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Nakamura, Margaret – School Library Media Quarterly, 1991
Describes the Hawaii Department of Education's School Library Network Project and its approach to retrospective conversion for more than 200 school library media centers using a combination of 3 methods: in-house, full data entry; in-house, partial data entry; and full vendor contract. It is noted that a combination of these methods provides the…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Data Collection, Database Design, Elementary Secondary Education
Barnes, Susan J. – Computers in Libraries, 1993
Summarizes users' opinions of a networked electronic library at Cornell University's Mann Library as part of the planning process for a major redesign. The system's impact on library collection development, preservation, technical services, information services and delivery, instruction, and computer support are described; and plans for library…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Networks, Databases, Electronic Libraries
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Direct linkMatoria, Ram Kumar; Upadhyay, P. K. – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2005
Purpose: To share the experiences gained during the migration of library data from one library management system (LibSys[TM]) to another (e-Granthalaya[TM]). Design/methodology/approach: The paper describes the step-by-step approach taken to migrate the existing library data to the new software. The paper also discusses the peculiarities of the…
Descriptors: Library Administration, Computer Software, Foreign Countries, Case Studies
Gedeon, Randle; Boston, George – Acquisitions Librarian, 2005
This article describes the development of the "Electronic Journal Finder," a TDNet installation for the University Libraries of Western Michigan University. Topics covered include: rationale for subscription project timeline, content, product customization, set-up, maintenance issues, reporting functions, directing URL links, searching…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Academic Libraries, Electronic Journals, Library Automation
PDF pending restorationMillen, Celeste; And Others – 1992
Intended to describe an ideal system for William Madison Randall Library at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington, this outline presents specific system requirements that would build on and enhance features available on the current system while moving toward a truly integrated system with built-in possibilities for expansion and improvements…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Databases, Higher Education, Integrated Library Systems
Download full textLee, Hwa-Wei – 1991
This report presents recommendations for the upgrading of higher education information resources in Papua New Guinea (PNG) according to acceptable norms, effective sharing of resources through phased introduction of automation and networking, and the creation of a database of information resources. The report was based on a survey of 41 PNG…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Consultants, Databases, Developing Nations
Antelman, Kirstin, Ed.; Brynteson, Susan – 1990
This self-paced workbook is used for the orientation of new staff members at the University of Delaware Library to DELCAT technical services. DELCAT, based on NOTIS Systems, Inc., software, is the name of the University of Delaware Library's integrated library system. The orientation programs to DELCAT are of two types: programs that teach basic…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, College Libraries, Higher Education, Individualized Instruction
New York State Library, Albany. Div. of Library Development. – 1989
Based in part on the work of three task forces, this report presents recommendations from the Phase II Statewide Automation Committee appointed in June 1987 to develop specific steps to implement the 20 recommendations in the library automation plan issued in May 1987, "Libraries and Technology: A Strategic Plan for the Use of Advanced…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Databases, Library Automation
Council on Library Resources, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1990
This report is an assessment of the National Coordinated Cataloging Program (NCCP)--a pilot project to test the idea that a set of libraries, working with the Library of Congress, can produce complete and accurate cataloging records to national standards for national distribution--and is composed of several papers and a summary report by the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Cost Effectiveness, Economic Factors
Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, Boston. – 1987
A revised and updated version of a 1983 automation plan, this report describes the long range program for resource sharing activities by the library network in Massachusetts, a program which is funded in part by the Library Services and Construction Act. The basis of the network--the development, continuation, and linking of machine-readable…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Interlibrary Loans, Library Automation, Library Cooperation
Fjallbrant, Nancy, Ed. – IATUL Proceedings, 1982
Papers presented at an August 1982 international seminar on online user education include "The Impact of New Technology on Libraries and Their Users," Brian C. Vickery (United Kingdom); "The Role of NORDINFO in Promoting Online Activity: NORDINFO-Origins and Control," Theodora Oker-Blom (Finland); "Librarians and the New…
Descriptors: Databases, Foreign Countries, Information Centers, Information Networks
Schoenung, James G. – 1974
The Ohio College Library Center (OCLC) is a nonprofit computerized library processing center operating out of Columbus, Ohio. Six years after its incorporation, OCLC is now mainly in the business of operating a shared cataloging system and producing catalog cards designed to meet the needs of each of its member libraries. OCLC also maintains a…
Descriptors: Cataloging, College Libraries, Costs, Databases
Grosch, Audrey N. – 1975
Alternative approaches to the building of monographic bibliography files for an on-line data management system using minicomputers at the University of Minnesota Libraries' Twin Cities Campus center are described. Secondary and primary sources of the Machine-Readable Cataloging (MARC) II records are considered--including Blackwell-North America,…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Citations (References), College Libraries, Computers
Cooke, Deborah M.; And Others – Book Report, 1985
This five-article section discusses changes in the management of the school library resulting from use of the computer. Topics covered include data management programs (record keeping, word processing, and bibliographies); practical applications of a database; evaluation of "Circulation Plus" software; ergonomics and computers; and…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education
Broering, Naomi C. – Microcomputers for Information Management: An International Journal for Library and Information Services, 1984
Discusses development of a library information system by Georgetown University Medical Center's Dahlgren Memorial Library; describes its components, including online catalog and OCLC interface, circulation, serials control, acquisitions, networking/interlibrary loans, word processing and mini-Medline system; and discusses user reaction, staff…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Higher Education, Information Retrieval
