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Microcomputer Application in a Library for Document Ordering and Delivery.

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Pistorius, J. M.; Smith, J. W. – Electronic Library, 1985

Describes development and implementation of microcomputer system for request handling, recordkeeping, and invoicing at the Centre for Scientific and Technical Information (CSTI) Document Delivery Service of the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. Unforeseen advantages of the system are reviewed, including electronic…

Descriptors: Automation, Computer Software, Foreign Countries, Information Networks

The Microcomputer in the Library: II. Hardware and Operating Systems.

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Leggate, Peter; Dyer, Hilary – Electronic Library, 1985

This second in a series of six articles introducing microcomputer applications in smaller libraries describes the main microcomputer hardware components--processors, internal and external memory, buses, printers, communications, hardware. Importance of ergonomic factors in equipment design, multi-user and network configurations, and the role of…

Descriptors: Communications, Computer Software, Computer Storage Devices, Design Requirements