The Electronic Library: Volume 10 Issue 1

What is wrong with the MPC specification and logo?

Péter Jacsó

MPC — a set of specifications for Multimedia Personal Computers — is one of the most recent buzzwords in the PC and information industry. It is not a standard but a trademark and…

Software for information storage and retrieval tested, evaluated and compared Part III — End‐user software

E.G. Sieverts, J. Figdor, S. Bakker, M. Hofstede

In this series, specifications, properties and test results of microcomputer software for information storage and retrieval are listed and compared. This article is devoted to the…

Research on humanities information and communication in Britain

Paul Sturges

When you admit that you do research on information and communication in the humanities disciplines, a common response is ‘Why on earth do you do that? Surely there is nothing…

Use of medical library systems — geographic analysis

Helis Miido

A total of 1641 questionnaires were mailed in March 1990 to members of the US Medical Library Association and the European Association of Health Libraries and Librarians…

The possibilities and limitations of document information systems and text management systems in organisations

G.W. van Putten, R. Smedinga

In this article we deal with problems that organisations face with selecting, managing and accessing information sources. We limit ourselves to the question of the extent to which…

The old and the new in document processing

Graham Allport, Peter Jarratt

TEX is a well‐known system for the production of quality documents, offering the user a high degree of sophistication in the specification of the final format. It has companion…

Networked services, user support and libraries: mutual benefits?

Maria Heijne

Research networking in The Netherlands is exemplified by SURFnet BV. From the start user support has been given a high priority because networked information and communication…

Microcomputers and CD‐ROM: an optimum choice for library automation in China

Ma Ziwei, Lester J. Pourciau

In China, libraries can be grouped into three major categories: (1) the public libraries, headed by the National Library of China and including the provincial, municipal…

Rewritable optical discs move to 3½ inches

Howard Falk

During the past year there have been several major changes in rewritable optical discs. The most obvious is the advent of 3½ inch rewritable disc drives, which use discs that look…

News

End of encryption fight? The International Resource Development (IRD) company has published a report on the world market for encryption equipment citing bureaucratic in‐fighting…