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To Merge and Not to Merge: Israel's Union List of Monographs in the Context of Merging Algorithms.

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Lazinger, Susan S. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1994

Describes the history and development of the algorithm that was used to produce a union list of monographs for ALEPH (Automated Library Expandable Program Hebrew University), Israel's research library network. The literature on merging online records is reviewed, case studies are examined, and problems with matching and merging online…

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Algorithms, Bibliographic Records, Case Studies

Selection Advisor: An Expert System for Collection Development.

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Johnston, Mark; Weckert, John – Information Technology and Libraries, 1990

Describes the development of an expert system to help in the selection of materials for academic libraries. A model of selection criteria is explained, computerization of the model is discussed, user-defined criteria are considered, and machine learning of rules through the use of algorithms is described. (18 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Algorithms, Evaluation Criteria, Expert Systems