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Reference Structures: Stagnation, Progress, and Future Challenges.
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Greenberg, Jane – Information Technology and Libraries, 1997
Assesses the current state of reference structures in online public access catalogs (OPACs) in a framework defined by stagnation, progress, and future challenges. Outlines six areas for reference structure development. Twenty figures provide illustrations. (AEF)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Futures (of Society), Information Sources, Library Catalogs
Libraries, Listservs, and LITA.
Williams, Brian – Computers in Libraries, 1992
Explains a series of 39 slides used in a presentation covering guides to libraries on the Internet computer network; other INTERNET resources, including bibliographic databases, catalogs, and online services; BITNET servers and LISTSERVS, and the MicroUser's computer conference sponsored by the Library and Information Technology Association…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Electronic Mail, Foreign Countries
What WorldCat (The OCLC Online Union Catalog) Means to Me.
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Bishop, George E.; Case, Donald O.; Hassan, Patricia L.; Smith, Jeanette C.; Zhang, Daofu – Journal of Library Administration, 1998
Marking the 25th anniversary (August 26, 1996) of WorldCat (the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) Online Union Catalog) OCLC and the U.S. regional networks sponsored an essay contest for librarians and library users to write essays describing their impressions of the OCLC Online Union Catalog. Four prize-winning essays from Michigan, Kentucky,…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Essays, Expository Writing, Information Networks
The "New" NOTIS/LUIS Indexes.
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Veneziano, Velma – Information Technology and Libraries, 1989
Describes the implementation of a new set of indexes in the NOTIS/LUIS system that provide author, title, and subject access to bibliographic and authority records in the NOTIS/MARC format. The discussion covers index record structure and content, the design philosophy and process, and functions supported by the system. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Records, Computer System Design
JANET and the Librarian.
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Buxton, Andrew – Electronic Library, 1988
Describes Janet (the Joint Academic Network), a wide area network linking computers and users in the British academic community. Topics discussed include interactive working; file transfer; electronic mail; job transfer; and online access to library catalogs, bibliographic and numeric databases, and commercial online hosts in Great Britain or…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Bulletin Boards, Developed Nations, Electronic Mail
Making a Library Catalog Adaptive.
Buckland, Michael K.; And Others – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1992
Describes the design of a prototype adaptive online catalog that was implemented as a transparent workstation-based front end system to MELVYL, the online catalog for the University of California libraries. Problems with searching bibliographic retrieval systems are reviewed, including irrelevant retrievals and the inexperience of most users.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Computer System Design, Higher Education
Directory of Library Automation Software, Systems, and Services. 1998 Edition.
Cibbarelli, Pamela R., Ed.; Cibbarelli, Shawn E., Ed. – 1998
This book includes basic information to locate and compare available options for library automation based on various criteria such as hardware requirements, operating systems, components and applications, and price, and provides the necessary contact information to allow further investigation. The major part of the directory lists 211 software…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Computer Software, Computer Software Selection, Conferences
Enhancing Access to Information: Designing Catalogs for the 21st Century.
Tyckoson, David A., Ed. – 1991
This book addresses the problem of when a library has limited catalog access, and explores various technological methods to expand the catalog beyond its traditional boundaries. Fourteen chapters describe catalog projects in individual libraries: (1) "Enhancing Access to Information: Building Catalogs for the Future" (David A. Tyckoson);…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Records
Electronic Resources: Selection and Bibliographic Control.
Pattie, Ling-yuh W., Ed.; Cox, Bonnie Jean, Ed. – 1996
This book is a baseline guide for professionals and library school students on issues that concern the selection and bibliographic control of electronic resources, from both conceptual and pragmatic standpoints. The book includes the following articles: (1) "Foreward" (Lois Mai Chan); (2) "Introduction" (Ling-yuh W. (Miko)…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Authority Control (Information), Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Records