version of an application program is a perplexing issue in most libraries. The author counsels librarians responsible for making such judgments to avoid impetuous conclusions and examine every aspect of the problem...