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Peer reviewedMifflin, Ingrid; Williams, Jean – Information Technology and Libraries, 1991
Discusses the importance of maintaining the accuracy and currency of the information in an online library catalog; examines aspects of online catalog maintenance that can be accomplished cooperatively, through networks, or automatically, by computer programs; and describes procedures followed at Washington State University that utilize the Western…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging, Computer Software
Peer reviewedSmiraglia, Richard P.; Leazer, Gregory H. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1999
Examines bibliographic relationships within the context of a global bibliographic database. Results of this research indicate that a core of works of similar character constitute the bibliographic population of American academic and research libraries (OCLC, Online Computer Library Center members). The size of a bibliographic family seems to be…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Records, Bibliographic Utilities
Download full textReed-Scott, Jutta; And Others – 1984
Initiated by the Council on Library Resources, this study assessed the current level of retrospective conversion and explored the primary issues that need attention if libraries are to convert their bibliographical files to machine-readable form. Data were obtained from a literature review, contact with a number of libraries currently engaged in…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Change Strategies, Economic Factors
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 reviewedHufford, Jon R. – College and Research Libraries, 1991
Discussion of the influence of library catalog use studies on cataloging codes and practices focuses on a study of reference staff members at three Association of Research Libraries academic libraries that was conducted to determine their use of bibliographic record elements. Records in online catalogs and bibliographic utilities are examined, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Records, Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging
Helal, Ahmed H., Ed.; Weiss, Joachim W. – 1994
This proceedings includes the following papers presented at the 16th International Essen Symposium: "Electronic Resource Sharing: It May Seem Obvious, But It's Not as Simple as it Looks" (Herbert S. White); "Resource Sharing through OCLC: A Comprehensive Approach" (Janet Mitchell); "The Business Information Network:…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Bibliographic Utilities, Computer Networks
