Giovanna Alloro and Donatella Ugolini
This paper starts with a description of a project to introduce automation in the libraries of the National Institute for Cancer Research and the Clinical and Experimental Oncology…
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This paper starts with a description of a project to introduce automation in the libraries of the National Institute for Cancer Research and the Clinical and Experimental Oncology Institute of the University of Genoa. It then describes the information retrieval software chosen to manage various library functions, in particular the book catalogue. Use of this system led to new working methods for library staff and for the users. The users' interest in the new system has been evaluated by attendance of specific training courses and by the number of accesses to the online catalogue. Preliminary results show that this interest exists, and that adequate information can improve the library user's approach to the automated catalogue and make it a part of the user's routine work.
Giovanna Alloro and Donatella Ugolini
The rapid retrieval of citations on a demand basis followed by instant availability of the full documents are high priority procedures for biomedical researchers. This paper…
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The rapid retrieval of citations on a demand basis followed by instant availability of the full documents are high priority procedures for biomedical researchers. This paper describes the opportunities provided by some LAN software to automate repetitive tasks in order to manage the document delivery process better.