The Electronic LibraryThis textbook, the 4th edition of Computers for Libraries, has been compl etely revised to incorporate the massive changes wrought by technological progress in libraries. It aims to provide a broad overview of information systems as they impact on the library and information professional. |
Contents
Introducing the electronic library | 3 |
Hardware | 23 |
Systems and networks | 45 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
applications applications software appropriate basic bibliographic databases catalogue CD-ROM chapter communication computer system current-awareness services devices dialogue disc display document delivery services document management systems electronic document electronic journals electronic library end-user entry environment example fields Fourth-generation languages full text functions graphics hardware identify implementation important index terms indexing languages information manager information retrieval information systems input integrated interface design Internet intranet inverted file issues library management systems linked ment menus modules multimedia number of different offer online search services OPAC operation options organization output processing processor publishers range record format retrieval systems role screen search facilities search terms searcher selection serials server software package sources specific standard storage strategic information systems structure suppliers telecommunications telecommunications networks tems tion transmission types updated users VIRGIN COLA workstations