Distributed Computing and the Electronic Library: Micros to Superminis |
Contents
State of the Art of Distributed Systems in Libraries | 9 |
Systems Trends and Issues | 21 |
Communications and Library Systems | 35 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
acquisitions ALIS ALIS III application software architecture ARCnet area network bibliographic brary capabilities Cataloging data entry cataloging system circulation system COBOL commercial communications compiler computer system configured CRT terminals Data Phase data processing device Digital Equipment Corp electronic environment fault-tolerant FORTRAN functions GEAC hardware Hewlett-Packard host computer host system IBM PC implemented information center installed institution integrated library system interface internally developed ISBN KB 16-bit word language Librarian library's local area network magnetic tape mainframe MARC MB disk memory micro microcomputer minicomputer Model multi-user MUMPS OCLC office automation online catalog online public access online searching personal computer processors public access catalog public libraries puter record Research retrieval RSTS/E screen serials management special libraries standard storage superminicomputer System Name Tandem Tandem Computers tems tion University UNIX users VAX-11 Series VAX/VMS vendors word processing workstation