Steffen Knak‐Nielson and Susanne Ornager
Interactive video projects where a laser disc is linked to a microcomputer are a new trend in research on information transfer and library development. The high cost of these…
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Interactive video projects where a laser disc is linked to a microcomputer are a new trend in research on information transfer and library development. The high cost of these projects presents a drawback. The aim of this paper is to illustrate how libraries and information centres can increase utilisation of non‐book reference materials by using inexpensive microcomputer equipment for image storage. Collections of pictures, archival materials and maps can be stored by capturing the images on video and transferring the frames to a database on a microcomputer. The description and the image can be viewed together when searching the materials. The research project described here considers the quality of the pictures in the image database, as well as time calculations for image database production. The project aims at proposing a low‐cost solution to image information storage on microcomputers in libraries and information centres.
This short communication describes the development, by Unesco, of a package of six ICT‐related modules that have been designed to be used in “face‐to‐face” week‐long training…
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This short communication describes the development, by Unesco, of a package of six ICT‐related modules that have been designed to be used in “face‐to‐face” week‐long training courses for library and information professionals in South East Asia. The modules are freely available for use.
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Elisabet Sinding and Susanne Ornager
The development of computer‐based systems in Scandinavian libraries began during the early 1970s. In the individual Nordic countries there are no approaches to formulating a joint…
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The development of computer‐based systems in Scandinavian libraries began during the early 1970s. In the individual Nordic countries there are no approaches to formulating a joint policy to influence this development. The absence of a formalised policy implies that a kaleidoscopic picture of systems and development strategies in the 1980s has emerged. The categories of computerised library automation systems operational in Scandinavian countries today are described in the article just as consideration is given to the schemes for systems developed up to 1990.
In distributing its CDS/ISIS package, UNESCO cooperates with various organisations all over the world which act as CDS/ISIS distributors. These organisations fall into three…
Micro CDS/ISIS is a software package distributed by Unesco to non‐profit making organisations, free of charge. It is suitable for handling non‐numeric, variable length, textual…
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Micro CDS/ISIS is a software package distributed by Unesco to non‐profit making organisations, free of charge. It is suitable for handling non‐numeric, variable length, textual information. This article studies the search interface of version 2.3 of the software in relation to user friendliness, user instructions, output control and documentation, in an evaluative manner with the objective of finding out whether Micro CDS/ISIS comfortably accommodates all kinds of users — novices, intermediates and the experienced. At the end, considering each and every aspect evaluated, it is concluded that Micro CDS/ ISIS is suitable more for experienced and intermediate users than for novices.