MICROCOMPUTERS IN LIBRARIES

Neal-Schuman, 1982

Contents

Introduction
Ching-chih Chen.....1

PART ONE General Introduction to Microcomputers.....9
An Introduction to Microcomputers
Leonard J. Soltzberg.....11

PART TWO Introduction to Hardware and Software.....31
Microcomputers‹Their Selection and Evaluation
Barbara DeYoung.....33
Library Administrative Concerns on Hardware Acquisition
James R. Kennedy.....53
Software‹What's Available
David Kelley.....65

PART THREE Microcomputer Applications.....75
Looking Ahead with Microcomputers
Donald Ut Kaiser.....77
Microcomputers in Academic Libraries
Barbara Stecconi Kouen.....85
The Impact of Microcomputers on Public Libraries
Barbara DeYoung.....99
Microcomputer Applications in School Library Media Centers
Martha Stanton.....109
Applications of Microcomputers in Special Libraries
J. H. Katayama.....127

PART FOUR Staff Development.....145
Technology: Staff Issues
Inabeth Miller.....147
Staff Training and Automation: Issues and Concerns for Library Managers
Val Urbanek.....157

PART FIVE Needs Assessment.....169
Strategic Planning: A Key to Successful Automation
Ann Wolpert.....171

CONCLUSION Stacey E. Bressler.....183

APPENDIXES .....187
Appendix One: Introduction to Hardware Comparison
Stacey Bressler and Ching-chih Chen
Hardware Comparison Charts.....191
Hardware Reproductions.....195
Appendix Two: Questionnaire Survey of Participants in the Institute on
Microcomputers in Libraries Held at Simmons College, Boston,
November 6-7,1981
Candy Schwartz and Susanna Schweizer.....203
Appendix Three: Quick Survey on the Potential Use of Microcomputers
in Libraries
Ching-chih Chen.....213

GLOSSARY.....219

BlBLIOGRAPHY.....233
Journals.....233
Books.....235
Journal Articles.....239
Technical Reports and Conference Proceedings.....244

LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS.....247

INDEX.....249