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Dunn, 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
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Durance, Cynthia J. – Canadian Library Journal, 1976
Each of the components of subject authority control in the Canadian context are discussed. The present stage of development of the National Library's plans for integrating the components into one automated subject authority system is also explored. (Author)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Library Automation, National Libraries, Speeches
Clement, Hope E. A. – 1974
Library automation in Canada is complicated by the large size, dispersed population, and cultural diversity of the country. The National Library of Canada is actively planning a Canadian library network based on national bibliographic services for which the library is now developing automated systems. Canadian libraries are involved in the…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Databases, Information Retrieval, Information Systems
Wiper, Marguerite, Ed. – National Library News, Canada, 1975
In order to optimize the use of available bibliographic data in machine-readable form by Canadian Libraries, the National Library of Canada is developing new automated systems. Implementation priorities are related to the development of national and international standards, systems, and networks. One major project is the design of a system, using…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Cataloging, Databases, Library Automation
National Library of Canada, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1971
The following papers were presented at an invitational conference on cataloging standards: (1) "Canadiana Meets Automation;" (2) "The Union Catalogues in the National Library - The Present Condition;" (3) "A Centralized Bibliographic Data Bank;" (4) "The Standardization of Cataloguing;" (5) "The…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Conferences, Foreign Countries
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1987
The five papers compiled here cover topics related to electronic publishing, library collections and services, interlibrary loan, and serials. In "The Impact of Electronic Publishing on Library Collection and Services: An American View," Joseph W. Price considers possible consequences on library collections and services in the United…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Electronic Publishing, Foreign Countries, Interlibrary Loans
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1982
Papers on library and information networks which were presented at the 1982 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "Introduction to the Open and Closed Networking Concepts" by R. M. Bennett (Canada), which differentiates between space-biased and time-biased communications media, relates these…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Foreign Countries, Information Networks, Interlibrary Loans
Duchesne, R. M.; And Others – 1979
Conducted to review the present status of computerized bibliographic centers in Canada and to report on the most effective means of promoting computerized library network development in that country, this study summary of the findings of seven substudies (1) describes the salient features of 20 Canadian and United States centers; (2) reviews major…
Descriptors: Databases, Foreign Countries, Information Centers, Information Networks
Durance, Cynthia J. – 1981
This paper provides an update on the status of library systems development in Canada and describes the new initiatives which the National Library is undertaking cooperatively with other institutions to facilitate the development of a nationwide decentralized bibliographic communication network. In order to place current network initiatives and the…
Descriptors: Communications, Decentralization, Developmental Programs, Foreign Countries
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Turner, Fay – Library Hi Tech, 1990
Discusses the interlibrary loan (ILL) protocol, a standard based on the principles of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Reference Model. Benefits derived from protocol use are described, the status of the protocol as an international standard is reviewed, and steps taken by the National Library of Canada to facilitate migration to an ILL…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer System Design, Foreign Countries, Information Networks
Duchesne, Roddy; Sonnemann, Sabine S. – 1985
This report is intended to assist Canadian libraries in assessing potential library applications of optical disk technology. Part 1 provides a general outline of the technology and describes a number of library applications and projects. Descriptions are purposely general and illustrative in nature since the technology and its applications are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Retrieval, Information Storage, Information Systems
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1985
Papers on interlibrary loans and document delivery which were presented at the 1985 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "The Activities of the IFLA Office for International Lending" (Richard J. Bennett, British Library Lending Division, United Kingdom); (2) "Electronic Networking for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Systems, Interlibrary Loans, International Organizations
Duchesne, Roderick M. – 1974
This study shows strategies which can be used to plan and implement the Canadian National Library's bibliographic data base and the systems which it is to support. The data base would be a subset of a national bibliographic data base which can be brought together in the context of the projected Canadian Library and Information Retrieval Center.…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Citations (References), Computer Programs, Computers