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Boss, Richard W.; Espo, Hal – Library Journal, 1987
Discusses several areas to be considered in planning for library automation: (1) cataloging standards; (2) MARC (Machine-Readable Cataloging) format; (3) database design; (4) retrospective conversion; (5) REMARC, a retrospective conversion service; (6) MiniMARC, a stand-alone cataloging support system; (7) copy-specific file conversion; and (8)…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Databases, Library Automation, Shared Library Resources
Peer reviewedDrabenstott, Jon, Ed. – Library Hi Tech, 1986
Six prominent consultants consider the technical dimensions of retrospective conversion, the appropriate standards to employ, the proper relationship of conversion activities to the entire automation project, and several options available for converting a bibliographic database into machine-readable format: online or batch shared cataloging…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Consultants, Costs, Library Automation
Peer reviewedBuckland, Michael K.; Lynch, Clifford A. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1987
Describes the Linked Systems Protocol, a draft national standard for bibliographic information retrieval aimed at developing an extended protocol for the movement of bibliographic information from one system to another, and its implications for library automation, the individual librarian, and the library user. (CLB)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging, Computer Networks
Peer reviewedTurner, Fay; Daehn, Ralph M. – Canadian Library Journal, 1988
The first of two articles describes the development of a protocol for interlibrary loan communications by the National Library of Canada, and discusses the benefits derived from standards that allow libraries using different communications equipment to exchange messages. The second discusses the impact of the standardized protocol on…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Developed Nations, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries
