Program: electronic library and information systems: Volume 24 Issue 3

Integrated interlibrary loans: LIBERTAS at Cranfield

Simon J. Bevan

Cranfield Institute of Technology has completed the testing of an interlibrary loans module from SLS (Information Systems) Ltd. which forms part of the LIBERTAS integrated library…

Automation in the Department of Printed Books at the National Library of Wales: Part 1, system configuration and acquisitions

David Jeremiah

This article is the first in a series of three describing the automation system used in the Department of Printed Books at the National Library of Wales. An overview of the…

TITAN: an information management system for faster retrieval from massive databases using signatures

Valerie J. Calderbank

TITAN is an information management environment designed for fast retrieval of records from extremely large (several million records) collections of data. It provides unlimited…

Using Excel at Aston University Library and Information Services: the application of spreadsheets to library stock management

Christine Abbott

Although spreadsheets are now widely used in libraries, there is little evidence that their application to practical problems of library stock management has been recognised. This…

Publishing TEXnical INFORMATION: typesetting by database

Martin Myhill

Much has been written about the link between desktop publishing and word‐processing systems. Linking a database management system to a publishing system can have considerable…

Library application software packages in Nigeria: A survey

Felix N. Ubogu

Modern information technologies (ITs) are increasingly being applied in the administrative and housekeeping functions of libraries. These ITs are, however, not extensively…