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| Computers in Libraries | 6 |
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| Cunningham, David | 1 |
| Hopwood, Susan H. | 1 |
| Kirkpatrick, Cheryl H. | 1 |
| Mattison, David | 1 |
| Morgan, Catherine Buck | 1 |
| Sisler, Eric | 1 |
| Sloan, Stephen | 1 |
| Smith, Veronica | 1 |
| Wlodkowski, Tom | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 6 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 6 |
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| Colorado | 1 |
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Mattison, David – Computers in Libraries, 2002
Discusses commercially available electronic books (e-books) and implications for librarians. Highlights include factors that influence its dissemination and use, including type of library, access methods, and the vendor; copyright; digital rights management; e-book hardware, including PDAs (personal digital assistances); comparing content vendors;…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Selection, Copyrights, Library Materials
Kirkpatrick, Cheryl H.; Morgan, Catherine Buck – Computers in Libraries, 2001
Describes methods used by the South Carolina State Library to make its library, both the workstations and the Web site, more accessible to visually and physically handicapped patrons. Discusses choosing new hardware and software, renovating the workstations, and becoming more aware of user needs; and lists resources for Web accessibility…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Accessibility (for Disabled), Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Computer Selection
Sisler, Eric; Smith, Veronica – Computers in Libraries, 2000
Describes library automation issues during the planning and construction of College Hill Library (Colorado), a joint-use facility shared by a community college and a public library. Discuses computer networks; hardware selection; public access to catalogs and electronic resources; classification schemes and bibliographic data; children's…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Records, Childrens Libraries, Classification
Wlodkowski, Tom – Computers in Libraries, 1999
Highlights multimedia CD-ROMs that can describe pictures aloud for blind users and turn sound into text for the deaf. Outlines barriers confronting blind users. Discusses software programs designed to significantly improve access to multimedia software for users with disabilities and presents evaluation criteria for purchasing the most accessible…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Blindness, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Selection
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
Hopwood, Susan H. – Computers in Libraries, 1999
Describes strategic planning at Marquette University libraries. Highlights include technology-planning efforts for a Web-based online catalog; goals of improving user independence and speed of access to information; staff participation; funding issues, including support of the Parents Association; and software selection. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Software Selection, Higher Education
