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OCLC's Local Library System: LS/2000
Marilyn LutzThe four major subsystems of OCLC's LS/2000 are described. These include: 1) multibranch circulation and online catalog searching, 2) online cataloging and authority file…
OCLC and Local Systems — The Product, the People: A Self‐Assessment
Phyllis Bova SpiesThe Director of the Local Systems Division of OCLC reviews development activities since early 1983. The purpose of the division is reaffirmed within the context of OCLC's broad…
LS/2000 and Five Colleges, Inc.: The User's Perspective>
Gai CarpenterThe experiences of Five Colleges, Inc., a development and test site for OCLC's local system, are described. The initial response to and evaluation of the hardware and software…
Word Processing for Library Patrons
Victor RosenbergWord processing, one of the derivative benefits of the computer revolution, will have a profound impact on scholarship. To support scholarship, libraries should adopt productivity…
Commonsense System Pricing; Or, How Much Will That $1,200 Computer Really Cost?
Walt CrawfordThree methods are employed to price and sell computer equipment: computer pricing, hardware pricing and system pricing. System pricing includes a complete computer and support…
The Use of INFOSERV: An Online Interactive Buying System to Enhance Collection Development Within the Library
David J. BrownWith Faxon's INFOSERV, collection development librarians can use their personal computers or ASCII terminals to browse through a current, up‐to‐date listing of serial titles…
A Geac Local Area Network for the Bobst Library
Gail Persky, Diane Aquila, Jacob Slonim, Maria Kolpowska, L.J. MacRaeDesigned and implemented through close cooperation by Geac technical personnel and New York University Library systems staff, the Bobst Local Area Network is described in detail…
End‐User Searching of Online Databases: A Selective Annotated Bibliography
Sally LyonLiterature related to end‐user searching of online databases is cited and annotated. Questions such as the role of the librarian/intermediary, the cost effectiveness of end‐user…
8‐, 16‐ and 32‐Bit Processors: Characteristics and Appropriate Applications
James G. WilliamsComponents and functions which comprise a computer, such as address registers and cycle time, are defined and described. Characteristics of 8‐, 16‐, and 32‐bit machines and the…
Simultaneous Remote Searching: The System and the Reality
Verl A. AndersonSimultaneous Remote Searching (SRS) is a technique for slaving a remote terminal and performing an online bibliographic search at a remote site. SRS is especially valuable for…
An Introduction to Database Structure and Database Machines
Karen DetweilerThe five principal management objectives of database management systems are discussed, as are the four basic criteria for comparing systems. Database management systems organized…
Bar Codes for Libraries
Erwin RahnThe evolution of bar code standards is briefly discussed. The two standards most frequently adopted by libraries, Code‐A‐Bar and CODE 39, are described in detail. The format of…
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0737-8831Online date, start – end:
1983Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr Dickson K.W. Chiu
- Dr Kevin K.W. Ho