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Peer reviewedCabello-Argandona, Roberto; Crary, Eleanor Ross – Catholic Library World, 1981
Discusses the issues involved in the development of bilingual access to Spanish and bilingual materials held by libraries serving the Spanish speaking, with special reference to California. A progress report on the endeavors of the California Spanish Language Data Base is given. Four references are listed. (Author/LLS)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Databases, Indexing, Library Collections
Peer reviewedTrombly, Susan T. – Catholic Library World, 2001
Discusses the need for libraries to clean up their catalog databases to eliminate duplicate entries, update bibliographic or authority records, and correct errors. Reviews pertinent literature and considers methods that include human review as well as software and matching programs. (LRW)
Descriptors: Authority Control (Information), Bibliographic Records, Computer Software, Databases
Peer reviewedDevenish-Cassell, Ann – Catholic Library World, 1986
Three major electronic developments have had a profound effect over the last 19 years on the interloan operation of a medium-sized public library system in central New York State: the Gaylord Brothers, Inc. Circulation System; the New York State Interlibrary Loan Network; and the OCLC, Inc.-Interlibrary Loan Subsystem. (EJS)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Oriented Programs, Databases, Information Systems
Peer reviewedCarter, Thomas L. – Catholic Library World, 1994
Because of space and staff constraints, the Vatican Library can issue only 2,000 reader cards a year. Describes IBM's Vatican Library Project: converting the library catalog records (prior to 1985) into machine readable form and digitally scanning 20,000 manuscript pages, print pages, and art works in gray scale and color, creating a database…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Databases, Electronic Libraries, Internet
Peer reviewedRooney, Eugene M. – Catholic Library World, 1997
Discusses problems (poverty, lack of national publishers, use of libraries as study halls, low professional status of librarians) affecting high school libraries in Latin America and suggests ways to improve library services, focusing on reference service (opening reference stacks, improved cataloging, library skills instruction), technical…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Computer Networks, Databases, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedIntner, Sheila S. – Catholic Library World, 1991
Discusses changes in information management and their effects on technical services librarians. Topics discussed include changes at the Library of Congress; the development of national and international bibliographic systems; expansion of local library catalogs; commercial full text databases for end users; new roles for professional librarians;…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Change, Curriculum Development, Full Text Databases
Peer reviewedSanville, Thomas J. – Catholic Library World, 1995
OhioLINK (Ohio Library and Information Network) is transforming library and information access at 35 universities and colleges in Ohio. Document delivery, resource sharing, collection development, and reference and research database access are all undergoing rapid evolution and expansion. This model can be put into operation at other consortia.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Change Agents, Consortia
