The Public Access Computer Systems Review vol. 1 no. 2 (1990)

 

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  • Libraries with Glass Walls 

    Bailey, Charles W., Jr. (The Public-Access Computer Systems Review, 1990)
    As an increasing number of academic libraries provide Internet access to their online catalogs and other databases, the nature of library services is changing.

  • EndNote at Dartmouth: A Double Review 

    Finnegan, Gregory A.; Klemperer, Katharina E. (The Public-Access Computer Systems Review, 1990)

  • Public-Access Computer Systems and the Internet 

    Halbert, Martin (The Public-Access Computer Systems Review, 1990)
    Recursive Reviews is a new column that will identify and briefly describe articles that deal with public-access computer systems (PACS) and related topics in both library and computer science literature. The "recursive" ...

  • Help! 

    Crawford, Walt (The Public-Access Computer Systems Review, 1990)
    Your patron access systems probably have help screens available at the touch of a key. There are dozens--maybe even hundreds--of carefully-worded context-sensitive messages to help the frustrated patron. Some systems even ...

  • Z39.50: Where is It and Who Cares? 

    Hinnebusch, Mark (The Public Access Computer Systems Review, 1990)
    The Z39.50 Information Retrieval Service Definition and Protocol Specifications for Library Applications, published by the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) in 1988, defines a mechanism to be used by a ...

  • A CD-ROM LAN Utilizing the CBIS CD Connection System 

    Smith, Steve (The Public-Access Computer Systems Review, 1990)
    Like many libraries, the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library of the University of Alaska at Fairbanks has been exploring ways to expand access to the growing number of commercial CD-ROM database products, which are supplementing and ...

  • Symposium on Staffing Issues and Public-Access Computer Systems 

    Ridley, Mike; Bailey, Charles W., Jr. (The Public-Access Computer Systems Review, 1990)
    The introduction and proliferation of public-access computer systems has had a significant impact on staffing in libraries. In an attempt to address staffing issues, The Public-Access Computer Systems Review asked a panel ...

  • Zen and the Art of CD-ROM Network License Negotiation 

    Wilson, Thomas C. (The Public-Access Computer Systems Review, 1990)
    Multi-user access is one of the fastest growing areas of the CD-ROM marketplace. Since several library sites have tested the merger of multiple technologies to build such networks, clearly it is technologically possible ...

  • Contents 

    Bailey, Charles W., Jr. (The Public-Access Computer Systems Review, 1990)