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Salampasis, Michail; Tait, John – Information Processing & Management, 1999
Discusses relevance in distributed information retrieval and presents a method for solving the collection-fusion problem in hypermedia digital libraries. Describes links between hypermedia documents that reside in distributed hypermedia collections that can supply information to allow effective collection fusion, and considers results of…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Hypermedia, Information Retrieval, Library Collections
Newberry, William F. – Library Journal, 1981
Reexamines the utility of edge-notched cards as an inexpensive alternative to computers for indexing small specialized collections. Five references are listed. (RAA)
Descriptors: Computers, Indexing, Information Retrieval, Library Collections

Perry, Joanne M. – Special Libraries, 1982
Discusses the superiority of vertical filing of maps in compressor-style vertical units over horizontal filing in drawers, emphasizing such factors as physical protection of the collection, ease of filing and retrieval, and efficient use of space. Disadvantages of vertical filing are also reviewed. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Information Retrieval, Information Storage, Library Collections, Library Equipment
Berman, Sanford – Library Journal, 1980
Criticizes the 19th edition of "Dewey Decimal Classification" for violating traditional classification goals for library materials and ignoring the desires of libraries and other users. A total reform is proposed to eliminate Phoenix schedules and to accept only those relocations approved by an editorial board of users. (RAA)
Descriptors: Classification, Dewey Decimal Classification, Information Retrieval, Library Collections

Strozier, Charles B. – Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 1985
Defines field of psychohistory, a form of history that makes systematic use of concepts, principles, and theories of psychology in order to enhance understanding of particular individual or of people and events in past; reviews major writers and publications; and discusses special concerns of the librarian. Thirty-four footnotes are provided. (EJS)
Descriptors: History, Information Retrieval, Library Collections, Literature Reviews
Hastings, S. K. – Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2002
Discusses 3 D imaging as it relates to digital representations in virtual library collections. Highlights include X-ray computed tomography (X-ray CT); the National Science Foundation (NSF) Digital Library Initiatives; output peripherals; image retrieval systems, including metadata; and applications of 3 D imaging for libraries and museums. (LRW)
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Information Retrieval, Library Collections, Metadata
Trubkin, Leone – Online, 1982
Describes a method for identifying frequently cited business- and management-related journals using the DIALOG Information Service and discusses the relevance of this method to the selection of publications for a basic collection on business and management. Tables listing the frequently cited periodicals and the databases consulted in the study…
Descriptors: Administration, Business, Databases, Information Retrieval

Sadek, Nancy – Canadian Library Journal, 1982
Describes the use of the Guelph Document System (CODOC) as a vehicle for handling the University of Guelph's archival collection, noting difficulties that were encountered, as well as advantages. Two references are cited. (CHC)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Archives, Foreign Countries, Information Retrieval

Aguolu, C. C. – International Library Review, 1979
Problems of providing bibliographic access to university library-based information sources are discussed with focus upon bibliographies, card and union catalogs, and library classification schemes. (Author/MBR)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographies, Catalogs, Classification

Hannah, Kerry – Canadian Library Journal, 1982
Describes the preparation for conversion, the implementation of the Guelph Documents System (CODOC) to organize and retrieve government documents, and the resulting benefits in the Guelph Public Library. Eight references are cited. (CHC)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Government Publications, Information Retrieval, Library Automation

DeBardeleben, Marian Z.; Lunsford, Carol G. – Special Libraries, 1982
Recounts the development of a slide storage and retrieval system at the Philip Morris Research Center in Richmond, Virginia and describes the methods used to classify and access slides in the collection. A reference list and three appendices accompany the text. (JL)
Descriptors: Archives, Automatic Indexing, Classification, Indexing
Mahoney, Dan – Database, 1991
Presents a dBASE III searching/micro tip that will reveal whether any journals listed within a capture log file are in local holdings. An example gives the commands needed to use the ISSN field in the citations to search a local holdings database. (DB)
Descriptors: Database Management Systems, Information Retrieval, Library Collections, Online Searching

Viles, Charles L.; French, James C. – Information Processing & Management, 1999
Introduces content locality--the degree to which content-similar documents are colocated in a distributed collection--in distributed digital libraries. Proposes two metrics for measurement of content locality, one based on topic signatures and the other based on collection statistics. Provides derivations and analysis of both metrics and uses them…
Descriptors: Document Delivery, Electronic Libraries, Information Retrieval, Library Collections

Criswell, Lela Beth – Library Hi Tech, 1983
Description of the Optical Disk Pilot Program of the Library of Congress defines characteristics and differences between analog videodisks and optical digital disk technology. Benefits of the optical digital disk, material selection, and the system configuration (bibliographic indexing, document preparation and input scanning, image and record…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Information Retrieval, Information Storage, Library Collections

Leimkuhler, Ferdinand F. – Journal of Documentation, 1980
Demonstrates, with an example, a relatively simple method for fitting Bradford's law to empirical data to estimate the number of journals and articles in a subject collection. An exact discrete formulation illustrates Bradford's law as a special case of the Zipf-Mandlebrot "rank frequency" law. (Author/RAA)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Citations (References), Evaluation, Library Collections