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Issues in Electronic Publishing Using Optical Disc Technology.
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Wood, Richard – Journal of Library Administration, 1988
Discusses six aspects of compact disc (CD-ROM) publishing: (1) development costs; (2) design considerations; (3) marketing; (4) software design; (5) hardware; and (6) the library market. (MES)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Electronic Publishing, Higher Education, Library Automation
Me and My Shadow: Vendors as the Third Hand in Collection Evaluation.
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Alessi, Dana L. – Journal of Library Administration, 1992
Discusses the vendor's role in the library collection evaluation process. Vendor services are described, including catalogs, bibliographies, periodicals, and announcement services; the process required to produce a vendor publication is explained; and new online and CD-ROM collection assessment tools are described. (LRW)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Library Automation, Library Collection Development, Online Systems
In Support of Collection Assessment: The Role of Automation in the Acquisitions and Serials Departments.
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Hawks, Carol Pitts – Journal of Library Administration, 1992
Describes the role of automation in library acquisitions and serials departments in support of collection development. Highlights include workstations and expert systems; links to external databases; vendor services, including serials services and online review and selection of approval books; and automated access to collection development…
Descriptors: Cost Indexes, Databases, Expert Systems, Library Acquisition