Wide-Area Networks in Libraries: Technology, Applications, and Trends (Supplements to Computers in Libraries)

The wide-area network, or WAN, is defined as a group of computers that are both physically separated by long distances and logically tied together. The WAN has two primary functions - to allow people who are geographically separate to share common information, and to let them send information to each other. In this volume of case studies are discussions about the design, implementation and use of WANs in a variety of library environments.