SPIRES Tailored to a Special Library: A Mainframe Answer for a Small Online Catalog.

Newton, Mary

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Publication Date: 1989

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SPIRES Tailored to a Special Library: A Mainframe Answer for a Small Online Catalog.

Newton, Mary

Database, v12 n1 p48-52 Feb 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, Library Automation, Manufacturing Industry, Online Catalogs, Online Searching, Scientific and Technical Information, Special Libraries

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