Library Hi Tech: Volume 13 Issue 3

Trends in world wide web development: May 1995

Stuart Weibel

The World Wide Web, an Internet‐based hypertext system, swept onto the Internet scene about 18 months ago as a result of the widespread popularity of Mosaic, the universal client…

OHIOLINK Inter‐Institutional lending online: The Miami University experience

Judith A. Sessions, Richard N. Pettitt, Scott Van Dam

Non‐mediated, patron‐initiated inter‐library loan recently became a new component of OhioLINK, a consortium of Ohio academic libraries in both the public and private sectors…

Document ordering standards: The ILL protocol and Z39.50 item order

Fay Turner

With two official standards available for requesting an item, a rather confusing picture arises when planning the automation of interlibrary loan and document delivery facilities…

Preparing for the technological future: A journey of discovery

Charles B. Lowry

By formulating a vision that provides for a solid foundation for the virtual library, we can dramatically improve existing library services and create new ones with added value…

The scholar's workstation project at the University of Tennessee

Jeff Heck, Gayle Baker

The Scholar's Workstation project at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville employs recent and developing technology to provide timely, convenient remote‐site access to…

Brodart automation: Building on an innovative and stable past

Ron VanFleet, Virginia Gatcheff Gehrig, Robert White, Russ Thompson, Margaret Bauer, Christine Nowicki, Alicia Spong, Sherry Winters

Brodart Automation offers a wide range of services and products from microcomputer to online. In July 1985, Brodart introduced the first CD‐ROM‐based public access catalog, which…

Numeracy and common sense: Real‐world engineering

Walt Crawford

Whether you are dealing with computers or dealing with life, numbers matter—and you need some level of numeracy to deal with numbers effectively. Numeracy, or numerical literacy…

A model CD‐ROM library: The University of Idaho experience

Robert L. Bolin

The University of Idaho Library has incorporated CD‐ROMs into its collection. Library users identify CD‐ROMs and related documentation through the library catalog, check out the…

The trailing edge ♯23 the cheap and the read: Low‐priced software options and an update on PC media

Walt Crawford

While bargains abound in the personal computing field, they must be evaluated considering your needs—and it is sometimes hard to distinguish between inexpensive and merely cheap…