Program: electronic library and information systems: Volume 19 Issue 1
Table of contents
Library software for microcomputers
Paul F. Burton, Hilary GatesThere are now a number of microcomputer packages intended for almost every library routine and application, although in some cases the choice is limited. The principal features of…
Microcomputers in Australian libraries and information services
J. Howard PetrieInformation is presented on the uses of microcomputers in libraries in Australia. Word processing is the most popular use according to the respondents to a request for information…
Microcomputer use in libraries in the US: current and future trends
Ching‐Chih ChenThis article intends to provide a quick overview of microcomputer use in American libraries. It also speculates about future trends in library microcomputer applications in the…
Microcomputers in UK public libraries: a review of current trends
Chris BattThe background development to the use of microcomputers in United Kingdom public libraries is described and then the present position is reviewed, using the results of a national…
Development of the automation of interlending by microcomputer (AIM) system at Leicester Polytechnic
Roy AdamsThe design and development of an interlibrary loan administration system, using a standard data management software package to run on stand‐alone micro‐computers is described. A…
The use of a microcomputer for book circulation in Nigerian university libraries
G.A. AlabiThis paper describes an experimental automated circulation system for Nigerian university libraries but would be applicable to academic libraries with similar characteristics in…
PERLINE on a microcomputer
Phil HolmesBlackwell's PERLINE has been established as one of a new breed of library systems and a leader for automation of serials control. Alongside it is BOOKLINE, which together with…
Retrieval with dBase II
Sean O'BrienLibrarians using dBase II will be familiar with its retrieval problems, particularly from complex fields. dBase II has two commands for searching: locate acts sequentially on the…
Applications of local area networks in special libraries and information services: research in progress
Joyce M. Copeland, Stephen FloodThis paper describes the progress of a British Library Research and Development Department (BLRDD) research project taking place in Aslib Research and Consultancy to investigate…
Public Information in Rural Areas: Technology Experiment (PIRATE)
John CreberFor rural areas the trends towards centralisation of public offices and reductions in transport and other services, mean that gaining access to public information has become more…
The videotex system of France's Assemblée Nationale
Jane WainwrightDuring the first half of 1982, the Division of l'lnformatique Parlementaire studied the feasibility of an internal videotex system for the Chamber of Deputies in France and in…
Videodisks at ALA: personal impressions from the ALA midsummer exhibition
Tony McSeanWith the exception of the voice‐controlled terminal that Dataphase presented (which struck me as the most entertaining exhibit, if not the most practical), digital videodisks and…
Report of a workshop on information science and technology for developing countries: London, 26–28 June 1984
Y. PakerThe British Computer Society is a professional body representing the computing profession in the UK. Within the Society are a number of specialist groups, two of which are the…