Descriptor
Source
Information Technology and… | 1 |
Author
Chitty, A. B. | 1 |
Publication Type
Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
Journal Articles | 1 |
Numerical/Quantitative Data | 1 |
Opinion Papers | 1 |
Reference Materials -… | 1 |
Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Reports - Research | 1 |
Tests/Questionnaires | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Policymakers | 3 |
Practitioners | 2 |
Administrators | 1 |
Media Staff | 1 |
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Data Research Associates, Inc., St. Louis, MO. – 1992
In today's library environment, the library's most important asset is its machine-readable database. In order to maintain this investment, Data Research Associates provides several comprehensive data conversion services, including retrospective conversion and authority control. For bibliographic records not yet in MARC (machine readable…
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Bibliographic Utilities, Data Processing, Library Automation

Chitty, A. B. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1987
Proposes a rationale to be used in comparing and evaluating alternative library computer catalogs, based on varieties of bibliographic data processed, kinds of indexes constructed, and desired search strategies. A glossary of terms related to computerized catalogs is appended. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Criteria, Glossaries
Council on Library Resources, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1984
This report reviews the background and rationale for a cooperative authority file building system and describes the services, products, and operation of the new Name Authority Cooperative (NACO). The document defines the relationship between NACO, other Library of Congress (LC) cooperative projects, and the Linked Systems Project (LSP). The…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Indexing, Information Networks