FLAN: virtual inter-linking using floppy disks as a local area network

The paper discusses how to share functions such as cataloguing and interlibrary loan between libraries and other information centres by setting up a virtual network of microcomputers using TINlib software. Data exchange between eight information centres is effected using floppy disks, thereby creati...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Electronic library 1989-06, Vol.7 (3), p.160-162
1. Verfasser:	Giaccai, Susanna
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bibliographic catalogs and databases Cataloguing Computerized cataloguing Cooperation Documentation institutions Exact sciences and technology FLAN (Floppy disk Local Area Network) Floppy discs Floppy disk Local Area Network Information and communication sciences Information science. Documentation Information storage and retrieval Information work Sciences and techniques of general use Secondary and tertiary information and documents Specialized information sources (paper or electronic format) Technical services TINlib
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Zusammenfassung:	The paper discusses how to share functions such as cataloguing and interlibrary loan between libraries and other information centres by setting up a virtual network of microcomputers using TINlib software. Data exchange between eight information centres is effected using floppy disks, thereby creating a Floppy disk Local Area Network, or FLAN.
ISSN:	0264-0473 0024-2306 1758-616X
DOI:	10.1108/eb044882