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Download full textFivecoat, Martha H. – 1992
This study focuses on the growth of the library automation market from 1981 to 1990. It draws on library automation data published annually in the Library Journal between 1981 and 1990. The data are used to examine: (1) the overall library system market trends based on the total and cumulative number of systems installed and revenue generated; (2)…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Integrated Library Systems, Library Automation, Library Equipment
Compton, Mary L. – 1989
A questionnaire was distributed to a population of science education doctoral students to collect data about the role of the library in providing information resources needed by doctoral students in science education (both Ed.D. and Ph.D.) at the University of Georgia. Doctoral students were selected for the study because they will eventually…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students, Information Retrieval
Andelson, Eric – 1992
Graphic novels are a blending of words and art in which the illustrations bear the same relationship to the text that a film carries to its screenplay. The hypothesis of this research is that, as a new form of literature, graphic novels will display inconsistent cataloging. Methodology consisted of searching the titles generated from Bowling Green…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging, College Libraries, Higher Education
Chan, Anthony P. – 1990
This study identifies, estimates, and compares the cost of copy and original cataloging of print and non-print materials with four major online database vendors--the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC), the Research Libraries Information Network (RLIN), the Western Library Network (WLN), and the University of Toronto Library Automation Systems…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging, Comparative Analysis, Costs
Saveleva, Melinda – 1990
It is commonly believed that the quality of original cataloging on OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) and RLIN (Research Libraries Information Network) significantly differs. Past stereotypes reflected the fact that OCLC traditionally emphasized increasing the size of the database, while RLIN ascribed top priority to cataloging quality. The…
Descriptors: Authority Control (Information), Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging, Comparative Analysis
Bi, Zhiwei – 1990
This study examines the Online Computer Library Center's (OCLC's) CJK350 system with which one is able to input and retrieve Chinese, Japanese, and Korean bibliographic records containing both alphabetical and vernacular characters. In order to study the effectiveness of the system from the Chinese language users' point of view, a field test was…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Records, Bibliographic Utilities, Chinese
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
