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Performance and Capacity of Centralized and Distributed Online Catalogs: Part 1 — Centralized Online Catalogs

Hank Epstein (Information Transform of Madison, Wisconsin, provides support to libraries implementing automated systems, with emphasis on technical systems evaluation, procurement)

Library Hi Tech

ISSN: 0737-8831

Article publication date: 1 March 1986

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Abstract

The design of an online public access catalog greatly affects the performance and capacity requirements of the computer system. The characteristics of traditional menu and command‐driven systems that most affect performance are explained.

Citation

Epstein, H. (1986), "Performance and Capacity of Centralized and Distributed Online Catalogs: Part 1 — Centralized Online Catalogs", Library Hi Tech, Vol. 4 No. 3, pp. 7-23. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb047652

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MCB UP Ltd

Copyright © 1986, MCB UP Limited

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