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Simpson, Charles W. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1992
Reviews research published between 1988 and 1991 in technical services in the areas of acquisitions, including automation, costs, and vendor analysis; authority control; automation; cataloging, including costs and time analysis, rules and theory, expert systems, online catalogs, and shared cataloging; classification; preservation; serials; subject…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Costs, Expert Systems
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Tomer, Christinger – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1992
Noting that standards are needed to enable libraries using different processors and different operating systems to connect their computers and share services in meaningful ways, this article examines the content and status of ANSI Z39.50: Information Retrieval Service Definition and Protocol Specification for Library Applications and related work.…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Information Dissemination, Information Networks, Information Retrieval
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Pagel, Scott B., Ed. – Legal Reference Services Quarterly, 1989
The role of the legal bibliography and the many resources available in contemporary law libraries are discussed and evaluated in 15 articles. The articles have been placed into categories describing efforts of the past, practices of the present, and goals for the future. (CLB)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographies, Guides, Law Libraries
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Henry, Maureen – International Library Review, 1989
This review of regional cooperation and coordination of information systems in the Caribbean focuses on English speaking countries. The discussion includes an assessment of areas such as cataloging and bibliographic control; the development of national and sectoral information systems; library acquisitions; interlending; and international norms…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Cooperative Programs, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
Howrey, Mary M. – 1990
This study was funded by the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) to enable the Illinois School Library Media Association (ISLMA) to plan the automation of the state's school libraries. The research was intended to identify current national programs of interest to ISLMA, identify current automation programs within Illinois library systems,…
Descriptors: Data Interpretation, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Automation
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McCrank, Lawrence J. – Journal of Library Administration, 1986
Examines the MARC Archives and Manuscripts Control format as a prototype for the exchange of information among multitype networks including libraries and archives, and discusses existing differences in policy and objectives of libraries and archives that may be reconciled using this format. (CLB)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Archives, Bibliographic Utilities, Information Systems
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Foulds, M. S.; Foulds, L. R. – Canadian Library Journal, 1991
Reviews literature pertaining to the planning and management of the use of CD-ROM products in academic, special, and public libraries. Topics discussed include needs assessment, hardware and software selection, choice of vendor, staff and user training, cataloging, networking, resource sharing, workstation location, user charges, and costs. (21…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Computer Networks, Computer Software