Using standard software for small‐scale library projects: experience at Newcastle upon Tyne Polytechnic with WordStar and dBase II

Abstract

WordStar and dBase II are used for a very wide range of small‐scale applications within a general policy of making computers available to all library staff. Ease of use is aided by having menu‐driven programs and providing appropriate instructions for each application. Descriptions are given of typical projects from straightforward word processing of user education documents to databases that require conversion between text and data files.

Citation

Hare, C.E. and Winship, I.R. (1986), "Using standard software for small‐scale library projects: experience at Newcastle upon Tyne Polytechnic with WordStar and dBase II", Program: electronic library and information systems, Vol. 20 No. 1, pp. 62-70. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb046926