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Direct linkHofmann, Melissa A.; Yang, Sharon Q. – Computers in Libraries, 2011
As a concept, the next-generation catalog (NGC) is not new to librarians, who have been wishing for better OPAC interfaces for their integrated library systems (ILSs). The NGC has been the focus of discussion for more than 5 years now, from the 2006 report of the implementation of Endeca at North Carolina State University, to Marshall Breeding's…
Descriptors: Online Catalogs, Library Automation, Computer System Design, Computer Software Evaluation
Shadle, Steve – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2009
In April 2007, the University of Washington Libraries debuted WorldCat Local (WCL), a localized version of the WorldCat database that interoperates with a library's integrated library system and fulfillment services to provide a single-search interface for a library's physical and electronic content. This brief will describe how WCL incorporates a…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Academic Libraries, Library Networks, Online Catalogs
Peer reviewedChaplan, Margaret A. – Library Quarterly, 1995
A study for assessing automatic vocabulary switching from a thesaurus to Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) revealed that a maximum 61%, but a more realistic 41.5%, of the terms could be switched automatically; as long as LCSH is used for subject descriptions in online catalogs, interfaces for vocabulary switching can only be partially…
Descriptors: Basic Vocabulary, Cataloging, Code Switching (Language), Computer Interfaces
