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The electronic library manager's guide to the literature of 1986
I thought it might be useful, or at least interesting, to do a quick review of the literature on electronic libraries on an annual basis for readers of The Electronic Library…
News
Combining a wide range of expertise, the delegates to International Informatics Access '87 initiated regional pilot projects to facilitate the worldwide exchange of information in…
Hardware corner
Howard FalkConsciousness of the need to backup hard disks has been rapidly rising, during the past year or two, among users of personal computers. That is probably the reason why there are…
Index Maker: Automatic indexing from word‐processor text
Leonard RoseThe Index Maker package automatically produces tables of contents and indexes from ASCII text files. The index it produced from a five‐page legal document appeared to be…
Smart: Everything in one package
Patrick W. CanganelliSmart is a wonderful start‐up package for the novice and a powerful tool for the experienced personal computer user. The individual modules: database, word‐processor, spreadsheet…
Alpha/three: One file at a time
Bob McFarlandThe simplicity of operation provided by Alpha/three makes it a very useful tool, particularly for non‐programmers. The package can also be used to transfer and exchange records…
Searching the intelligent gateway EasyNet — the end‐user's point of view
Gitte LarsenEasyNet is an American‐based, menu‐driven information retrieval system which links untrained users to over 800 databases from nearly twenty online service vendors. The system has…
Databases on CD‐ROM: comparative factors for purchase
Charles PetersCD‐ROM databases are offered by publishers with enhancements over their print and online alternatives to induce librarians among other end‐users to subscribe to them in this…
An experiment in computer conferencing using a local area network
Patricia M. Baird, Beatrice BorerThe proliferation of networks is a significant factor in the development and growth of computer conferencing. The authors examine this form of communication and the behavioural…
Adaptation of complex data structures for processing on standardised microcomputer software: The case of Agris and Inmagic
Tony WoodwardInmagic is a powerful and popular information storage and retrieval package from Head Computers that runs on a number of microcomputer systems. It is relatively easy to use for…
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Prof. Jeonghyun Kim
- Assistant Prof Haihua Chen
- Ms Marie Bloechle