The Electronic Library: Volume 12 Issue 2

The Electronic Library Manager's guide to sociocultural trends

David Raitt

This editorial, which synthesises many different published sources and references, tries to anticipate the world over the next 25 years or so in terms of population growth and…

French libraries online — electronic Hachette?

Jack Kessler

The French, and increasingly French libraries, are online on the networks. French print publishing is in trouble. Online full text is one of the promising developments in the…

The French videotex system, Minitel: its uses and applications in libraries

Margaret Lanoue

The Minitel videotex system has been a success in France, connecting millions of people to information services of every description via their home telephone system. It has been…

Current requirements and future prospects for systems librarians

Graeme A. Muirhead

Many library and information workers — the majority, even — use technology in some way or other. Only a relatively small number, however, have come to regard IT management or…

Management information and library management systems: an overview

Shelagh Fisher, Jennifer Rowley

Management information facilities transform the library management system into a much more effective management tool. Three levels of management can be identified — operational…

OPTIC — multimedia product information for the construction industry

Ruth O'Leary, Marshall Crawford

The OPTIC (Optical Product and Technical Information for Construction) multimedia system is being developed as an aid to specifiers in the construction industry. It is based on…

Personal computer graphic cards

Howard Falk

For PCs that use Windows or display other graphics material, the quality of the display and the speed with which it can be shown will depend largely on the graphics card installed…

News

Imagine being able to call up television news reports in whatever order you choose and then request further background information. Citizens of Washington DC should be able to do…