Program: electronic library and information systems
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Library and Information StudiesTable Of Contents: Volume 22 Issue 4
Harwell Library's SPARC: (Serials, Periodicals and Accounts Records on Computer)
E.M. HaynesThis paper describes the development and implementation of Harwell Library's accounting and periodicals housekeeping functions on a microcomputer. The accounting programs…
An in‐house system for cataloguing, retrieval and loans in the Irish Meteorological Service Library
Lisa ShieldsA description is given of the system produced by the Irish Meteorological Service Library for computerised cataloguing and retrieval, linked to an automated loans/returns…
Using ISDN for document delivery
Bill TuckAs part of Quartet, a research project funded by the British Library, University College London (UCL) has been investigating the use of digital telephone networks for…
LANSLIDE — the development of a system for managing a slide collection at the University of Lancaster Library
Ken Harrison, Winifred R. ClarkThe LANSLIDE slide management system developed by the University of Lancaster Library is a multi‐user, stand‐alone system designed for operation on an IBM PC‐AT (or…
Two for the price of one: how to squeeze a DBMS out of a WP
Gillian MartinManagers of information units with limited budgets must find little comfort in the endless stream of ‘never had it so good’ articles. Microcomputers are daily becoming…
Applications of the Psion organiser at Strathclyde University Library
Dennis NicholsonThe Psion organiser is a small hand‐sized computer about the size of a (thick) pocket diary. Despite its size, it is a complete computer by any reasonable definition, with…