Information Technology and Libraries articles from September 1994

Information Technology and Libraries archives from September 1994

OPACs is twelve Canadian academic libraries: an evaluation of functional capabilities and interface features.
September 1, 1994... OPACs (online public access catalogs) in twelve Canadian academic libraries were evaluated using a checklist. Particular emphasis was placed on evaluation of functional capabilities and interface features which have been suggested in the...

Reserve on-line: bringing reserve into the electronic age.
September 1, 1994... The virtual library, libraries without walls, the invisible user...these are some of the terms being used to describe the library of the future or the library of the twenty-first century. Much of the attention on features of these libraries has...

Expert systems in technical services and collection management. (libraries)
September 1, 1994... Technical services operations have traditionally evaluated their effectiveness in terms of quantity--number of orders placed, number of serial issues checked in, number of titles cataloged. Recent budget cuts and technological changes have,...

To merge and not to merge: Israel's Union List of Monographs in the context of merging algorithms.
September 1, 1994... ALEPH (Automated Library Expandable Program Hebrew University), Israel's research library network, has always been a system that reflected the needs and limitations of the country it was designed to serve: "Like Israel itself, a country always...

All About Internet FTP: Learning and Teaching to Transfer Files on the Internet.
September 1, 1994... One of the most frequently asked questions about the Internet is how to transfer files successfully using FTP (file transfer protocol). Robison gives a clear introduction to the process in this companion workbook to Crossing the Internet...

CD-ROM In Libraries: Management Issues.
September 1, 1994... Pioneer users of CD-ROM technology in libraries present unique management perspectives in this collection of overviews and case studies. The chapters were commissioned from authors representing diverse library environments. The overviews...

Document Imaging: A Management Guide.
September 1, 1994... Electronic imaging is the latest hot technology touted as helping us arrive at the nirvana of the "paperless office" as well as allowing one to view photograph or other collections with greater ease and image clarity than with micrographics....

Internet: Getting Started.
September 1, 1994... Bookstore shelves are liberally stocked--the word "glutted" comes to mind--with works promising an (almost) painless transformation of the gentle reader into a cybernaut (or cybrarian). Such knowledge does not come cheaply: $30 is the starting...

The Internet Guide for New Users.
September 1, 1994... With the publication of more and more books aimed at the new Internet user, each author strives to make his or her contribution unique. The strength of Dern's work is in presenting Internet access, facilities, and culture within the framework...

Internet's World on Internet 94: An International Guide to Electronic Journals, Newsletters, Texts, Discussion Lists, and Other Resources on the Internet.
September 1, 1994... Meckler's World On Internet 94 is the first in a projected annual series attempting to provide an overview of useful information sources and services available on the Internet. This first edition contains more than six thousand entries...

Introducing the Internet: A Trainer's Workshop.
September 1, 1994... This volume includes a fully conceived lecture/lesson plan on the Internet and has everything a trainer would need to produce a high-quality presentation. Topics include definitions, getting connected, Internet services, and eligibility for a...

Pocket Guides to the Internet. Vols. 1-6.
September 1, 1994... Vol. 1: Telnetting. 42p. paper, $7 (ISBN 0-88736-943-X). Vol. 2: File Transfer Protocol. 54p. paper, $7 (ISBN 0-88736-944-8). Vol. 3: Using and Navigating Usenet. 68p. paper, $7 (ISBN 0-88736-945-6). Vol. 4: The Internet E-Mail...