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Peer reviewedAllen, Bryce – Canadian Library Journal, 1982
Discusses reasons for the development of an online catalog using computer output microfiche (COM) supplements to the card catalog in a university library, and outlines some of the principles used in designing the online system. Three references are cited. (CHC)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Peer reviewedFirth, Christine – Canadian Library Journal, 1985
Introduces the Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System (CANSIM), one of Canada's first computerized databases consisting entirely of Canadian data. System design, distribution network, services (time series, cross-classified system, summary data system), information retrieval, data presentation, and the graphic displays of Telichart…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Data Processing, Databases, Display Systems
Peer reviewedClinton, Marshall – Canadian Library Journal, 1982
Describes the online catalog in a university library, including the database, the database index, user instruction, the command language and search capabilities, functions of various commands, statistics generated to monitor system use, and hardware for both public access and staff use. (CHC)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
