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Jones, Sydney; Browning, Linda – Cataloging and Classification Quarterly, 1988
Describes the Utlas database with specific reference to its design, file structure, and content. Features discussed include access to the database, products and services supported by the database, interfaces to local systems, the interactions between bibliographic and authority records, and Japanese language processing. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Utilities, Database Design, Japanese

Bales, Kathleen; Tucker, Alan – Cataloging and Classification Quarterly, 1988
Describes current features of the Research Libraries Information Network and ongoing research to enhance the system. Features discussed include access to the central bibliographic database, authority control, nonroman character set support, special databases for search only use, thesauri, videodisk interfaces, and file clustering. (CLB)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Database Design, Indexes, Library Automation

Howarth, Lynne C.; Weihs, Jean – Library Resources & Technical Services, 1995
Discusses results from a 1992 survey of various types and sizes of Canadian libraries that was conducted to establish a baseline profile of libraries contributing to shared databases, and to determine the nature and extent of AACR2R use for creating original records being contributed to bibliographic utilities or other networks. (LRW)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Records, Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging

Ziegman, Bruce N. – Cataloging and Classification Quarterly, 1988
Describes features of the Western Library Network's database, including the database structure, authority control, contents, quality control, and distribution methods. The discussion covers changes in distribution necessitated by increasing telecommunications costs and the development of optical data disk products. (CLB)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Utilities, Cost Effectiveness, Database Design

Nevin, Susanne – College & Undergraduate Libraries, 1997
Discusses the recruiting process for paraprofessional catalogers (job description, qualifications, interview) and outlines a training program in copy cataloging techniques. Includes a sample job description, a list of general competencies for entry-level paraprofessional catalogers, and a bibliography of basic tools (general cataloging,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Audiovisual Aids, Bibliographic Databases, Cataloging

Saunders, Laverna M. – Technical Services Quarterly, 1988
Discusses issues that must be addressed to determine if a library's cataloging needs are best met with an online system, an optical data disk system, or some combination of the two. The experiences of academic and public libraries in Nevada are used to illustrate issues related to vendors, databases, and system features. (10 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Utilities, Case Studies, Cataloging

Kushkowski, Jeffrey D.; Gerhard, Kristin H.; Dobson, Cynthia – Journal of Documentation, 1998
The Simple Index Method overcomes the difficulties in building a core list for serials in interdisciplinary fields by using multiple indexes which cover various aspects of the subject. Collection-development librarians can develop a core list when standard bibliographies or specific indexing and abstracting tools are lacking and can tailor that…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Abstracts, Bibliographic Databases, Indexes

Phelps, Doug; And Others – Cataloging and Classification Quarterly, 1988
Four articles discuss pre-order and pre-cataloging searching in libraries that have implemented the Northwestern Online Total Integrated System (NOTIS). The discussions cover the impact of integration on the workflow and organization of library technical services departments. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Utilities, Card Catalogs