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Peer reviewedDunn, Mary Joan – Canadian Library Journal, 1976
Rationale, procedures, format, interfaces, uses, products, and future development of the Canadiana/Cataloguing Subsystem developed at Canada's national library. (LS)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Computer Oriented Programs, Library Automation, National Libraries
Peer reviewedGunn, Holly; Oxner, June – School Libraries in Canada, 2000
Four years after the Halifax Regional School Board was formed through amalgamation, over 75% of its school libraries were automated. On-site automation with laptops was a quicker, more efficient way of automating than sending a shelf list to the Technical Services Department. The Eastern Shore School Library Automation Project was a successful…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Library Automation
Canadian Association of Research Libraries, Montreal (Quebec). – 1979
These papers discuss various options for a computerized national bibliographic network and highlight the problems and potential of developing such a database. Following a brief explanation of the conference purpose and organization, 10 primary papers are presented: (1) "A Brief Overview of Computerized Library Networking in Canada," by…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Oriented Programs, Databases, Higher Education
Peer reviewedDaehn, Ralph M. – Canadian Library Journal, 1984
Discusses use of microcomputer hardware and software, telecommunications methods, and advanced library methods to create a specialized information center's database of literature relating to farm machinery and food processing. Systems and services (electronic messaging, serials control, database creation, cataloging, collections, circulation,…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Databases, Foreign Countries, Information Centers
Patrinostro, Frank S.; And Others – 1971
This second LARC (Library Automation Research and Consulting Association) automation survey presents a number of significant improvements over the first survey. Although the number of survey reports has not increased greatly, all of them have been updated and reflect, as nearly as it is possible to do, the current status of automation operations…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Automation, Cataloging, Computer Oriented Programs
Shoffner, Ralph M.; Madden, Mary A. – 1980
This feasibility study was conducted to collect financial, operational, and other data concerning the alternatives of continuing with the University of Toronto Library Automation System (UTLAS), the present supplier of catalog support to the British Columbia Union Catalogue (BCUC) participating libraries, or of replicating the Washington Library…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Feasibility Studies
British Columbia Union Catalogue, Richmond. – 1980
Sponsored by the 28 member libraries of the British Columbia Union Catalogue (BCUC), this proposal requests funds from provincial government to establish the British Columbia Library Network (BCLN), a computerized library information system based on the existing BCUC organization and database. Chapters describe the need for the establishment of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Oriented Programs, Financial Support, Foreign Countries
