Microcomputers in Australian libraries and information services

Microcomputers in Australian libraries and information services

Information is presented on the uses of microcomputers in libraries in Australia. Word processing is the most popular use according to the respondents to a request for information put out by the author. The dBase II database management system is predictably popular, but information retrieval systems...

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Veröffentlicht in:Program : electronic library and information systems 1985-01, Vol.19 (1), p.20-28
1. Verfasser: Howard Petrie, J.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Australia
Computers
Data processing
Exact sciences and technology
General aspects
ICT in education
Information and communication sciences
Information retrieval systems. Information and document management system
Information science. Documentation
Library automation
Library equipment
Library surveys
Microcomputers
Personal computers
Sciences and techniques of general use
System design and modelling
Use studies
Word processing
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Zusammenfassung:Information is presented on the uses of microcomputers in libraries in Australia. Word processing is the most popular use according to the respondents to a request for information put out by the author. The dBase II database management system is predictably popular, but information retrieval systems are also in use. Library housekeeping packages developed both in Australia and overseas are available. Microcomputers are connected to mainframes for library and information retrieval applications and there is activity in school libraries. The Australian Microcomputer Industry Clearing House (AMIC) is described.
ISSN:0033-0337
1758-7301
DOI:10.1108/eb046888