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Beckman, Margaret M. – Library Journal, 1982
Explores the use of public online access systems, noting three reasons for their emergence: the failure of computer output microform (COM) catalogs, online circulation systems, and commercial vendors. User needs and wants and librarian requirements are outlined in terms of cost considerations. Fourteen references are listed. (EJS)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cost Effectiveness, Higher Education, Librarians
