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Peer reviewedKhalid, Farooq A. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1996
Highlights both the benefits and the problems associated with networking in libraries and discusses circumstances that are forcing information centers in the Arabian Gulf region to begin thinking about library networking. Topics include governing models, resource sharing, timeliness, cost effectiveness, currency, reliability, and a union catalog…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Governance, Information Centers
Peer reviewedRochester, Maxine K. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1987
Reports the methodology and results of a study which explored the potential of three approaches to sampling the Australian Bibliographic Network (ABN) database files for determining collection overlap among Australian libraries. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Foreign Countries, Library Collections, Library Networks
Peer reviewedJohnson, Karl E. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1996
When the Higher Education Library Information Network of Rhode Island transferred members' bibliographic data into a shared online public access catalog (OPAC), 10% of the University of Rhode Island's monograph records were missing. This article describes the consortium's attempts to retrieve records from the database and the effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Records, Consortia, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewedJones, C. Lee – Information Technology and Libraries, 1982
Identifies the several functions which contribute to the total bibliographic record structure of the country, dividing the bibliographic record system by market type--government, nonprofit, and for-profit--and by function--shared cataloging, interlibrary loans, online catalogs, circulation control, serials control, and acquisitions. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Information Networks, Interlibrary Loans, Library Acquisition
Peer reviewedLazinger, Susan S. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1994
Describes the history and development of the algorithm that was used to produce a union list of monographs for ALEPH (Automated Library Expandable Program Hebrew University), Israel's research library network. The literature on merging online records is reviewed, case studies are examined, and problems with matching and merging online…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Algorithms, Bibliographic Records, Case Studies
Peer reviewedHenigman, Barbara – Information Technology and Libraries, 1991
Discussion of online authority control in library catalogs highlights a system for shared authority work among libraries participating in the Illinois statewide online union catalog, ILLINET Online. Topics discussed include the design of the ILLINET Online database; staff training procedures; documentation in the form of manuals; communication;…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer System Design, Guides, Library Automation
Peer reviewedHannan, Chris – Information Technology and Libraries, 1982
Focuses on the centralized, online, shared-cataloging facility of the Australian Bibliographic Network operated by the National Library of Australia. Existing automated library systems in Australia, selection and implementation of Washington Library Network software, comparison of Australian and U.S. automation, and projections for future…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Comparative Analysis, Computer Programs, Databases
Peer reviewedTaler, Izabella – Information Technology and Libraries, 1982
Reports on time effectiveness and success rate of various methods used by the Interlibrary Loan Department (ILL) of the Paul Klapper Library, Queens College, City University of New York (CUNY). Requests processed by ILL during fall 1979 and spring 1981 on the OCLC ILL subsystem, a CUNY teletype service, and the New York State Interlibrary Loan…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Efficiency, Higher Education
Peer reviewedSalmon, Stephen R.; And Others – Information Technology and Libraries, 1982
Three separate articles describe the online union catalog developed and implemented at the University of California to enhance public access. Planning for library automation, development and production of the database, access points to the catalog, the patron interface, standardizing input data, and merging records are discussed. References are…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Databases, Display Systems, Indexes
Peer reviewedMeir, Daniel D.; Lazinger, Susan S. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1998
Reports on a survey measuring the performance of a merging algorithm used to generate the now-defunct ULM (Union List of Monographs) file for ALEPH, Israel's research library network. Discusses automatic detection and merging of duplicate bibliographic records, problems created by lack of a standard for Hebrew spelling, and methods for measuring…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Records, Data Processing
