Technical standards: Z39.50 to Web gateway1. Overall purpose BiblioMondo launched on the world stageIn a predicted move, the Canadian library systems vendor Best-Seller has acquired the UK based ALSi – the long established UK vendor. More of a surprise is the change of name of the company to BiblioMondo™ and the launching of ambitious growth plans. ITS.ForWindows v. 3.36 new era in library managementThe new release, ITSforWindows 3.36, is fully compatible with updated Library of Congress Control Numbers (LCCN) in use this January and provides expanded, new print capabilities. As Annette Bakhtiar, Chief Executive Officer for TLC noted, “ITSforWindows 3.36 permits librarians to quickly recover from a printer jam when printing cards, labels or edit sheets. [...] New features for cataloguing tools Library.Solutions V2.2.1The latest release of TLC’s Library.solution is V2.2.1. It is aimed at providing improved automation and compatibilty with the latest LC practice. Inmagic.NET a knowledge management and special library softwareInmagic, Inc., a leading developer of knowledge management and special library software, announces Inmagic.NET, a new extension of its core text-based information management product, DB/TextWorks, and soon to be an extension of its second major product, BiblioTech PRO. Inmagic.NET allows information professionals to speed acquisitions workflow by purchasing, cataloguing, indexing and disseminating information throughout an [...] Java, Network Computers and Network PCs, Implications for library systemsManagement of PC has been a problem for librarians since they were first deployed to library staff and users. Compared to the dumb terminal the additional functionality has been an expensive benefit – and in many cases, a totally under used one. The Pentium PC on an issue desk is probably not performing to its [...] Lotus Notes for library systemsThis briefing is a short summary of the main features of Lotus Notes and its applicability to library systems. Many corporations use Notes extensively and librarians asked to use it for library administration. Here are some of the basics as they may effect a library type application. Z39.50 as inter-linked library systemsZ39.50 is an international standard for communication between computer systems primarily, library and information related systems. Z39.50 is becoming increasingly important to the future development and deployment of inter-linked library systems. This technical briefing aims to explain the substance and significance of the standard to library and information system managers. The typical [...] RFID for Libraries and its basic functionThe concept of RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) can be simplified to that of an electronic barcode. First emerging in the 1980s, RFID was primarily used to track objects in industrial environments where barcodes were unable to sustain the harsh surroundings. Today in 2001, RFID is being used to authenticate official memorabilia, track proprietary assets, automate [...] VIRTUAL CORPORATIONS: THE PROMISE AND THE PERILBY |
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