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Huang, Kuo Hung, Ed. – InTech, 2011
Digital library is commonly seen as a type of information retrieval system which stores and accesses digital content remotely via computer networks. However, the vision of digital libraries is not limited to technology or management, but user experience. This book is an attempt to share the practical experiences of solutions to the operation of…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Publishing Industry, Electronic Libraries, Educational Resources
Groesbeck, Joseph – Spec Libr, 1970
Microfiche storage and computer-assistance to produce multilingual indexes at the United Nations Headquarters Library are described. (Author/NH)
Descriptors: Automation, Computer Programs, Indexes, Information Retrieval
Watson, Peter G. – 1970
Information services provided by the reference librarians at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) are outlined as an introduction to this document on projected services to the public by the Center for Information Services (CIS). The report discusses the types of data base which may be searched (bibliographic reference tapes, full…
Descriptors: Automation, College Libraries, Data Processing, Databases
Foskett, D. J. – 1972
The Special Library is distinguished from other libraries as being a library serving a particular group of readers, who have an existence as a group outside of their readership of the library, and whose members direct at least some of their activities towards a common purpose. Thus, the special librarian's first and major responsibility is to know…
Descriptors: Automation, Definitions, Information Dissemination, Information Needs
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Meredith, J. C. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1971
A collection of 144 general reference works was analyzed and encoded according to 254 identifiable characteristics of services and contained data, comprising an approach language" expressing search parameters. (Author)
Descriptors: Automation, Computer Assisted Instruction, Information Retrieval, Library Automation
Reilly, Kevin D. – 1969
A simulation study of library-based information retrieval systems is described. Basic models for each of several important aspects are presented: (1) user behavior, emphasizing response to quality and delays in services; (2) the scheduling of services and the organization of the machine-readable files; and (3) the distribution of conventional…
Descriptors: Automation, Computer Programs, Computers, Information Retrieval
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Wall, R. A. – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 1971
Utilization of the computer to assist library information processing and retrieval is discussed. Problems associated with computer application and discussion of existing information services utilizing computers is included. (JG)
Descriptors: Automation, Computer Science, Computers, Information Processing
Veaner, Allen B. – 1969
Project BALLOTS is a large-scale library automation development project of the Stanford University Libraries which has demonstrated the feasibility of conducting on-line interactive searches of complex bibliographic files, with a large number of users working simultaneously in the same or different files. This report documents the continuing…
Descriptors: Automation, Cataloging, Communications, Computer Programs
United Aircraft Corporate Systems Center, Farmington, CT. – 1966
Performed under the guidance of the Connecticut State Library and the Connecticut State Library Research Advisory Committee, this study includes (1) a survey of Connecticut librarians and library users to evaluate the need for a Library Research Center, (2) a design concept for a proposed operational system and a plan for its implementation, and…
Descriptors: Automation, Centralization, Information Centers, Information Dissemination
Information Dynamics Corp., Bethesda, MD. – 1969
A study was made to establish the patterns in past library automation development activities within the Federal Government of the United States so that these could be available for setting the boundaries for a generalized system design for computerized library operations. More than 50 administrative and technical personnel within the Federal…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Automation, Computer Science, Developmental Programs
Batenko, A. I. – 1970
Scientific and technical libraries represent a fundamental link in a complex information storage and retrieval system. The handling of a large volume of scientific and technical data and provision of information library services requires the utilization of computing facilities and automation equipment, and was started in the Soviet Union on a…
Descriptors: Automation, Book Catalogs, Computers, Foreign Countries
Summit, Roger K. – 1970
The utility of computer based on-line retrieval of material from the ERIC document files was tested by members of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Media and Technology at Stanford University and by the Region IX office of the U.S. Office of Education in San Francisco. The DIALOG retrieval system developed by the Information Sciences Group of…
Descriptors: Automation, Computer Oriented Programs, Computers, Data Processing
Dolan, F. T., Ed. – 1970
The two-day conference included the following: (1) a tutorial on Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI) services including those of the National Science Library, COMPENDEX, and the retrospective and current-awareness searches of "Chemical Titles;" (2) a workshop on profiling and search editing, for the aforementioned services; (3)…
Descriptors: Automation, Conference Reports, Foreign Countries, Information Retrieval
Mitchell Independent School District 45, SD. – 1971
Funds from Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 enabled the Mitchell (South Dakota) Junior High School to implement the Dial Access Retrieval System in January 1971. According to the report, the Dial Access Retrieval System is an educational tool which (1) utilizes electronic hardware, allowing a student/teacher to…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Audiovisual Centers, Automation, Curriculum Development
Tompkins, Mary L. – 1967
A series of symposia were conducted to provide forums for discussion of the problems arising when introducing into the single campus university library media which can be processed by computers. The first symposium "xplored the relationship between the university library and national network systems. The second concerned the relationship of…
Descriptors: Automation, Biological Sciences, College Libraries, Computers
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