The Electronic Library: Volume 4 Issue 6

Are you fit to run an electronic library?

The introduction of computers — especially microcomputers — into libraries is having an enormous effect on the way information is being acquired, processed and used by the library…

News

An association — Geomail — has been formed consisting of private electronic mail system operators, designed to provide a full international service.

Hardware corner

Howard Falk

If you had been using a 300 bit per second (bps) modem, then switched to a 1200 bps unit, as so many users did a couple of years ago, you were probably impressed with the changes…

Ready!: A scratchpad for outlines and notes

Virginia Chapman

Ready! is a quick‐reference notepad that can be called to the screen while other programs are in use. It manipulates outlines, handles communications via modems, and allows users…

Ct1Laser: LaserJet setup through pop‐up menus

Jerry Baldwin

Ct1Laser is a simple package, designed to set a number of LaserJet printer operating parameters from pop‐up menus. It can be used without any preliminary study or programming. You…

Optical scanning for retrospective conversion of information

Morten Hein

The method of doing retrospective conversion by means of optical scanning and computer formatting is discussed. An historical survey of research in such applications is given as…

The microcomputer in the library: VI. Implementation and future development

Peter Leggate, Hilary Dyer

After selecting Hardwareand software, consideration needs to be given to their installation. This includes any necessary cabling and the design of the vdu workstation(s) for staff…

Microcomputer Audit Guide

Meredith C. Adkins, Kathleen C. Lucas

Editor's note: When I came across this article as part of my routine journal scanning, I thought what a useful checklist this could be for electronic library managers, who have…