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Courting discovery: Managing transition to the virtual library
Charles B. Lowry, Barbara G. RichardsSince the mid'1980s, a primary objective of the Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) Libraries has been to build a state‐of‐the‐art electronic library. This early development was…
On the construction of selection systems
Michael Buckland, Christian PlauntThis article examines the structure and components of information storage and retrieval systems and information filtering systems. Analysis of the tasks performed in such…
OHIOLINK: A vision for the 21st century
David KohlOhioLINK, a consortium of Ohio academic libraries in both the public and the private sector ranging from major research institutions to community colleges, is one of the nation's…
SIRSI: History and “vizion” of an integrated information systems vendor
Jacky Young, Debbie Collins, Kerry KeelUnicorn and STILAS are multiuser client/server systems developed in and for the Unix environment to automate all aspects of information management, from cataloging and authority…
Raison d'etre: Embodying design history and rationale in hypermedia folklore—an experiment in reflective design practice
John M. Carroll, Sherman R. Alpert, John Karat, Mary S. Van Deusen, Mary Beth RossonRaison d'Etre is a hypermedia design history application. It provides access to a database of video clips containing stories and personal perspectives of design team members…
Is there a standard default keyword operator? A bibliometric analysis of processing options chosen by libraries to execute keyword searches in online public access catalogs
Gary M. KleinOnline catalogs from 67 libraries using NOTIS software were searched using Internet connections to determine the positional operators selected as the default keyword operator on…
Managing technical illustrations in digital formats
Pat CarberryThe CALS Engineering Information Management Office at Fort Meade, Maryland—a division of the Information Systems Security Organization (ISSO) of the National Security Agency…
The rainbow collection: Random notes on consumer CD‐ROMS
Walt CrawfordSomehow, without loading up on games or owning a sound card, the author has 28 CD‐ROMs at home, with more on the way. How did all these discs get there and what do they say (if…
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0737-8831Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr Dickson K.W. Chiu
- Dr Kevin K.W. Ho