Microcomputer-based Networks in Libraries and Information Services
本文讨论了在图书馆和信息服务中，将个人电脑连接成网络的原因和现状，包括访问数据库、电子邮件和充分利用设备，并指出供应商对网络灵活性的不同态度。
A microcomputer on everyone's desk is the norm in some organizations and is rapidly becoming so in many others. The incentive to link them together into networks is also growing. Reasons include: access to databases inside the organization and from elsewhere, electronic mail, and making the most out of available equipment, among others. Until recently, some computer equipment suppliers paid little heed to please from users for flexible networks to link their machines. On the other hand, others have emphasized the ability of their equipment to be networked together and with that of other manufacturers.