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Rajendran, P. P. – Microcomputers for Information Management: An International Journal for Library and Information Services, 1986
Describes the use of a database management system (DBMS)--dBaseII--to create an enriched title-based keyword index for a collection of news items at the Renewable Energy Resources Information Center of the Asian Institute of Technology. The use of DBMSs in libraries in developing countries is emphasized. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Database Management Systems, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedBloomfield, Elizabeth – Canadian Library Journal, 1989
Describes a project at the University of Guelph (Ontario) that combined both bibliographical and archival references in one large machine readable database to facilitate local history research. The description covers research tool creation, planning activities, system design, the database management system used, material selection, record…
Descriptors: Archives, Bibliographic Databases, Database Design, Database Management Systems
