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InfoMapping.
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Horton, Forest Woody, Jr. – Electronic Library, 1991
Describes infomapping, or the mapping of corporate information assets, as a method to manage information as an organizational resource. Attributes of Information Resource Entities (IREs), which are profiled in an information map, are described; management benefits are discussed; and the use of InfoMapper, a software tool for information mapping,…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Databases, Information Management, Information Systems
The Challenge of the Eighties--the Comprehensive Electronic Service System (CESS).
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Grosch, Audrey N. – Electronic Library, 1983
Addresses concept of automated library systems as integration of traditional bibliographic transaction processing applications and advanced office systems. Functional application distribution for this system is discussed using Computer Consoles, Inc., Office Power and Prime Computer, Inc., and Prime Office Automation System to show office…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Databases, Information Systems, Library Automation
Integrating and Interfacing Library Systems.
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Boss, Richard W. – Electronic Library, 1985
This overview of local library online systems that integrate several functions covers functional integration, benefits of integrated systems, turnkey systems, minicomputer and microcomputer-based systems, interfacing automated systems, types of interfaces, linking homogenous and heterogeneous systems, role of vendors, library applications, linking…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Databases, Information Networks, Information Systems
CUNY+ Web: Usability Study of the Web-Based GUI Version of the Bibliographic Database of the City University of New York (CUNY).
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Oulanov, Alexei; Pajarillo, Edmund J. Y. – Electronic Library, 2002
Describes the usability evaluation of the CUNY (City University of New York) information system in Web and Graphical User Interface (GUI) versions. Compares results to an earlier usability study of the basic information database available on CUNY's wide-area network and describes the applicability of the previous usability instrument to this…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods
Reengineering Name Authority Control.
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Snyman, M. M. M.; Van Rensburg, M. Jansen – Electronic Library, 1999
Describes a model for the standardization of names in bibliographic databases. Discusses a prototype that was developed to demonstrate feasibility of the model, and investigates the impact of implementing the model. Findings suggested that the new model will revolutionize name authority control and that the prototype verifies the technical…
Descriptors: Authority Control (Information), Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Records, Cataloging
The Possibilities and Limitations of Document Information Systems and Text Management Systems in Organisations.
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van Putten, G. W.; Smedinga, R. – Electronic Library, 1992
Discussion of problems that organizations face regarding the selection, management, and accession of information services focuses on the extent to which document information systems (DIS) and text management systems (TMS) can improve the management and accessibility of information sources. Examples of TMS applications are described. (11…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Databases