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Technical Services: The 'Other' Reader Service.
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Boissonnas, Christian M. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2001
Discusses technical services as a reader service in academic libraries and suggests that the successful implementation of digital libraries needs a systems approach that crosses functional and administrative boundaries. Describes the need for the integration of technical services with other reader services and explains forces pushing for and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Electronic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Public Services
MODS: The Metadata Object Description Schema.
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Guenther, Rebecca S. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2003
Focuses on the Metadata Object Description Schema (MODS) developed by the Library of Congress' Network Development and MARC Standards Office. Discuses reasons for MODS development; advantages of MODS; features of MODS; prospective uses for MODS; relationship with MARC and MARCXML; comparison with Dublin Core element set; and experimentation with…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Information Management, Information Processing, Information Technology