The Electronic Library: Volume 9 Issue 6

The Electronic Library Manager's Guide to New Information Technology Products in 1991

The year 1991 introduced some interesting multimedia optical information products which are worth drawing attention to again, even though their use and potential might not be…

Software for information storage and retrieval tested, evaluated and compared Part II — Classical retrieval systems

E.G. Sieverts, M. Hofstede, Ph.H. Haak, P. Nieuwenhuysen, G.A.M. Scheepsma, L. Veeger, G.C. Vis

This article lists and compares specifications, properties, and test results of microcomputer software for information storage and retrieval. Nine different programs which fall…

Planning your technology mix: decision factors that meet user needs

Ruth Pagell

As library/information center managers, we face an array of information access choices. With an increased demand for distributed machine‐readable information, we are all examining…

The use of new technologies to improve library and information services at CINTI

Stefka Kaloyanova

The basic objectives of the Central Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (CINTI) are to supply and handle documents and to promote their efficient use by members of…

The European Patent Office and its patent information policy

Gérard Giroud

The European patent information policy of the European Patent Organisation (EPO) derives from a 1988 decision of the Administrative Council of the EPO. The intent of the policy is…

Central Video Replay System (CVRS) at the University of Queensland

Gulcin Cribb

Educational institutions with large numbers of programmed lecture theatres have always had the problem of ensuring that the correct pieces of audiovisual hardware are available…

SCANFAX: HMSO's EC document delivery service

Peter Raggett

HMSO is the government agency responsible for providing a number of services for publicly‐funded bodies in the UK and has a turnover in excess of £360 million per annum. The…

Hypermedia authoring and annotation in InfoStation

Newton S. Lee

This paper describes the hypermedia authoring and annotation capability of the VTLS InfoStation. Such a capability offers library users services previously unavailable in a…

Tape backup for file preservation

Howard Falk

New developments in tape backup include the use of Digital Audio Tape (DAT) and data compression techniques but, before we take a look at these new features — and some of the…

News

British information specialists and librarians in business information are recession‐proof, according to a new survey from TFPL. From a field of 600 professionals queried, TFPL…