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Buckland, Michael K.; And Others – Proceedings of the ASIS Mid-Year Meeting, 1994
Online bibliographic and network-based information systems are starting to blur the boundaries that separated print documents. Two concepts emerge as a consequence: the union record, an entity that combines multiple catalog records for a single bibliographic item; and an information dossier, a hypertext-like information object built by linking…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Records, Database Design, Databases
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Kunze, John A. – Public-Access Computer Systems Review, 1992
Describes the use of the Z39.50 information retrieval protocol as the basis for Infocal, a read-only, client/server-based campus information system. Technical considerations in adapting the protocol to nonbibliographic data, including semantic modules, dynamic attribute sets, and dynamic record syntax, are described in detail. (Contains 11…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Computer Software, Computer System Design, Database Design
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Brudvig, Glenn L. – Journal of Library Administration, 1991
Describes the development of California Institute of Technology Libraries' local database of articles from science and engineering journals and its integrated document request and delivery feature. It is noted that not all journals received by the libraries are in the database, backfiles are limited, and coverage is not comprehensive. (five…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, College Libraries, Database Design