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Clement, Charles R. – 1979
This paper describes the development of an automated authority control system for the Genealogical Society of Utah, which has large holdings of microfilmed records from many nations, including civil registration, parish registers, local records, and census records. The key function of the library is the identification of people. From the…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Computers, Library Automation
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Boss, Richard D. – Journal of Library Automation, 1980
The 1980s offer libraries numerous automated acquisitions alternatives, including turnkey systems from circulation system vendors and the acquisition subsystems of the bibliographic utilities. Integration of systems from several sources poses the principal problem. (Author/RAA)
Descriptors: Library Acquisition, Library Automation, Library Equipment, Library Materials
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Bierman, Kenneth J. – Journal of Library Automation, 1980
Presents an overview of automated library acquisitions with emphasis on vendor developed systems. The article provides definitions, a description of an ideal system, a selection procedure for optimal purchasing decisions, and predictions for the future. An evaluation sheet and checklist are included. (RAA)
Descriptors: Library Acquisition, Library Automation, Library Equipment, Library Materials
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Boss, Richard W. – Journal of Library Automation, 1979
Describes the latest developments in automated circulation systems and the turnkey system in particular. Trends include greater functional integration, improved user interfaces, and shared facilities. The role of bibliographic utilities is briefly explored. (Author/RAA)
Descriptors: Development, Libraries, Library Automation, Library Circulation
Clement, Hope E. A. – 1979
This paper discusses the current resurgence of interest in authority files and describes the automated authority files of the National Library of Canada. Factors contributing to this interest in such files include cooperative programs between libraries, the development of international standards, and the impact of computer technology and…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Foreign Countries, Library Automation
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Madden, Mary A. – Journal of Library Automation, 1980
This examination of the acquisitions services offered by networks, the not-for-profit bibliographic services, stresses significant characteristics inherent in their structure and functions, and contrasts advantages and disadvantages for individual libraries. (Author/RAA)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Information Networks, Information Services, Library Acquisition
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Luthin, Patricia – Library Hi Tech, 1983
This directory to the cataloging marketplace lists 57 places to obtain cataloging cards and products in eight categories: utilities, catalog cards only-vendors, COM catalog/database management vendors, software packages, Library of Congress (LC) cataloging information vendors (non-computerized), and publishers. Vendors' addresses, telephone…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Computer Output Microfilm, Computer Software, Databases
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Chen, Simon P. J. – Special Libraries, 1973
250,000 volumes were converted from Dewey to LC by the on-line Administrative Terminal System (ATS) within seven months at Western Kentucky University Library. In turn, new catalog cards, Hollerith book cards, pockets, labels, bibliographies, and catalogs were produced by the automated ATS system. (6 references) (Author/DH)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Computer Science, Dewey Decimal Classification, Library Automation
Dominick, Wayne D.; And Others – 1980
This report addresses the critical importance of measuring and evaluating information systems functioning within computer network environments. The focus is on the significant benefits associated with using automated monitoring as the primary information system measurement mechanism within such computing architectures. The large scale,…
Descriptors: Computer Science, Computers, Equipment Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
Epstein, Hank; Epstein, Susan Baerg – 1980
This report describing the current and future use of online automation technology in Connecticut libraries provides recommendations designed to assist Connecticut libraries in making more effective use of current systems, in selecting the most appropriate new systems, and by providing a basis for effective statewide planning that will take…
Descriptors: Databases, Library Automation, Library Equipment, Library Planning
Smith, Michael; Rivoire, Helena – 1972
The conversion of the shelf-lists of the University Library of Bucknell University to machine-readable form is described in this report. The selection of specific content, machine considerations, and use cost tradeoffs are discussed in the first sections. The actual procedures used in the entering of information into the system, together with the…
Descriptors: Cataloging, College Libraries, Computer Programs, Data Processing
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1983
Six papers on the theme, "Administrative Libraries in a Technological World: Past, Present, and Future--A General Stocktaking and a State of the Art Report" focus on West German telecommunications and information technology and the use of data processing and other technological aids in West German administrative libraries. These papers,…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Computer Programs, Computers, Foreign Countries
Bullock, Connie; And Others – 1974
Considering alternative physical formats for the public card catalogs currently used in the University of California at Los Angeles libraries, a study group at began by investigating six possibilities: 1) cards; 2) photographically-produced catalogs; 3) typeset-printed catalogs; 4) computer-produced catalogs; 5) microform or video catalogs; and 6)…
Descriptors: Book Catalogs, Cataloging, College Libraries, Costs
Beckman, Margaret; And Others – 1978
This report describes the development, design, and evaluation of an online circulation system at the University of Guelph, Ontario. A 1976 study identified the specific problems or inadequacies of the existing circulation system and specified design requirements for a new online system. This 1978 report is divided into six parts: (1) historical…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Automation
Boss, Richard W. – 1997
One of the most significant decisions in a library administrator's career is the decision to automate one or more of a library's operations. This book describes the present state of local library automation; the planning, selection, and implementation process; and the library administrator's role in the process. The bulk of the text provides a…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Costs, Decision Making, Information Technology
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