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Peer reviewedAvram, Henriette D. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1986
Four intertwined issues in networking--local systems, linking, linking standards, and database ownership--need to be dealt with by bibliographic utilities and librarians, as their members, in the very near future. The resolution of these major issues will significantly affect the future direction of nationwide networking. (Author)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging, Databases, Information Retrieval
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
Peer reviewedCarter, Ruth C.; Bruntjen, Scott – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1984
Reviews history of Serials Cancellation Project conducted by Pittsburgh Regional Library Center with grant from Council on Library Resources and discusses technical details for implementing project via OCLC and the Pennsylvania Union List of Serials. Proposal development, description of project, advisory committee, standards, workshops, and…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Databases, Library Acquisition, Library Collections
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1983
This 11-document kit introduces the current and planned uses of telecommunications facilities in the computerized information systems of several research libraries, public libraries, and library groups contacted in 1983. The first two documents are excerpts from reports on networks: "Telecommunications: An Overview for OCLC," and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Oriented Programs, Higher Education, Information Science
