An Overview of Applications of Automation to Special Collections: Maps and Archives.

Tusa, Bobs M.

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ERIC Number: EJ476190

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Publication Date: 1993

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An Overview of Applications of Automation to Special Collections: Maps and Archives.

Tusa, Bobs M.

Information Technology and Libraries, v12 n4 p405-11 Dec 1993

This second article on standardization in the application of computerized automation to materials in special collections libraries focuses on map collections and archives. Highlights include the use of bibliographic utilities; MARC formats; the use of microcomputers; databases; and examples from North America and Western Europe. (Contains 18 references.) (LRW)

Descriptors: Archives, Bibliographic Records, Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging, Databases, Foreign Countries, Library Automation, Library Catalogs, Library Collections, Library Standards, Maps, Microcomputers

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Europe; North America

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