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Meece, Stephanie; Robinson, Amy; Gramstadt, Marie-Therese – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2017
Open access institutional repositories can be ill-equipped to manage the complexity of research outputs from departments of fine arts, media, drama, music, cultural heritage, and the creative arts in general. The U.K.-based Kultur project was funded to create a flexible multimedia repository model using EPrints software. The project launched the…
Descriptors: Art, Library Development, Library Automation, Archives
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Stigberg, Sara; Guittar, Michelle; Morse, Geoffrey – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2015
Assessment and supporting data have become of increasing interest in librarianship. In this paper, we describe the development and implementation of the Northwestern University Library Acknowledgments Database tool, which gathers and documents qualitative data, as well as its component reporting function. This collaborative project and resulting…
Descriptors: Special Libraries, Database Design, Library Development, Program Implementation
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Burnette, Margaret H. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2015
The increasing interdisciplinarity of scientific research creates both challenges and opportunities for librarians. The liaison model may be inadequate for supporting campus research that represents multiple disciplines and geographically dispersed departments. The identification of units, researchers, and projects is a first step in planning and…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Biomedicine, Medical Research, Scientific Research
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Molholt, Pat; McDonald, David R. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1989
The first of two articles describes how a team effort by computing centers and academic libraries could aid faculty in the organization of their personal databases. The second provides an overview of the academic library automation market, identifying vendors active in the market and trends of recent years. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Faculty, Database Design, Higher Education
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Caswell, Lucy Shelton – Journal of Library Administration, 1991
Describes the Special Collections Database (SCDB), which is being developed by Ohio State University to provide better access to its special collections through item level bibliographic records for nonbook items. It is noted that these collections include fiction, the theater arts, music, photography, and the graphic arts. Copies of draft…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cataloging, College Libraries, Database Design
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Drabenstott, Jon, Ed. – Library Hi Tech, 1989
Describes the experiences of four library automation projects that involved multitype library networks. Areas discussed include forces acting on libraries, the growth and development of the library marketplace, the increasing complexity and interrelationships of automated systems and the profound impact of such systems on libraries. (CLB)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Database Design, Information Technology, Library Automation
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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
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Kochtanek, Thomas R.; And Others – Library Software Review, 1988
Six brief papers on expert systems for libraries cover (1) a knowledge-based approach to database design; (2) getting started in expert systems; (3) using public domain software to develop a business reference system; (4) a music cataloging inquiry system; (5) linguistic analysis of reference transactions; and (6) a model of a reference librarian.…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Cataloging, Computer Software, Database Design
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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
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Webb, T. D.; Zhang, Bin – Library Hi Tech, 1997
The appearance of revolutionary information technologies must elicit equivalent responses from the library profession. Creating local online databases--information dropshipping--is an activity that public and academic libraries can implement. Through technology, libraries can create a new domain on the production side of knowledge and information.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change, Database Design, Information Industry
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Stover, Mark; Grassian, Esther – RQ, 1989
Describes the development of a machine readable reference information file at the University of California at Los Angeles. The discussion covers factors affecting the database structure, the use of a sophisticated text management system to enter data onto microcomputers, and possible future implementations of the reference information system. (16…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Database Design, Higher Education, Information Systems
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni; And Others – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1994
Describes MARC bibliographic records and presents conversion procedures for microcomputer database programs. Highlights include database design in dBase; format translation programs in BASIC; translating MARC into a delimited record; and writing records from dBase to a delimited file. Five programs are appended. (Contains nine references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Records, Cataloging, Data Conversion
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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
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Drake, Miriam A.; And Others – Information Technology and Libraries, 1989
Describes the planning, development, implementation and impact of online information systems at three academic libraries. Some of the issues discussed include the campus computing environments, factors affecting the selection of databases and search systems, the impact of the system on library staff and users, and future considerations. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Computer System Design, Database Design
Newton, Mary – Database, 1989
Describes the design and functions of a technical library database maintained on a mainframe computer and supported by the SPIRES database management system. The topics covered include record structures, vocabulary control, input procedures, searching features, time considerations, and cost effectiveness. (three references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Database Design, Database Management Systems, Information Retrieval
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