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de Carvalho, Joaquim; Cordeiro, Maria Ines – 2002
This paper discusses the role of XML in library information systems at three major levels: as are presentation language that enables the transport of bibliographic data in a way that is technologically independent and universally understood across systems and domains; as a language that enables the specification of complex validation rules…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Records, Bibliographic Utilities, Information Systems
Simmons, Peter, Ed.; Hopkinson, Alan, Ed. – 1988
This report provides the specifications for a bibliographic format which is a detailed and structured method for recording a number of mandatory and optional data elements in a computer-readable bibliographic record for exchange purposes between two or more computer-based systems. The specifications are designed to permit local designers to devise…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Records, Bibliographic Utilities, Computer Networks
Jaguszewski, Janice M.; Kempf, Jody L. – Database, 1995
Discusses the usability and content of the following table of contents (TOC) databases selected by science and engineering librarians at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities: Current Contents on Diskette (CCoD), CARL Uncover2, Inside Information, and Contents1st. (AEF)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Utilities, Electronic Publishing, Information Networks
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Saunders, Laverna M. – Technical Services Quarterly, 1988
Discusses issues that must be addressed to determine if a library's cataloging needs are best met with an online system, an optical data disk system, or some combination of the two. The experiences of academic and public libraries in Nevada are used to illustrate issues related to vendors, databases, and system features. (10 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Utilities, Case Studies, Cataloging
OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., Dublin, OH. – 1991
This report on some of the strategic planning decisions that OCLC has made for the 21st century begins by describing the evolution of OCLC from a pioneer in the computer revolution with its Online Union Catalog and Shared Cataloging System in 1971 to a system that currently has nearly 60 distinct offerings. Corresponding computer and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging
OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., Dublin, OH. – 1991
Beginning this annual report is a letter to the OCLC membership from OCLC President and Chief Executive Officer, K. Wayne Smith. Statistical data are then presented in tables and/or graphs for OCLC programs and the system's financial status for fiscal years 1990/91 and 1989/90; the growth of the OCLC Online Union Catalog from 1971-1991 in terms of…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Annual Reports, Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Utilities
Cole, Karen – 1992
As part of graduate work for a specialist in education degree, this study examined the literature review process of doctoral students in education at the University of Kansas (UK) and Kansas State University (KSU) examining several student variables. In particular the study sought to clarify the response of students to the variety of bibliographic…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Utilities, Bibliographies, Graduate Students
Katz, Bill, Ed. – 1992
The 25 articles in this book were written by librarians as a guide for reference services personnel working in two-year college libraries. Part I, The Community College Reference Mission, includes "Community College Services," by Derrie B. Roark; "Community College Librarianship: A Changing Frontier," by Marilyn Searson Lary; "Typical Is Atypical:…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Utilities, Community Colleges