Program: electronic library and information systems: Volume 19 Issue 3

Retrospective conversion of card catalogues into full MARC format using sophisticated computer‐controlled visual imaging techniques

Martin Harrison

An overview of the OPTIRAM/LIBPAC computerised system for the intelligent optical scanning of catalogue cards, or any other form of printed or good hand‐written material, into a…

UNIX software tools and library automation

A.M. Sarrafan, R.E. Cooley

Software tools are programs which perform simple functions and have simple interfaces. They can be easily put together to make complete systems; and their use for library…

An overview of information retrieval software for microcomputers in France

Roland Bertrand, Emmanual Henriot

The potential uses of microcomputers seem unlimited and information retrieval is now an important area of application. This paper presents the teachings and the conclusions of a…

Producing an index to legal periodicals in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office library using Cardbox

Martin Callow

This article provides an account of setting up an index to legal periodicals in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office library using a microcomputer with hard disk storage and…

Administration of a reserve collection at Paisley College using dBase II

Philomena Millar, Janette Cochrane

The use of a database management system, dBase II, in the computerisation of the reserve book file at Paisley College is described. Reasons are given for the choice of this…

Fax: testing the uses of facsimile transmission at Aberdeen City libraries

Letitia Smith‐Burnett

Aberdeen's geographical isolation from other centres of commerce and industry in the United Kingdom encourages librarians in the city to examine all possible methods of…

Report of a seminar on software evaluation for library and information applications

Stephen Flood

On 1 February 1985 an invited audience of representatives from a wide variety of library and information organisations attended a seminar on software evaluation sponsored by the…

Program: notes for contributors

L. Tedd, R.G. Woods, R.C. Young

In a dummy article, which itself forms a model, the types of contribution welcomed for Program (full‐length articles, short communications, news items, letters to the Editor) are…