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Opening Access to the University of California Libraries.
Silver, Barbara – 1987
Developed at the beginning of the decade to serve as a union catalog for identifying the holdings in all University of California (UC) libraries, the MELVYL online catalog as of October 1989 contained 10 million holdings for over 5 million monographic titles of print and nonprint materials, and more than 1.2 million periodicals holdings which…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Higher Education, Library Automation
Automated Authority Control in ARL Libraries. SPEC Kit #156.
Wittenbach, Stefanie A. – 1989
This kit reports on a survey which focused on the methods by which libraries practice online authority control to ensure that names, subjects, and uniform titles are consistently applied and maintained in bibliographic records. Questionnaires were sent to 32 selected member libraries of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) to determine the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging, Higher Education
The Ohio State University's Library Control System: From Circulation to Subject Access and Authority Control.
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Logan, Susan J. – Library Trends, 1987
Describes the evolution of the library control system at the Ohio State University library from a circulation control system to a full online catalog with subject access and authority control. The needs of users which prompted the development and possible future enhancements are discussed. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Higher Education, Library Automation
MEDOC: An Index for the Health Sciences.
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Peay, Wayne J.; And Others – Government Information Quarterly, 1985
Describes MEDOC, an index to U.S. government documents in health sciences produced at the Eccles Health Sciences Library at the University of Utah. Both the development of the index from an in-house catalog into a subscription service, and the application of computer technologies in its production are discussed. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Automatic Indexing, Computer Software, Government Publications
Information Handling in Selected Academic Libraries of the Caribbean.
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Rodriguez, Ketty – International Library Review, 1988
Describes a survey that examined the extent of library technical processes automation within academic libraries at 10 Caribbean universities. Existing conditions, steps in progress, and plans for future automation are discussed. (8 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging, Classification
Creating Bibliographic and Cataloging Standards and Developing Cooperation in Polish Academic Libraries after the Implementation of VTLS.
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Sroka, Marek – Information Technology and Libraries, 1997
Discusses the process of creating bibliographic and cataloging standards, after the implementation of the VTLS (Virginia Tech Library System) integrated library system, in major Polish academic libraries. Examines the adoption of the USMARC bibliographic data exchange format; authority control; subject cataloging; topical and name heading…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Authority Control (Information), Bibliographic Records, Cataloging
Converting Inhouse Subject Card Files to Electronic Keyword Files.
Culmer, Carita M. – 1991
The library at Phoenix College developed the Controversial Issues Files (CIF), a "home made" card file containing references pertinent to specific ongoing assignments. Although the CIF had proven itself to be an excellent resource tool for beginning researchers, it was cumbersome to maintain in the card format, and was limited to very…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Card Catalogs