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Jonsson, Gunilla – 2002
A truly global supply of bibliographic records and the emergence of online publishing put new challenges on the organization of bibliographic control. Three important cataloging codes are presently under revision, the AACR, the Italian RICA and the German RAK. The basis for a record, the carrier=content dichotomy, is one fundamental issue which…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Records, Cataloging
Williams, Brian – Computers in Libraries, 1992
Explains a series of 39 slides used in a presentation covering guides to libraries on the Internet computer network; other INTERNET resources, including bibliographic databases, catalogs, and online services; BITNET servers and LISTSERVS, and the MicroUser's computer conference sponsored by the Library and Information Technology Association…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Electronic Mail, Foreign Countries
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Cohen, David – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1989
Discusses the lack of catalog access to local journal holdings and the feasibility of improving access by merging citations to journal articles with bibliographic information already included in online catalogs. The advantages of having libraries contribute serials indexing to a national database are discussed in terms of access and economics.…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Records, Cost Effectiveness
Stark, Ted – Computers in Libraries, 1997
Describes the State of Iowa Libraries Online project (SILO) which was developed to demonstrate new information technologies available to libraries. Focuses on two interlinked components of the project: Web-based union catalog development and statewide deployment of the ANS/NISO Z39.50 information retrieval standard. Includes recommendations for…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Records, Information Networks
Buckland, Michael – 1992
Libraries exist for the benefit of the mind, but they have practical problems coping with the acquisition, storage, and handling of the documents and records with which they deal. Any change in technology that would have a significant effect on the methods available for these procedures could have important consequences for library service. The…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Change, Electronic Libraries
Flanagan, Lynn; Parente, Sharon Campbell – 1996
Electronic databases have grown tremendously in both number and popularity since their development during the 1960s. Access to electronic databases in academic libraries was originally offered primarily through mediated search services by trained librarians; however, the advent of CD-ROM and end-user interfaces for online databases has shifted the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Computer Uses in Education, Efficiency
Tyckoson, David A., Ed. – 1991
This book addresses the problem of when a library has limited catalog access, and explores various technological methods to expand the catalog beyond its traditional boundaries. Fourteen chapters describe catalog projects in individual libraries: (1) "Enhancing Access to Information: Building Catalogs for the Future" (David A. Tyckoson);…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Records
Pattie, Ling-yuh W., Ed.; Cox, Bonnie Jean, Ed. – 1996
This book is a baseline guide for professionals and library school students on issues that concern the selection and bibliographic control of electronic resources, from both conceptual and pragmatic standpoints. The book includes the following articles: (1) "Foreward" (Lois Mai Chan); (2) "Introduction" (Ling-yuh W. (Miko)…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Authority Control (Information), Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Records