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Software for Information Storage and Retrieval Tested, Evaluated and Compared: Part VII--What to Choose, or the Purpose of It All.

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Sieverts, Eric G.; Hofstede, Marten – Electronic Library, 1994

This last article in a series which reported results of a software evaluation project done by the Netherlands Association of Users of Online Information Systems (VOGIN) focuses on how to select appropriate software. Topics discussed include price considerations; user needs; and types and quality of information. (Contains 11 references.) (LRW)

Descriptors: Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Selection, Costs, Databases

Feasibility Study for an Automated Library System. Final Report.

Beaumont and Associates, Inc. – 1989

This study was initiated by the Newfoundland Public Library Services (NPLS) to assess the feasibility of automation for the library services and to determine the viability of an integrated automated library system for the NPLS. The study addresses the needs of NPLS in terms of library automation; benefits to be achieved through the introduction of…

Descriptors: Computer Software Selection, Databases, Evaluation Methods, Feasibility Studies

An Enhanced Z39.50 Gateway to the WorldWideWeb.

Cunningham, David; Sloan, Stephen – Computers in Libraries, 1994

Describes how a university library uses the WorldWideWeb (WWW) to enable users to access resources mounted on a local Z39.50 server and to order prints from articles stored on a CD-ROM jukebox. The software used in the construction of the system, necessary modifications to the software, and software ordering information are covered. (KRN)

Descriptors: Access to Information, College Libraries, Computer Networks, Computer Software