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Menk, Bobb – Library Computing, 1999
With minimal staff and a small expenditure on software, Lane Memorial Library in Hampton, New Hampshire, created a publicly accessible index to its local newspapers on its Web site. Reference staff members perform the indexing during slow times at the desk using Filemaker Pro software and the indexing guidelines and thesaurus developed in-house.…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Oriented Programs, Electronic Text, Indexes
Quint, Barbara – Online, 1987
Discusses advantages of tying together library book and journal collections in one online database. The division between the access tools of public and technical services is described and discussed in terms of the use of bibliographic utilities and search services, and some future consequences of full-collection access tools are described. (EM)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Utilities, Information Retrieval, Library Collections
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Camden, Beth Picknally; Cooper, Jean L. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1994
Discussion of cataloging backlogs in academic libraries focuses on a project at the University of Virginia that used an online catalog to control and reduce a backlog, increase patron access to uncataloged items, and train staff in the creation of online records. Future projects are also discussed. (Contains 14 references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cataloging, College Libraries, Evaluation Methods