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Testing Bibliographic Displays for Online Catalogs.
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Crawford, Walt – Information Technology and Libraries, 1987
Reports the design, methodology, and results of a research project which examined the effectiveness of bibliographic displays produced by online catalogs. A means of testing displays against several hundred thousand records at a reasonable cost and using that to test several display possibilities is described. (CLB)
Descriptors: Citations (References), Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Evaluation Methods
A New Direction for Online Catalog Instruction.
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Baker, Betsy – Information Technology and Libraries, 1986
Explores issues surrounding efforts to introduce online catalogs to users and presents relevant research results from Northwestern University's "Educating the Online Catalog User" project. Highlights include attitudes and preconceptions about online catalogs and instruction, research on online catalog use, suggestions for online catalog teaching,…
Descriptors: Attitudes, College Libraries, Higher Education, Instructional Design
ALEPH: Israel's Research Library Network: Background, Evolution, and Implications for Networking in a Small Country.
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Lazinger, Susan S. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1991
Describes ALEPH, the research library network in Israel, and analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of its decentralized structure. Highlights include comparisons between RLIN and ALEPH; centralized versus decentralized networks; the format of ALEPH; authority control in ALEPH; and non-Roman scripts in both networks. (16 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Records, Cataloging, Comparative Analysis
Report from the OCLC/RLG Seminar: Local Systems and Bibliographic Utilities: Data Exchange Options.
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Lowell, Gerald R.; And Others – Information Technology and Libraries, 1991
These five articles are transcripts from a seminar sponsored by OCLC and the Research Libraries Group (RLG) that discussed returning bibliographic data from local systems to the bibliographic utilities. Highlights include problems facing academic research libraries; present and future methodologies of data exchange; workflow concerns; and policy…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Records, Bibliographic Utilities, Futures (of Society)
The Development of the National Research and Education Network.
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Corbin, Roberta A. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1991
Traces the development of national computer networks and discusses the need for the National Research and Education Network (NREN). Topics discussed include ARAPNET, Internet, BITNET, NSFNET, the role of the government, legislative status, the Coalition for Networked Information, policy issues, technological requirements, and libraries and NREN.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Copyrights, Financial Support
Online Catalogs and Shelflist Files: A Survey of ARL Libraries.
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Epple, Margie; Ginder, Bernice – Information Technology and Libraries, 1987
Describes a survey of research libraries with online catalogs planned or in place that examined the status of card catalogs, shelf list files, and the capability of online systems to handle traditional shelf list functions. The functions examined include inventory control, collection assessment, holdings information, and call number assignment.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Card Catalogs, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education
From Cards to Online: The Asian Connection.
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Rogers, Gloria H. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1986
Description of the conversion of San Diego State University Library's Asian collection from catalog cards to online catalog through OCLC discusses technical problems involved in creating databases with Chinese, Japanese, and Korean vernacular characters. Ambiguities created by romanization and decision to convert the collection only in romanized…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Asian Studies, Higher Education, Information Retrieval