Overview of content related to 'cd-rom'

A Knight's Tale: Networked CD-ROM Redirectors

editor — Thu, 19 Mar 1998 00:00:00 +0000

Jon Knight describes how MSCDEX.EXE and networked CD-ROM redirectors can introduce difficulties when using Windows 95 and NT to provide access to library CD-ROMs.

Knight's Tale: The Hybrid Library - Books and Bytes

editor — Thu, 18 Sep 1997 23:00:00 +0000

Jon Knight gives his personal view on the fashionable concept of a 'hybrid library'.

Wire: Interview Via Email With Jon Knight and Martin Hamilton

editor — Sun, 18 May 1997 23:00:00 +0000

In this interview we question Knight and Martin Hamilton and present their replies.

Intranets

editor — Tue, 19 Nov 1996 00:00:00 +0000

Jon Knight investigates what is meant by the current buzzword intranet and looks at how it may be applied in a library environment. A suggestion for a low cost entry level intranet solution is also given.

If you open a computer magazine today, the chances are you will be confronted by articles and advertisements discussing how to set up a corporate intranet. The term intranet seems to have sprung up as if by magic in the last year or so and now many products are "intranet ready" or "intranet enabled". But what exactly is an intranet and should libraries be making use of them?

Cashing in on Caching

editor — Thu, 18 Jul 1996 23:00:00 +0000

Jon Knight and Martin Hamilton describe Caching, possibly the most crucial tool available to frequent Web users, and point out why libraries should be aware of it.

The Internet is obviously the current buzzword in many organisations and libraries are no exception. Academic libraries have long valued online access to their OPACs and the ability to provide search services of large scale remote databases. However the phenomenal growth in the World Wide Web (WWW) and the demands from an increasing number of people to get easy access to the wealth of information now available has meant that library network provisions are currently undergoing a rapid period of evolution.

From the Trenches: Networking (Notworking?) CD-ROMS

editor — Sat, 18 May 1996 23:00:00 +0000

Jon Knight on the perils and problems of networking CD ROMs.

Many libraries now make heavy use of CD-ROM titles. Today databases held on CD-ROMs cover practically all subjects and provide a way for a library to acquire a large quantity of regularly updated information. Coupled with the relatively cheap network equipment that is now available, these CD-ROMs should also be able to provide a very useful network resource for an entire library or even campus. However the current crop of CD-ROMs vary enormously in their ease of use in a networked environment.

From the Trenches: Network Services on a Shoestring

editor — Tue, 19 Mar 1996 00:00:00 +0000

Jon Knight describes how Linux is a cheap and useful operating system for library systems units and the like.

If you work in a library systems unit, it can sometimes be a bit depressing reading the computer press. At a time when budgets are often fixed or falling and the expectations of patrons and other library staff are constantly rising, the last thing that the system team need is for the latest and greatest operating systems and applications to arrive demanding the latest hardware if they are to be usable.