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The Use of SQL and Second Generation Database Management Systems for Data Processing and Information Retrieval in Libraries.

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Leigh, William; Paz, Noemi – Information Technology and Libraries, 1989

Describes Structured Query Language (SQL), the result of an American National Standards Institute effort to standardize language used to query computer databases and a common element in second generation database management systems. The discussion covers implementations of SQL, associated products, and techniques for its use in online catalogs,…

Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Cost Effectiveness, Data Processing, Database Management Systems

Management Information Gleaned from Automated Library Systems.

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Hawks, Carol Pitts – Information Technology and Libraries, 1988

Discussion of the need for automated library systems to provide management information to aid in decision making focuses on the automatic generation of reports. Examples of management information generated in collection development, acquisitions and serials, cataloging, online catalogs and circulation are described as well as possible uses of this…

Descriptors: Cataloging, Decision Making, Library Acquisition, Library Administration