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Special Section: Format Integration.
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McCallum, Sally H.; And Others – Information Technology and Libraries, 1990
Four articles discuss various aspects of the integration of the seven USMARC bibliographic formats. Areas discussed include the handling of additions and subtractions, handling of serials and mixed media, planning for the coordination of the implementation of format integration, and the results of an operational test comparing the current and…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Records, Bibliographic Utilities, Coordination, Library Standards
Ownership of Bibliographic Data and Its Importance to Consortia.
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Lowry, Charles B. – Journal of Library Administration, 1987
Reviews the development of bibliographic utilities and the approaches used by the major utilities to deal with issues of record ownership and use. The possible effects of a copyright claim registered by OCLC in 1984 on local library consortia and member libraries of OCLC affiliated networks are discussed. (35 notes/references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Contracts, Copyrights, Databases
Japanese Bibliographic Information--Its Control and Standardisation.
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Maruyama, Shojiro – Electronic Library, 1987
Describes the history and current status of bibliographic control in Japanese libraries, including the necessity for standardizing the combination of Japanese phonetic script and Chinese characters. The results of a survey of bibliographic activities and library automation are presented, and a developing plan to establish Japanese bibliographic…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Developed Nations, Foreign Countries, Information Networks
Comparison of Services for the Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications.
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Hernon, Peter – Government Information Quarterly, 1987
Compares five services that offer mediated access to the Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications--Auto-Graphics, Brodart, Information Access (two services), and LSSI--on 14 points ranging from basic cost and type of media (microfiche, microfilm, laser optical disk, optical disk) to special features or enhancements. (CLB)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Card Catalogs, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Criteria
Directory of Electronic Information Resources: A Feasibility Study. Technical Report No. 4.
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Engle, Mary; Lynch, Clifford – 1990
This paper provides an overview of a University of California (UC) study of the issues involved in creating an online directory of electronic information resources available to the university community. For the purposes of the study, electronic information resources include bibliographic and other databases available at or through UC libraries and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Bibliographic Utilities, Change Strategies
Automating Wisconsin Libraries. Report of the Council on Library and Network Development to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Bulletin No. 8100.
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Div. of Library Services. – 1987
This report from the governor-appointed Council on Library and Network Development (COLAND), which makes recommendations for updating the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction's library automation policy, comprises a summary of the council's recommendations and 14 issue papers. These papers, which make up the major part of the report, are…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Utilities, Government Role