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Connecting the Library's Patron Database to Campus Administrative Software: Simplifying the Library's Accounts Receivable Process
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Oliver, Astrid; Dahlquist, Janet; Tankersley, Jan; Emrich, Beth – Journal of Access Services, 2010
This article discusses the processes that occurred when the Library, Controller's Office, and Information Technology Department agreed to create an interface between the Library's Innovative Interfaces patron database and campus administrative software, Banner, using file transfer protocol, in an effort to streamline the Library's accounts…
Descriptors: Database Management Systems, Information Technology, Computer System Design, Computer Interfaces
Defining Usability: How Library Practice Differs from Published Research
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Chen, Yu-Hui; Germain, Carol Anne; Rorissa, Abebe – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2011
Library/information science professionals need a clearly articulated definition of usability/Web usability to implement intuitive websites. In this study, the authors analyzed usability definitions provided by the ARL library professionals and those found in the library/information science and computer science-information systems literature.…
Descriptors: Information Scientists, Information Needs, User Needs (Information), Definitions
Managing e-Books at the University of Derby: A Case Study
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Wilkins, Valerie – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2007
Purpose: The purpose of the paper is to describe the practical experience of managing e-books in an academic library. Design/methodology/approach: An overview of the three main e-book collections used (netLibrary, Taylor & Francis, and Ebook Library via Dawson) is provided, along with details such as the acquisition, cataloguing and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Services, Books, Electronic Publishing
Database Technology in Digital Libraries.
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Preston, Carole; Lin, Binshan – Information Services & Use, 2002
Reviews issues relating to database technology and digital libraries. Highlights include resource sharing; ongoing digital library projects; metadata; user interfaces; query processing; interoperability; data quality; copyright infringement; and managerial implications, including electronic versus printed materials, accessibility,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Interfaces, Copyrights, Databases
Security Management Strategies for Protecting Your Library's Network.
Ives, David J. – Computers in Libraries, 1996
Presents security procedures for protecting a library's computer system from potential threats by patrons or personnel, and describes how security can be breached. A sidebar identifies four areas of concern in security management: the hardware, the operating system, the network, and the user interface. A selected bibliography of sources on…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Networks, Computer Security, Information Sources
Total Library Computerization, Version 2: A DOS-Based Program from On Point, Inc., for Managing Small to Midsized Libraries.
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Combs, Joseph, Jr. – Library Software Review, 1995
Reviews the Total Library Computerization program, which can be used to manage small to midsized libraries. Discusses costs; operating system requirements; security features; user-interface styles; and system modules including online cataloging, circulation, serials control, acquisitions, authorities control, and interlibrary loan. (Author/JMV)
Descriptors: Authority Control (Information), Cataloging, Computer Interfaces, Computer Security
The Library Web: Case Studies in Web Site Creation and Implementation.
Still, Julie M., Ed. – 1997
This book presents 19 case studies in library web site creation and implementation. The book begins with an introduction--"Introduction: Step into My Parlor" (Julie M. Still)--and is divided into three sections. The first section, Academic Library Web Sites, contains six case studies: "U-SEARCH: The University of Saskatchewan…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Interfaces, Computer Mediated Communication, Design