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A Marathon Not a Sprint: Lessons Learnt from the First Decade of Digitisation at the National Library of Wales
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Jones, R. Arwel – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2008
Purpose: This paper aims to provide an overview of developments in digitisation policy and practice at the National Library of Wales (NLW) from 1995 to 2007 and drawing out the lessons learnt. Design/methodology/approach: A chronological overview of developments focusing on the pilot phase, policy statements of 2001 and 2005 and on specific…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Government Libraries, Electronic Libraries
Library Web OPACs in Pakistan: An Overview
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Mahmood, Khalid – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2008
Purpose: This paper aims to analyse features and functions of indigenously developed web-based catalogues of academic, special and national libraries of Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach: The assessment of 16 OPACs is based on a 91-item checklist developed with the help of previous studies conducted in other countries. Findings: The paper…
Descriptors: Online Catalogs, Library Services, Government Libraries, Academic Libraries
A Review of the "National Inventory of Documentary Sources in the United States."
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Unsworth, Michael E. – Microform Review, 1986
Describes the benefits to researchers of the microfiche publication of the "National Inventory of Documentary Sources in the United States," which consists of finding aids for U.S. manuscript and archival collections. Arranged in four parts based on origin, each is described in detail as to scope and arrangement. (EM)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Archives, Government Libraries, Manuscripts