Lill Bjørvik and Ola Thori Kogstad
The BIBLIOFIL library management system is widely used by public libraries throughout Norway. The supplier, Bibliotek‐Systemer, recognised the importance of making public library…
Abstract
The BIBLIOFIL library management system is widely used by public libraries throughout Norway. The supplier, Bibliotek‐Systemer, recognised the importance of making public library catalogues available on the Internet. After considering the alternative of Z39.50/SR, it was decided to implement http, the World Wide Web protocol to enable catalogue access. In the first month, three BIBLIOFIL libraries have already made their collections available and many more look set to follow.
The development of the World‐Wide Web has caught the imagination not only of professional computer users, but also of large sections of the general public: news and feature items…
Abstract
The development of the World‐Wide Web has caught the imagination not only of professional computer users, but also of large sections of the general public: news and feature items concerning aspects of the Internet abound in the popular media, and these commonly specify the Web as the technology of choice for accessing a wide variety of information resources.