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Peer reviewedLynch, Clifford B.; And Others – Information Technology and Libraries, 1992
Four articles review the development of the MELVYL system, which began as the online catalog for the University of California campuses. Topics discussed include union catalogs; local library systems versus bibliographic utilities; retrospective conversion; MELVYL as a reference tool; and an online survey of remote use of MELVYL. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Utilities, Higher Education, Library Catalogs
Peer reviewedLazinger, Susan S.; Peritz, Bluma C. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1991
Describes a study conducted at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem to determine whether users doing bibliographic searches in ALEPH (Automated Library Expandable Program Hebrew University), a bibliographic utility with a decentralized database, searched the online catalog of the library where they were working or whether they accessed other…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Utilities, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Peer reviewedTurock, Betty J.; Turock, David L. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1987
A Public Library Association (PLA) survey compiled information on public libraries in bibliographic networks. Aspects identified and measured were perceptions of participation, reasons for non-participation, reactions to services, and suggestions for increasing participation. Recommendations are made for actions by PLA and the networks to ensure…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Costs, Library Associations, Library Automation
Shoffner, Ralph M.; And Others – 1986
The scope of this study, which was designed to provide information for use in redesigning the interlibrary loan (ILL) system in New York State, was to provide an overview of the ILL structure and patterns in the state; collect and analyze statistical data on ILL in the state and evaluate the performance of the NYSILL (New York State Interlibrary…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Bibliographic Utilities, Financial Policy, Interlibrary Loans
