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Stigberg, Sara; Guittar, Michelle; Morse, Geoffrey – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2015
Assessment and supporting data have become of increasing interest in librarianship. In this paper, we describe the development and implementation of the Northwestern University Library Acknowledgments Database tool, which gathers and documents qualitative data, as well as its component reporting function. This collaborative project and resulting…
Descriptors: Special Libraries, Database Design, Library Development, Program Implementation
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van der Wateren, Jan Floris – Library Trends, 1988
Describes a project at the British Architectural Library to automate all of its systems into one integrated database, maintaining the specific requirements of the architectural curator while introducing systems and standards accepted by the librarian. The discussion covers the methods used to achieve a link between objects and documentation. (CLB)
Descriptors: Architecture, Automation, Classification, Database Design
Wright, Kathy – Database, 1992
Discussion of bibliographic database management in industrial and government research and development organizations focuses on a class on bibliographic database management offered at the library of the Naval Ocean Systems Center. The organization of the class is explained, and database structure and cataloging guidelines for project documentation…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Cataloging, Course Organization, Database Design
Newton, Mary – Database, 1989
Describes the design and functions of a technical library database maintained on a mainframe computer and supported by the SPIRES database management system. The topics covered include record structures, vocabulary control, input procedures, searching features, time considerations, and cost effectiveness. (three references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Database Design, Database Management Systems, Information Retrieval
Rapp, Brigid; Marzetti, Loretta – Information Management Review, 1989
Describes the management principles used by the Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters Library to develop information services that support the agency's mission. The discussion outlines the steps involved in an action plan for making a special library a major focal point for organizational information services. (CLB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Database Design, Federal Government, Guidelines
Bates, Mary Ellen; Allen, Kimberly – Database, 1994
Discusses applications of Lotus Notes groupware developed by MCI Communications Corporation librarians. The development of administrative databases used for reference request tracking, interlibrary loan, book ordering and other purposes, and corporate wide databases used to disseminate internal and external information are described. The strengths…
Descriptors: Corporate Libraries, Database Design, Database Management Systems, Databases