Library Hi Tech: Volume 4 Issue 2

Vending Database Searching with Public Access Terminals

Tim LaBorie, Leslie Donnelly

CompuVend equipment has been modified by Drexel University to charge different rates for searching online databases, depending on the pricing levels of the databases. The…

MARCON II: Information Control on a Microcomputer

Mark H. Kibbey

MARCON II combines sophisticated retrieval capabilites with text‐oriented database support for entering and editing records. Potential applications are numerous, including…

Information Technology Reflected in Public Laws of the Past Decade

Sandra N. Milevski

Laws passed by Congress have a major impact on the creation, distribution, and usage of information. Broader legislative activities, such as appropriating (or not appropriating…

Computer‐Assisted Instruction in Libraries:: Guidelines for Effective Lesson Design

Patricia A. FitzGerald, Patricia Arnott, Deborah Richards

Computer assisted instruction (CAI) is a powerful technology that librarians have been quick to discover. However, surprisingly little quality software exists for library…

DYNIX Automated Library Systems

Paul Sybrowsky, Keith Wilson

DYNIX is an integrated library system that supports cataloging, authority control, circulation, public access, and serials functions. The system is built around a common…

Integrating a CD‐ROM into an Inhouse Library System: Sirsi's Lasertap™

Jacky Young

Sirsi Corporation has developed a CD‐ROM interface for its integrated library system that provides access to MARC databases now available in that format. The MARC databases can be…

Laser Disks at the Library Door: The Microsoft First International Conference on CD‐ROM

David C. Miller

CD‐ROM was first demonstrated in the United States in November 1984. Since then many organizations, including agencies of the Federal government, have embraced the technology, and…

CD‐ROM Search and Retrieval Software: The Requirements and Realities

Linda W. Helgerson

The tremendous storage capacity of the CD‐ROM has generated the need for sophisticated search software capable of handling large files. Software previously developed for mainframe…

Bibliographic Data Elements for Computer Programs

James E. Rush, Robert S. Tannehill

No comprehensive set of data elements for describing computer software has previously been developed. Applications determine the need for specific data elements. This article…

Standards: Where are We Headed?

Chris Sugnet

Standards are important in all areas of library automation. Standards will facilitate the linking of different types of systems within one library as well as systems that perform…

Retrospective Conversion: Issues and Perspectives

Jon Drabenstott

Automation planners need to view retrospective conversion from an informed and balanced perspective. They must consider: 1) the technical dimensions of retrospective conversion…