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Peer reviewedNasatir, Marilyn; And Others – Information Technology and Libraries, 1990
Four papers discuss LANs (local area networks) and library applications: (1) "Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers Standards..." (Charles D. Brown); (2) "Facilities Planning for LANs..." (Gail Persky); (3) "Growing up with the Alumni Library: LAN..." (Russell Buchanan); and (4) "Implementing a LAN...at the Health Sciences Library"…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Automation, Local Area Networks
Peer reviewedGuenther, Rebecca S. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1992
Discussion of the newly developed USMARC Format for Classification Data covers online classification applications, format development, fields in the format, and implementation prospects. Research currently being conducted at the Library of Congress to evaluate the new format and the editing process necessary for its implementation is described.…
Descriptors: Automation, Classification, Databases, Dewey Decimal Classification
Peer reviewedAvram, Henriette D.; And Others – Information Technology and Libraries, 1983
Report on the status of automation within Library of Congress's Processing Services notes the positive effects of progress in cataloging activities, acquisitions activities, information retrieval, and dissemination of bibliographic products. Systems in operation, distribution services and products, and automation tasks not yet scheduled are…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Information Dissemination, Information Retrieval, Information Systems
Peer reviewedLowell, 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)
Peer reviewedBuckland, Michael K.; Lynch, Clifford A. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1987
Describes the Linked Systems Protocol, a draft national standard for bibliographic information retrieval aimed at developing an extended protocol for the movement of bibliographic information from one system to another, and its implications for library automation, the individual librarian, and the library user. (CLB)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging, Computer Networks
Peer reviewedSchmidt, Karen A.; And Others – Information Technology and Libraries, 1986
Summaries of presentations made at the Technology at the Library of Congress conference held in May 1986 describe new technologies that the library is applying to its programs and services, including advances in bibliographic control; automated acquisitions systems; computer-to-computer communications; linking of national bibliographic utilities;…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging, Computer Networks, Copyrights
Peer reviewedHunter, Karen – Information Technology and Libraries, 1994
Examines three topics related to electronic publishing and distribution: the national context, including NREN (National Education and Research Network); issues of market readiness, funding, delivery standards, access software, intellectual property concerns, and pricing and licensing models that must be resolved; and descriptions of seven services…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Electronic Journals, Electronic Publishing
Peer reviewedLutz, Marilyn; And Others – Information Technology and Libraries, 1992
Five papers discuss topics related to the USMARC Community Information Format (CIF), including using CIF to create a public service resource network; development of a CIF-based database of materials relating to multicultural and differently-abled populations; background on CIF; development of an information and referral database; and CIF and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Community Information Services, Cultural Differences, Databases
