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"This is a revised edition of ""The Librarian's Guide to Microcomputers for Information Management"", which aims to serve as an authoritative reference source to microcomputers and their applications to information management. Microcomputers have progressed rapidly since the last version of the book. The authors have revised and updated material throughout, and included many new developments. These include hypermedia and scanners, increased emphasis on MS DOS, CD-ROM and expanded coverage of LANs. New for this edition is a section on desk-top publishing. Assuming no specialist knowledge of the subject, the book explains microcomputer hardware and software in simple terms, including database management, information retrieval plus office systems and provides invaluable advice on the selection and operation of equipment and systems. This book should be of interest to undergraduate students of information management, librarians and information managers."

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Author:   Paul F. Burton ,  J. Howard Petrie
Publisher:   Chapman and Hall
Imprint:   Chapman and Hall
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.355kg
ISBN:  

9780412341304

ISBN 10:   0412341301
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   01 January 1991
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 Electronics for microcomputers.- 2 Microcomputers: the building blocks.- 3 Software concepts.- 4 Systems for information retrieval and data management.- 5 Applications in information retrieval and management.- 6 Management and administration of information services.- 7 The microcomputer as a resource.- 8 Selecting the software.- 9 Selecting the hardware.- 10 Implementation and system management.- Appendix A Software for information retrieval and library applications.- A.1 Integrated systems.- A.2 Information retrieval.- A.3 Acquisitions.- A.4 Cataloguing.- A.5 Circulation control.- A.6 Online search assistance.- A.7 Serials control.- Appendix B Organizations.- Appendix C An example of information retrieval using the FIRS system.- C.1 Creation of a database.- C.2 Enter data records into database.- C.3 Searching the database.- References.

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