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Many recent books have addressed the implementation of local area networks (LANs). Kibirige, as do these other authors, describes the technology behind LANs, such as protocols and standards; however, he adds a unique flavor to his book by discussing the LAN as an information-processing structure--putting more emphasis on the utility of LANs than on the technology. Kibirige argues that the LAN is an information-optimization structure that allows the individual and the organization to get maximum utility from the information services and products available, such as the large external databases, e.g. CompuServe. An interesting chapter, titled The Future of LANs in Information Management, ' discusses the Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) in relation to the issue of integrating all forms of communication including voice, video, data, telemetry, and facsimile. Kibirige's background is in library science, and many of the applications he discusses should be of interest to upper-division library science students as well as to computer science students. -Choice The author succeeds in writing a readable book about LANs. This is important because an understanding of LANs and the other communication technologies discussed here will make the high-tech aspects of the workaday world seem less confusing. The very good introduction defines a LAN as 'a privately owned communication facility that links devices in a small area.' -Insights ?The author succeeds in writing a readable book about LANs. This is important because an understanding of LANs and the other communication technologies discussed here will make the high-tech aspects of the workaday world seem less confusing. The very good introduction defines a LAN as 'a privately owned communication facility that links devices in a small area.'?-Insights ?Many recent books have addressed the implementation of local area networks (LANs). Kibirige, as do these other authors, describes the technology behind LANs, such as protocols and standards; however, he adds a unique flavor to his book by discussing the LAN as an information-processing structure--putting more emphasis on the utility of LANs than on the technology. Kibirige argues that the LAN is an information-optimization structure that allows the individual and the organization to get maximum utility from the information services and products available, such as the large external databases, e.g. CompuServe. An interesting chapter, titled The Future of LANs in Information Management, ' discusses the Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) in relation to the issue of integrating all forms of communication including voice, video, data, telemetry, and facsimile. Kibirige's background is in library science, and many of the applications he discusses should be of interest to upper-division library science students as well as to computer science students.?-Choice

?Many recent books have addressed the implementation of local area networks (LANs). Kibirige, as do these other authors, describes the technology behind LANs, such as protocols and standards; however, he adds a unique flavor to his book by discussing the LAN as an information-processing structure--putting more emphasis on the utility of LANs than on the technology. Kibirige argues that the LAN is an information-optimization structure that allows the individual and the organization to get maximum utility from the information services and products available, such as the large external databases, e.g. CompuServe. An interesting chapter, titled The Future of LANs in Information Management, ' discusses the Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) in relation to the issue of integrating all forms of communication including voice, video, data, telemetry, and facsimile. Kibirige's background is in library science, and many of the applications he discusses should be of interest to upper-division library science students as well as to computer science students.?-Choice ?The author succeeds in writing a readable book about LANs. This is important because an understanding of LANs and the other communication technologies discussed here will make the high-tech aspects of the workaday world seem less confusing. The very good introduction defines a LAN as 'a privately owned communication facility that links devices in a small area.'?-Insights The author succeeds in writing a readable book about LANs. This is important because an understanding of LANs and the other communication technologies discussed here will make the high-tech aspects of the workaday world seem less confusing. The very good introduction defines a LAN as 'a privately owned communication facility that links devices in a small area.' -Insights Many recent books have addressed the implementation of local area networks (LANs). Kibirige, as do these other authors, describes the technology behind LANs, such as protocols and standards; however, he adds a unique flavor to his book by discussing the LAN as an information-processing structure--putting more emphasis on the utility of LANs than on the technology. Kibirige argues that the LAN is an information-optimization structure that allows the individual and the organization to get maximum utility from the information services and products available, such as the large external databases, e.g. CompuServe. An interesting chapter, titled The Future of LANs in Information Management, ' discusses the Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) in relation to the issue of integrating all forms of communication including voice, video, data, telemetry, and facsimile. Kibirige's background is in library science, and many of the applications he discusses should be of interest to upper-division library science students as well as to computer science students. -Choice

?Many recent books have addressed the implementation of local area networks (LANs). Kibirige, as do these other authors, describes the technology behind LANs, such as protocols and standards; however, he adds a unique flavor to his book by discussing the LAN as an information-processing structure--putting more emphasis on the utility of LANs than on the technology. Kibirige argues that the LAN is an information-optimization structure that allows the individual and the organization to get maximum utility from the information services and products available, such as the large external databases, e.g. CompuServe. An interesting chapter, titled The Future of LANs in Information Management, ' discusses the Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) in relation to the issue of integrating all forms of communication including voice, video, data, telemetry, and facsimile. Kibirige's background is in library science, and many of the applications he discusses should be of interest to upper-division library science students as well as to computer science students.?-Choice

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HARRY M. KIBIRIGE is Assistant Professor of Information Science at the Graduate School of Library and Information Studies, Queens College of the City University of New York. He is the author of The Information Dilemma: A Critical Analysis of Information Pricing and the Fees Controversy (Greenwood Press, 1983). In addition, he has published several articles and conference papers on information systems analysis, design and management.

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