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Transborder Data Flow: An Interview with Jane Yurow
Tom SurprenantJane H. Yurow is Director of Jane Yurow Associates, Chevy Chase, Maryland, consultants in telecommunications and information policy. Formerly, she was Director, Organization for…
Fiber Optics and Library Technology
Michael KoenigFiber optics has the capability to dramatically increase telecommunications capability and lower costs. This article examines fiber optic technology, explains some of the key…
MARC Format on Tape: A Tutorial
Michele I. DalehiteTwo basic data processing concepts are described: data elements (consisting of bits, bytes, fields, records and files) and binary characters. This article is an excerpt from a…
“Dear PPO5”: Interpersonal Communication and the Computer: Entering a Brave New World
Peggy PorterElectronic mail (EMS) is a new and increasingly common mechanism for communication. How computer‐mediated communication affects human behavior has become the focus of research and…
Faxon LINX at Brandeis University Libraries: A User's Appraisal
Jeanetta M. IrelandThe Brandeis serials collection of 3,550 periodicals and 1,950 annuals and irregulars, in two libraries, are maintained on Faxon's LINX online system. At a cost of $26,500 per…
Identifying Needed Technical Standards: The LITA TESLA Committee at Work
Ruth C. CarterThe efforts of the Technical Standards for Library Automation Committee (TESLA), a division‐wide committee of the Library Information and Technology Association (LITA) of the…
Automating the Region: A Report on the Seminar
Rebecca Dunkle, Catherine McLoughlinThe steps requisite to automating a region are outlined by Richard Boss. The initial step is a needs accessment, the components of which are listed. Typical cost elements and…
Ringling School of Art and Design Builds a CASTLE
Yvonne Morse, Wendy DavisThe CASTLE (Computer Automated Software for the Total Library Environment) System was developed and installed in the Ringling School of Art and Design Library from March, 1983…
Technology for the Handicapped: Selection and Evaluation of Aids and Devices for the Visually Impaired
Susan E. BekiaresCitations are presented to recent sources, both books and articles, dealing with the problems of providing library services to the disabled, especially to the visually impaired…
The Telecommunications Information Center at George Washington University: A Prototype
Judith A. Sessions, Cathy HaworthGrowing need for telecommunications information has resulted in the establishment of a specialized Center at George Washington University. Used by students and faculty from…
Telecommunications Policy: A Selective List of Periodicals
Cathy HaworthJournals and services of significant value to maintaining current awareness of trends and developments in telecommunications are described under the following headings…
A Microcomputer Bibliography for Librarians
Edward WallerSome of the more useful, recent publications related to microcomputer applications in libraries are described in this selective bibliography. Titles are grouped under the…
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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