The Electronic Library: Volume 12 Issue 4
Digital information organization and use
Table of contents
Librarianship — Swedish‐style
Gunnel StjernvallThe invitation to write a Guest Editorial for The Electronic Library came at an opportune time for me, as it enables me to share some of the thoughts that have recently been in my…
Electronic libraries — visions of the future
Philip BarkerThroughout their history, libraries have played many important roles within the context of knowledge archival, information retrieval and knowledge dissemination. Today, libraries…
Creation of a database of references using CDS/ISIS
S. Amba, R. Meenakshi, S. Subba RaoCDS/ISIS was used to develop a database of references for publications of the Central Leather Research Institute. This database is to serve not only as a bibliographic tool but…
A review of qualitative and quantitative measures in collection analysis
P.E. EphraimWhile not dismissing the raging debate on whether quantitative measures are more efficacious than qualitative in collection analysis, this paper posits that a mix of the measures…
Multimedia — myth or reality?
John TownsendMultimedia technology has been the object of hype for a number of years now. But what is it really? Is it a viable commercial solution or simply a fringe technology with no real…
Compact high‐capacity hard disks
Howard FalkJust a few years ago, the primary reason for purchasing a high‐capacity hard disk was to store huge data files. At that time, 200 million byte hard disks were thought to be…
Sonar Bookends: Index Generation
Patrick CanganelliWhile it is true that some wordprocessors have the capability to produce their own indices, Sonar Bookends offers the advantage that users do not have to mark words and phrases in…
News
June's American Library Association conference saw first announcement of an online searching and document delivery system which UMI claims is ‘unlike anything available today or…
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hybridEditors:
- Prof. Jeonghyun Kim
- Assistant Prof Haihua Chen
- Ms Marie Bloechle