The BALLOTS Project: Final Report to the National Endowment for the Humanities; September 1, 1972-January 31, 1975.

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ERIC Number: ED121333

Record Type: Non-Journal

Publication Date: 1975-Oct

Pages: 80

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The BALLOTS Project: Final Report to the National Endowment for the Humanities; September 1, 1972-January 31, 1975.

Stanford Univ., CA. BALLOTS Center.

BALLOTS is a computerized system to support acquisitions and cataloging in the Stanford University Libraries. The system is divided into ten computerized functions, each supporting a specific type of library processing. The library staff communicates on-line with the system using four on-line files for searching: the MARC file, the In Process File, the Catalog Data File, and the Reference File. The files are identified and restricted by library; this allows multi-library access to BALLOTS files but only the library owning the file can update its records. The system has been in operation since November, 1972, and 90% of the technical processing is now automated. (CH)

Descriptors: Cataloging, College Libraries, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Data Processing, Information Processing, Information Systems, Library Acquisition, Library Automation, Library Networks, Library Services, Library Technical Processes, Online Systems, Program Descriptions

Publication Type: Reports - Research

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Sponsor: National Endowment for the Humanities (NFAH), Washington, DC.

Authoring Institution: Stanford Univ., CA. BALLOTS Center.

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