The Electronic Library: Volume 9 Issue 3

Teaching information technology: a challenging task

Pieter A. van Brakel

Trying to keep track of new developments in the information technology area is nearly a full‐time activity — not to mention the complexity of evaluating various options of a…

The future of paper in the information society

Hannu Paulapuro

The role of paper within the information society, in connection with the growth of electronic media, is discussed. The development of electronic media over the last 10–15 years is…

Software for information storage and retrieval tested, evaluated and compared Part 1 — General introduction

Eric G. Sieverts, Marten Hofstede

In this first article of a series, several categories of microcomputer software for information storage and retrieval are distinguished and characterised: (1) classical retrieval…

Alice in the Wonderland of SGML: streamlining text entry in the CELEX databases

J. Marin‐Navarro, P.E. Alevantis

This article describes the system used for the introduction of textual data into the CELEX full‐text document databases. The solution implemented is based on the establishment of…

Power conditioning: insurance or snake oil?

Randall Graves, Russell Clement

Power conditioning measures are taken to ensure the supply of ‘clean’ electrical power for electrical and electronic installations. This article looks at the circumstances that…

Lower‐cost communications with 9600 bps modems

Howard Falk

If you had been using a 300 bit per second (bps) modem, then switched to a 1200 bps unit, as so many users did a few years ago, you were probably impressed with the changes you…

JANET: an overview for libraries

Peter Stone

JANET, the United Kingdom Joint Academic Network, was established in 1984 by the Computer Board for Universities and Research Councils, and is now funded by its successor, the…

News

US and Europe take bite out of copyright The US Supreme Court opened the door for US vendors to sell electronic versions of white‐page telephone directories, while the European…

CD‐ROM Data Exchange possible next year

At the American Library Association meeting on 30 June Bela Hatvany announced an initiative which — if others follow — will allow any interface to access any CD‐ROM. By next…