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Publication date: 1 February 1990

William Uricchio and Michelle Duffy

CircCess, a 35‐member library network, was moving toward a major system upgrade when it discovered that the planned system would not support Boolean functions. An alternative…

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CircCess, a 35‐member library network, was moving toward a major system upgrade when it discovered that the planned system would not support Boolean functions. An alternative approach to providing a shared catalog and linked circulation functions was sought, resulting in a CD‐ROM‐based solution. The process of developing the concept, unexpected problems associated with selecting a vendor, delays and problems resulting from an expansion of the original concept, and related issues are detailed.

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Library Hi Tech, vol. 8 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0737-8831

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Publication date: 1 February 1991

William Uricchio

The arms of the fog slowly enfolded the city behind us until we seemed a thousand miles at sea. Suddenly up ahead loomed the place they called “The Rock.” It looked bigger than…

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The arms of the fog slowly enfolded the city behind us until we seemed a thousand miles at sea. Suddenly up ahead loomed the place they called “The Rock.” It looked bigger than Gibraltar—like some ghostly liner carrying lost souls to the nether world. Come to think of it, that wasn't a bad analogy. After all, hundreds of careers had ended inside those granite, escape‐proof walls. “The Rock” was a vale of tears, no doubt about it.

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Library Hi Tech, vol. 9 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0737-8831

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Publication date: 1 April 1992

William Uricchio

Velda stared at the airport carousel as the first bags of luggage made their appearance.

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Velda stared at the airport carousel as the first bags of luggage made their appearance.

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Library Hi Tech, vol. 10 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0737-8831

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Publication date: 1 January 1986

Luba Heinemann

AGILE II is a full service utility providing shared cataloging in eight MARC formats with access to local data, database management, inter library loan, electronic mail, subject…

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AGILE II is a full service utility providing shared cataloging in eight MARC formats with access to local data, database management, inter library loan, electronic mail, subject searching, authority control and other features. The adoptation of AGILE II and the MARC format to support community (agency and program) information suggests imaginative applications for similar systems. Two sidebars discuss installations of AGILE II.

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Library Hi Tech, vol. 4 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0737-8831

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Publication date: 1 January 1985

Gregory M. Diskin and Thomas J. Michalak

The LS/2000 integrated library system at Carnegie‐Mellon University has been enhanced to include an Information Function. Existing, as well as planned functions, screen displays…

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The LS/2000 integrated library system at Carnegie‐Mellon University has been enhanced to include an Information Function. Existing, as well as planned functions, screen displays, and selection options are described and illustrated. Options include announcements, guides to book locations, library hours, access to library guides and bibliographies, library policies and services, and information describing the use of the LS/2000 online catalog.

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Library Hi Tech, vol. 3 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0737-8831

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Publication date: 1 June 1994

Susan L. Adkins

As CD‐ROM becomes more and more a standard reference and technicalsupport tool in all types of libraries, the annual review of thistechnology published in Computers in Libraries

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As CD‐ROM becomes more and more a standard reference and technical support tool in all types of libraries, the annual review of this technology published in Computers in Libraries magazine increases in size and scope. This year, author Susan L. Adkins has prepared this exceptionally useful bibliography which she has cross‐referenced with a subject index.

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OCLC Systems & Services: International digital library perspectives, vol. 10 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1065-075X

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