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Peer reviewedLynch, Clifford A. – Library Trends, 1997
Union catalogs and distributed search systems are two ways users can locate materials in print and electronic formats. This article examines the advantages and limitations of both approaches and argues that they should be considered complementary rather than competitive. Discusses technologies creating linkage between catalogs and databases and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Databases, Gateway Systems, Information Systems
Peer reviewedBurton, Hilary D. – Information Services and Use, 1986
Describes the TIS Intelligent Gateway, developed at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, which uses an extensible meta-machine approach to accommodate unlimited target resources, and provides a universal user interface to simplify communications between the user and target resources. (6 references) (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Gateway Systems
