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11 – 20 of 37Criteria to evaluate and select software for online text information storage and retrieval software are presented in the form of a checklist. The list has a hierarchical…
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Criteria to evaluate and select software for online text information storage and retrieval software are presented in the form of a checklist. The list has a hierarchical structure; the headings are Input of information, Indexing, Interactive searching for information, and Output features, with, additionally, a few remarks about Current awareness, Security/Privacy/Authorisation, Read‐only version, and Integration with other programs.
Paul Nieuwenhuysen and Patrick Vanouplines
This guest editorial forms a brief introduction to an issue of The Electronic Library which focuses on libraries and the World Wide Web. To start with, the basics and state of the…
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This guest editorial forms a brief introduction to an issue of The Electronic Library which focuses on libraries and the World Wide Web. To start with, the basics and state of the art of the World Wide Web are outlined in general. Then, the high and increasingly important impact of the Web on libraries is discussed.
The evolution of microcomputer hard‐ and software is very dynamic, and by analogy, the application of a microcomputer system can be seen as an adventurous exploration. This…
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The evolution of microcomputer hard‐ and software is very dynamic, and by analogy, the application of a microcomputer system can be seen as an adventurous exploration. This metaphor is taken to the extreme to shape a brief and light overview of the state‐of‐the‐art in the domain of microcomputer applications for online information retrieval from external databanks and from CD‐ROMs, and for the subsequent post‐processing of data downloaded to the microcomputer system.
Abdelhamid Boujdad M'kadem and Paul Nieuwenhuysen
The purpose of this paper is to study the readiness of academic researchers in history in Moroccan universities to change their habits and ways of accessing old manuscript…
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to study the readiness of academic researchers in history in Moroccan universities to change their habits and ways of accessing old manuscript collections from direct access to on/offline access to digitized versions of the same documents.
Design/methodology/approach
A survey was conducted with a sample population of about 30 researchers, both students and teachers. This survey used a questionnaire distributed directly.
Findings
This user study came to the conclusion that though people appreciate the possible existence of a digital library for manuscripts (on‐ or offline), they have some hesitation to use it solely because they are afraid of losing a precious and fruitful human interaction with the private holders of manuscript collections.
Research limitations/implications
The study is considered as a basis for future studies that could enhance the concepts and the methods. The limitations in this research are mainly due to the local scope of the survey.
Originality/value
The survey is unique in the sense that it is the first one. The manuscripts have been studied previously at several levels except a user needs perspective.
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This paper summarises the findings of a critical overview to be published in 1988, of more than 200 programs for online information management. The programs are classified as…
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This paper summarises the findings of a critical overview to be published in 1988, of more than 200 programs for online information management. The programs are classified as follows: —Software for terminal emulationl(tele)communications/uploading/ downloading, mainly to communicate with remote computers such as databanks, and to aid online searching of databases. —Software to reformat/convert the captured information automatically, so that is can be loaded/imported in databases managed by a program of the next category. —Software for the local, in‐house storage and retrieval of text information to manage the received and reformatted information, as well as other manual input. —Software for word processing to process text information in addition to programs from the categories mentioned above. Programs for microcomputers which can run the operating system PC‐DOS/MS‐DOS received most attention.
Describes the use of the CDS/ISIS bibliographic database packagewithin the Tata Energy Research Institute Library in Delhi. Indicatesthe capabilities of the package and states the…
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Describes the use of the CDS/ISIS bibliographic database package within the Tata Energy Research Institute Library in Delhi. Indicates the capabilities of the package and states the hardware requirements and package availability (from UNESCO). Assesses the applications of the package through a comprehensive survey of the literature on its use within libraries throughout the world.
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Although there are many articles on CDS/ISIS which describe projects in which conversion techniques are used, there is very little literature about the conversion programs…
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Although there are many articles on CDS/ISIS which describe projects in which conversion techniques are used, there is very little literature about the conversion programs themselves.This paper provides an overview of the conversion process and gives brief descriptions of some of the available programs.
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Philip Barker and Pieter A. van Brakel
We have taken as the theme of the interview section of this issue's Focus (‘The Changing Face of Information’) the question of the role of the information professional in the…
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We have taken as the theme of the interview section of this issue's Focus (‘The Changing Face of Information’) the question of the role of the information professional in the epoch of the so‐called ‘Knowledge Economy’. The following question was put to members of the Editorial Board of The Electronic Library.
Three types of software have been evaluated which can be used on IBM‐compatible microcomputers: programs for terminal emulation and communication, programs for conversion of…
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Three types of software have been evaluated which can be used on IBM‐compatible microcomputers: programs for terminal emulation and communication, programs for conversion of received data, and programs for storage and retrieval of literature information in local databases. With software for these three applications, data can be downloaded from external computers and directly used to build a local documentation system. Functions of these types of programs and general results of the tests are discussed. Criteria for selecting software for online searching, as well as for building local databases using external data downloaded from online searches, are given.