Academic and Library Computing: Volume 9 Issue 9
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Data Day: CWISes: Myth, Mania, or Miracle
Howard Jay StraussThis column is written by Howard Strauss, the manager of Advanced Applications at Princeton University. Advanced Applications is a small group that is charged with tracking…
Campus Wide Computing: “Neither Fish Nor Fowl”—The Persisting Elusiveness of Electronic Information
D. Scott BrandtWhy is it so hard to put your finger on electronic information? Is it because it doesn't exist as an entity, a document or book which we can hold in our hands? Is it because it's…
Integrated Library Systems: A Primer on Z39.50 — Part 8
Mark HinnebuschNow that we have an understanding of the operation of a Z39.50 system, the meaning of all of the parameters encapsulated in Z39.50 APDUs and the use of ASN.1 and BER to encode…
The Future for Visual Information Systems — Preserving, Managing, and Disseminating Visual Information
The computer, a key technological innovation of this century, has revolutionized the management and dissemination of information. It allows people around the globe to share…