Developing Custom Software and Merging with an Existing Retrieval System: A Case Study.

Schockley, Cynthia W.; Hinds, Timothy H.

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Publication Date: 1984

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Developing Custom Software and Merging with an Existing Retrieval System: A Case Study.

Schockley, Cynthia W.; Hinds, Timothy H.

Electronic Library, v2 n2 p101-13 Apr 1984

Describes process by which two operational components of National Epilepsy Library and Resource Center (reference library, information and referral unit) combined existing retrieval package with specially designed software to make optimum use of a Wang VS-80 minicomputer. Designing and programing the system, testing and evaluation, and final results are covered. (EJS)

Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Software, Databases, Information Retrieval, Letters (Correspondence), Library Automation, Library Services, Minicomputers, Online Systems, Reference Services, Referral, Special Libraries, Systems Development

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Language: English

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