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Peer reviewedTusa, Bobs M. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1993
This second article on standardization in the application of computerized automation to materials in special collections libraries focuses on map collections and archives. Highlights include the use of bibliographic utilities; MARC formats; the use of microcomputers; databases; and examples from North America and Western Europe. (Contains 18…
Descriptors: Archives, Bibliographic Records, Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging
Peer reviewedCostello, Diane – Information Technology and Libraries, 1999
Describes CAUL (The Council of Australian University Librarians) which is dedicated to improving access by the staff and students of Australian universities to scholarly information resources. Discusses funding, access to databases, electronic information resources, information infrastructure and network information support, and electronic…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Networks, Consortia
Peer reviewedHannan, Chris – Information Technology and Libraries, 1982
Focuses on the centralized, online, shared-cataloging facility of the Australian Bibliographic Network operated by the National Library of Australia. Existing automated library systems in Australia, selection and implementation of Washington Library Network software, comparison of Australian and U.S. automation, and projections for future…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Comparative Analysis, Computer Programs, Databases
Peer reviewedNeubauer, K. W. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1984
This overview of the information market and services available in the Federal Republic of Germany highlights online information systems (hosts, databases, networks); relation of Europe to United States and Germany; the German library system (problems and advantages of document delivery, online services); and telecommunication technology.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Databases, Foreign Countries, Information Dissemination
Peer reviewedMeir, Daniel D.; Lazinger, Susan S. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1998
Reports on a survey measuring the performance of a merging algorithm used to generate the now-defunct ULM (Union List of Monographs) file for ALEPH, Israel's research library network. Discusses automatic detection and merging of duplicate bibliographic records, problems created by lack of a standard for Hebrew spelling, and methods for measuring…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Records, Data Processing
Peer reviewedKhalid, Farooq A. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1983
Traces introduction of automation in National Scientific and Technical Information Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, highlighting online applications in English and Arabic. Systems developed (bibliographic control, union lists, circulation control, indexes) and use of STAIRS storage and retrieval system for integrated databases are…
Descriptors: Arabic, College Libraries, Computer Oriented Programs, Databases
