Library Hi Tech: Volume 7 Issue 4

Linking Library Automation Systems in the Internet: Functional Requirements, Planning, and Policy Issues

Clifford A. Lynch

Historically, library catalogs have been rather insular, often based on specialized hardware and/or operating systems lacking industry‐standard networking capabilities. Network…

Design Considerations for an OPAC Workstation: An Introduction to Specifications and a Model Configuration

Ron G. Martin

Academic libraries that are replacing the traditional card catalog with the online public access catalog (OPAC) are faced with a number of complex and difficult decisions…

System Documentation: A Symposium on Printed Documentation for Computer Systems

Denise Kaplan, Lare Mischo, Linda Bills, Joe Matthews, Victor Rosenberg, Barbara E. Anderson, Brian Alley, James LaRue

Good system documentation is the backbone to the success of any automated system, for only through complete and thorough documentation can the user fully understand and utilize a…

Writing Effective User Manuals: Basic Guidelines and Tips

Donna R. Webb

With the proliferation of automated systems in libraries comes a growing need for good user documentation. Due to staffing constraints, often the person responsible for producing…

Evaluating Vendor Documentation

Nancy W.T. Wood

The documentation provided with an automated system should outline all necessary procedures; answer questions; help with staff training; and provide a comprehensive and detailed…

Staff Training in the Automated Library Environment: A Symposium

Stuart Glogoff, Harry M. Kriz, Z. Kelly Queijo, Thomas C. Wilson, Kristine Hammerstrand, Beverly L. Renford, Mary J. Cronin, Katherine W. Cunningham, Richard Gordon

As libraries increasingly automate and provide external access to their resources, a continual and growing need emerges for training of staff who implement, employ, and support…

Desktop Research and Software Connectivity

Victor Rosenberg

“Desktop research” encompasses the various tools that a scholar requires in the course of his or her work. The “scholar's workstation” of the future will involve several software…

Fear of Buying

Walt Crawford

Whether you are buying your first personal computer or considering an upgrade, you face a confusing marketplace that is unlikely to become simpler. You must plan your uses and…