The advent of online catalogs in libraries has resulted in a problem that
could not have been foreseen when most library buildings were built the
need for wiring to transmit data between terminals and the online catalog.
This problem is particularly serious in older libraries, where there are
insufficient conduits, false ceilings are rare, and one faces the prospect of
running cables through marble floors.
Installing such wiring can be costly. The experience of the University
of California demonstrates that the cost of installing terminals in quantities
of eight to ten may range from $8,000 to $12,000, not including staff
costs. Even if the wiring for data communications makes up only half of
this figure ($4000 to $6000), it is evident that the wiring can cost as much as
or more than the terminal itself.
Publisher
Graduate School of Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Series/Report Name or Number
Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing (21st : 1984)
ISSN
0069-4789
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
Permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/2142/1233
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