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Peer reviewedMiranda, Cecilia; Horton, Weldon – Community & Junior College Libraries, 1985
Reports on an evaluation of Midland College's Health Sciences Library as a separate collection with a different classification system, with special focus on the effects of the organizational structure on the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of technical processing. Concludes that the separate library is a viable, cost-effective alternative. (DMM)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Community Colleges, Library Collections, Library Services
Peer reviewedWeiss, Paul J. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1994
Describes a project at the National Library of Medicine that investigated the development of an expert system to assist catalogers with personal name authority work. Topics include project planning; software and hardware selection; knowledge engineering; and reasons for discontinuing the development of the expert system. (three references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Authority Control (Information), Cataloging, Computer Selection, Computer Software
Peer reviewedLeggate, Peter – Information Services and Use, 1988
Describes the development of Bookshelf, a multi-user microcomputer system for small libraries that uses an integrated software package. The discussion covers the design parameters of the package, which were based on a survey of seven small libraries, and some characteristics of the software. (three notes with references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Foreign Countries, Library Automation, Library Surveys
Peer reviewedBraude, Robert M.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1995
A discussion of digital bibliography in the medical sciences looks at whether existing bibliographic techniques are appropriate for the new media, and the location of responsibility for emerging digital bibliography. Developments in medical informatics and medical librarianship are examined, and it is concluded that collaboration between these…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Electronic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Systems
Peer reviewedMiido, Helis – Electronic Library, 1992
Presents a geographic analysis of results of a survey of medical libraries in the United States, Canada, and Europe that examined the automation of book and serials processing. Levels of automation are investigated, geographic differences between the use of personal computers versus mainframe/minicomputers are discussed, and software systems are…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Foreign Countries, Geographic Regions
Siegel, Elliot R. – Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science, 1987
Traces the history of the National Library of Medicine with emphasis on research and development activities in biomedical communications and information science. Highlights include the areas of bibliographic control, library automation, information retrieval, knowledge management systems, and educational technologies. (CLB)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Computer Assisted Instruction, Databases, Expert Systems
Peer reviewedBichteler, Julie; And Others – Science and Technology Libraries, 1986
Articles in this theme issue discuss applications of microcomputers in science/technology libraries, a UNIX-based online catalog, online versus print sources, computer-based statistics, and the applicability and implications of the Matheson-Cooper Report on health science centers for science/technology libraries. A bibliography of new reference…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Database Management Systems, Databases, Decision Support Systems
