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Peer reviewedAscher, Marcia – Mathematics Magazine, 1992
Discusses two mathematical ideas that come from the Incan and Mayan cultures: (1) the quipus, an Incan recordkeeping tool that encoded data via a logical-numerical system on spatial arrays of colored, knotted cords; and (2) the link between recording time and counting in the Mayan culture. (MDH)
Descriptors: Coding, Data Processing, Foreign Culture, Higher Education
Byrne, Deborah J. – 1998
The MARC (Machine-Readable Cataloging) format allows the capability of accessing library catalog records by any piece of information found in the catalog record. A library's MARC database is its most expensive investment in library automation, and the most crucial factor in the success of the library's automation. Intended for librarians or…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Records, Cataloging, Data Processing, Databases
