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Cadwallader, Gouverneur – 1969
This is the seventh in a series of eight reports of a research study for the National Agricultural Library (NAL) on the effective utilization of bibliographic data bases in machine-readable form. The report addresses the problems of converting input data (in source formats) from various sources, both external and internal to NAL, to a common…
Descriptors: Automation, Citations (References), Databases, Information Processing
Patrick, Timothy B.; Sievert, MaryEllen C.; Popescu, Mihail – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1999
Describes an alternative method for indexing images in an image database. The method consists of manually indexing a selected reference image, and then using retrieval by graphical content to automatically transfer the manually assigned index terms from the reference image to the images to be indexed. (AEF)
Descriptors: Automation, Classification, Computer Graphics, Databases
Government Data Systems, 1973
Article describes how badge input and data collection terminals raise productivity and support new library services at the University of Maryland. (HB)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computers, Data Processing, Databases
Landau, H.B. – 1969
This is the third in a series of eight reports of a research study for the National Agricultural Library (NAL) on the effective utilization of bibliographic data bases in machine-readable form. It consists of about 750 references collected to provide background data for the seven technical tasks of the study. The bibliography is set up to…
Descriptors: Automation, Bibliographies, Citations (References), Databases
Wall, E.; Barnes, J. – 1969
This is the fifth in a series of eight reports of a research study for the National Agricultural Library (NAL) on the effective utilization of bibliographic data bases in machine readable form. NAL desires ultimately to develop techniques of interacting with other data bases so that queries put to NAL may be answered with documents or document…
Descriptors: Automation, Citations (References), Databases, Indexing
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 1973
This report by the Computer Utilization Group which was set up in 1960 by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) consists of two parts: 1) a brief statement of conclusions, recommendations and suggestions for research by the data bank panel and a list of the panel members and 2) the background report prepared by Klaus…
Descriptors: Administration, Automation, Data Processing, Databases
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Horner, William C. – Journal of Library Automation, 1979
Describes the local off-line data base at North Carolina State University, which is updated from OCLC archive tapes, and reviews the processing required to make this data useful for maintaining the data base and providing some ancillary services. (CWM)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Databases, Information Processing, Library Automation
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Flecker, Dale; Holley, Robert P. – Journal of Library Automation, 1979
Reviews problem areas identified in the processing of OCLC MARC Subscription Service tapes, commonly known as the archive tapes, and explains the Yale University methods for processing these tapes through their editing project and notation system. (CWM)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Databases, Information Processing, Library Automation
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And Others; Williams, Martha E. – Journal of Library Automation, 1979
Presents MARC database statistics for use in planning and processing files, selection of subsets, and estimating file growth rates. Statistics are provided on record length, field tag occurrence, data element length per field tag, and distribution of records by Dewey Decimal Division and Library of Congress class code. (Author/RAA)
Descriptors: Databases, Information Processing, Information Retrieval, Information Systems
Hultgren, Jan; Larsson, Rolf – 1975
An interactive search and editing system, 3RIP, is being developed at the library of the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm for large files of textual and numeric data. A substantial part (on the order of 10-E9 characters) of the primary file of the search system will consist of bibliographic references from a wide range of sources. If the…
Descriptors: Citations (References), Computer Storage Devices, Computers, Databases
Teare, Robert F., Ed. – 1975
Since 1966 the libraries of the Associated Claremont Colleges have developed an automated central acquisition and cataloging system. This system differs from most other technical service organizations and operations in three ways: (1) ordering and cataloging operations are integrated and blended to avoid duplicate and uncoordinated performance,…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Databases, Flow Charts, Information Processing
Landau, H.B. – 1969
This document is the last of a series of eight reports of a project undertaken to (1) investigate the ways in which the National Agricultural Library (NAL) could utilize existing bibliographic data bases, (2) define the problems associated with efficient utulization of these data bases, and (3) develop approaches to solving these problems by…
Descriptors: Automation, Citations (References), Databases, Feasibility Studies
Maron, M. E.; Sherman, Don – 1971
The results of the second 18 months (December 15, 1968-June 30, 1970) of effort toward developing an Information Processing Laboratory for research and education in library science is reported in six volumes. This volume contains: the introduction and overview, problems of library science, facility development and operational experience. One…
Descriptors: Automation, Computers, Data Processing, Databases
Mignon, Edmond; Travis, Irene – 1971
The results of the second 18 months (December 15, 1968-June 30, 1970) of effort toward developing an Information Processing Laboratory for research and education in library science is reported in six volumes. This volume contains: basic operating instructions, commands, scoring measures of association and a subject authority list. The data base…
Descriptors: Automation, Data Processing, Databases, Guides
Hayes-Roth, Frederick – 1980
This paper discusses the theoretical problem of matching and abstraction of concepts as the processes occur in human minds, and the structures used to represent these processes for use in automated, knowledge based systems. A basic premise of the paper is that hierarchies play a crucial role in structuring knowledge and in solving problems. Data…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Databases
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