The Application of Microcomputers in Information, Documentation and Libraries
International Conference Proceedings
Elsevier (Publisher)
Published in February 1987
Book
Hardback
826 pages
978-0-444-70135-0 (ISBN)
Description
Many current applications of micro-computers and recent developments in the field of information and libraries are presented in this volume. A wide variety of topics is covered at various levels, and in various countries. In addition to the bases of hardware design and software requirements, expert systems, electronic publishing, networks, workstations, education and training, bibliographic and factographic databases, decision-making criteria and economic aspects all receive close attention. Both operative and planned systems are described.
Many current applications of micro-computers and recent developments in the field of information and libraries are presented in this volume. A wide variety of topics is covered at various levels, and in various countries. In addition to the bases of hardware design and software requirements, expert systems, electronic publishing, networks, workstations, education and training, bibliographic and factographic databases, decision-making criteria and economic aspects all receive close attention. Both operative and planned systems are described.
Many current applications of micro-computers and recent developments in the field of information and libraries are presented in this volume. A wide variety of topics is covered at various levels, and in various countries. In addition to the bases of hardware design and software requirements, expert systems, electronic publishing, networks, workstations, education and training, bibliographic and factographic databases, decision-making criteria and economic aspects all receive close attention. Both operative and planned systems are described.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 150 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-444-70135-0 (9780444701350)
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Content
Complex Systems (7 papers). Specific Applications in Libraries (13 papers). Application Software (10 papers). Existing Systems (6 papers). Electronic Publishing (5 papers). Application in Specific Disciplines (16 papers). Decision Making Criteria and Economic Aspects (5 papers). Education and Training (10 papers). Image Processing (2 papers). Expert Systems (3 papers). Networks (5 papers). Systems Requirements (8 papers). Special Problems in Developing Countries (11 papers), Keynote Address: Microcomputer-Based Workstations: An Opportunity to Develop the European Information Market (C. Jansen van Rosendaal). Workstations (4 papers). Data Base Management (8 papers). Author & Subject Indexes.