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Coyle, Karen – 1992
The University of California Catalog and Periodicals databases each have over 20 separately contributing libraries, and records for the same work can enter the MELVYL system from different campus libraries. MELVYL's goal is to have one union record for each distinct edition of a work. To promote this goal, the University's Division of Library…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Algorithms, Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Records

Cohen, David – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1989
Discusses the lack of catalog access to local journal holdings and the feasibility of improving access by merging citations to journal articles with bibliographic information already included in online catalogs. The advantages of having libraries contribute serials indexing to a national database are discussed in terms of access and economics.…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Records, Cost Effectiveness