Program: electronic library and information systems: Volume 28 Issue 4

Automation and archives: a survey of the systems at the University of Southampton Library

C.M. Woolgar

A suite of databases designed to provide a guide to archive collections, detailed descriptions of some major holdings and surveys of holdings elsewhere, has been developed at the…

Teaching information handling skills with hypertext

Linda Creanor, Helen Durndell

This paper describes the development and content of four Computer Assisted Learning packages designed to teach information skills to higher education students. The areas covered…

The implementation of a public reservation service in a multi‐site academic library

Jill Lambert, Judith Andrews, John McMullan

The practical issues involved in the implementation of a public reservation service using BLS (BLCMP Library System) in a large multi‐site university library (University of…

CD‐ROM database quality: Some observations based on experience at Sultan Qaboos University library

Colin S. Johnston

Over the past four years Sultan Qaboos University Library in Oman has increased its CD‐ROM collection to 10 databases. It quickly became apparent to both staff and end users that…

Arabisation of library and information systems

Khalid Al‐Anzi, Mel Collier

This paper analyses the current state of Arabisation of automated library systems. Problems of Arabic language handling and limitations of Romanisation are described. The areas of…

Impact of CD‐ROM searching on reference and information services in a university library

Moid Ahmad Siddiqui, Mohammad Ishaq Mirza

Library services have been tremendously influenced by rapid technological innovations over the years particularly in the area of reference and information services. The adoption…