Local CD-ROM Networking: Evaluation and Planning.

Cummins, Thompson R.; Shipley, John

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ERIC Number: EJ446133

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Publication Date: 1992

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Local CD-ROM Networking: Evaluation and Planning.

Cummins, Thompson R.; Shipley, John

Public Libraries, v31 n2 p99-102 Mar-Apr 1992

Summarizes some of the applications of automation in the Miami-Dade (Florida) Public Library System. A detailed discussion of the system CD-ROM LAN (Local Area Network) covers hardware and software, cost factors, advantages of networking CD-ROMs, problems, and evaluation. It is concluded that the advantages of a CD-ROM LAN outweigh the disadvantages. (MES)

Descriptors: Library Automation, Library Services, Local Area Networks, Optical Data Disks, Public Libraries, Reference Services

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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