Local Area Networks--For Your Library?.

Leggott, Mark

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Publication Date: 1989

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Local Area Networks--For Your Library?

Leggott, Mark

Canadian Library Journal, v46 n5 p303-05 Oct 1989

Describes a typical configuration for a local area network (LAN), and discusses positive and negative factors to be considered when deciding whether to implement a LAN in a library setting. Situations in which LANS are or are not appropriate are identified, and alternatives to LANs are described. (CLB)

Descriptors: Computer Peripherals, Computer Software, Cost Effectiveness, Efficiency, Library Automation, Local Area Networks, Microcomputers, Time Sharing

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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