Overview of content related to 'software'
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Computer software, or just software, is a collection of computer programs and related data that provide the instructions telling a computer what to do and how to do it. We can also say software refers to one or more computer programs and data held in the storage of the computer for some purposes. In other words software is a set of programs, procedures, algorithms and its documentation. Program software performs the function of the program it implements, either by directly providing instructions to the computer hardware or by serving as input to another piece of software. The term was coined to contrast to the old term hardware (meaning physical devices). In contrast to hardware, software is intangible, meaning it "cannot be touched (Excerpt from Wikipedia article: Software)
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Turning Off Tap Into Bath |
Ann Chapman describes the lifecycle of a demonstrator database and the development of a preservation policy for its content and software. |
January 2011, issue66, feature article |
Collecting Evidence in a Web 2.0 Context |
Ann Chapman and Rosemary Russell describe the challenge of collecting evidence for a study of how Web 2.0 is being used in the UK HE sector. |
July 2009, issue60, feature article |
Blogging from the Backroom |
Ann Chapman reports on a seminar on blogging, designed for those working in the traditional 'backroom' professions such as cataloguing and indexing, held by the CILIP Cataloguing and Indexing Group in London, on 8 June 2007. |
July 2007, issue52, event report |
RDA: A New International Standard |
Ann Chapman describes work on the new cataloguing code, Resource Description and Access (RDA), based on the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR). |
October 2006, issue49, feature article |
Revealing All |
Ann Chapman describes Revealweb, a Web site that brings together information about accessible resources for visually impaired people. |
July 2005, issue44, feature article |
10th CETIS-TechDis Accessibility Special Interest Group Meeting |
Ann Chapman reports on a one-day meeting that focused among other things on accessibility in virtual learning environments and personal learning profiles. |
April 2005, issue43, event report |
ISBN-13: New Number on the Block |
Ann Chapman outlines the planned changes to the ISBN standard and its impact on the information community and the book trade. |
October 2004, issue41, feature article |
Tap Into Bath |
Alison Baud and Ann Chapman describe the development of a database of archive, library and museum collections in Bath. |
July 2004, issue40, feature article |
In Vision: The Internet As a Resource for Visually Impaired People |
Ann Chapman on the Internet as a resource for visually impaired people: a survey of accessible sites, resources, current research and software. |
June 2000, issue24, feature article |
Metadata: Cataloguing Theory and Internet Subject-based Information Gateways |
Ann Chapman, Michael Day, and Debra Hiom compare library cataloguing concepts and ROADS Template creation. |
December 1998, issue18, regular column |
