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Desktop Publishing: New Right Brain Documents
James B. Williams, Lawrence E. MurrLaser printers and powerful word processing, desktop publishing, and graphic arts software for micro‐computers make it possible, and easy, to communicate graphically as well as…
The RFP—Request for Punishment: or A Tool for Selecting an Automated Library System
Joseph R. Matthews, Stephen R. Salmon, Joan Frye WilliamsA request for proposals (RFP) may be required by purchasing laws and regulations of a local jurisdiction. A library may choose to use the RFP to determine the capabilities and…
The Computer and Personal Privacy, Part I: The Individual Under Assault
Michael Rogers RubinThe tremendous advancements that have recently occurred in computer technology, including central processing speed and low‐cost, high‐density mass storage, provide great potential…
The Use of Telefacsimile in Libraries
Richard W. Boss, Hal EspoTelefacsimile, the technology that facilitates the fast electronic transfer of written materials between distant points, is beginning to make inroads in the library community…
Common Sense Wordworking III: Desktop Publishing and Desktop Typesetting
Walt CrawfordDesktop publishing may or may not be the “hottest” topic in current microcomputing, but it certainly is one of them. Being a hot topic means being the subject of wildly optimistic…
ATLAS from Data Research Associates: A Fully Integrated Automation System
Michael J. MellingerATLAS is a fully integrated, turnkey library system supporting the following functions: online MARC cataloging and information management; online catalog with four search…
Responding to an RFP: A Vendor's Viewpoint
Robert A. KingtonA typical vendor of library automation systems cannot, and most likely will not want to, respond to all requests for proposals (RFPs) that it receives. Certain “elimination…
The Network Library System: The History and Description of an Evolving Library‐Developed System
Donna M. Senzig, Franklyn F. BrightThe Network Library System (NLS) is a collaborative development project undertaken by the University of Wisconsin‐Madison Libraries and the University of Chicago Libraries…
Telecommunication Considerations in an Automated Library Network: An Introduction
Dayna E. Buck, Jerome W. KroisAccording to the Dictionary of Data Processing, telecommunications is the transmission and reception of signals over long distances by means of radio, telephone, or telegraphy…
InfoStation: A Low‐Cost Electronic Document Storage, Retrieval, and Transmission System
David HesslerIntegrating a microcomputer with a videotape recorder (VCR) and facsimile machine produces a powerful information handling system—InfoStation. The VCR can be used to backup the…
The Vendors' Corner—The Request for Proposal
Chris SugnetThe library, the vendor, and the consultant have their own roles to play in the RFP process. The library is responsible for identifying its objectives and needs. These must be…
The Consultants' Corner—The RFP in the Automation Procurement Process
Jon DrabenstottFive prominent consultants—Susan Baerg Epstein, James Rush, Jose‐Marie Griffiths, Rob McGee, and Wilson Stahl—address the development and use of the request for proposals (RFPs…
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- Dr Dickson K.W. Chiu
- Dr Kevin K.W. Ho