Information Technology and Libraries articles from December 1992

Information Technology and Libraries archives from December 1992

Enhancing the processing environment: the development of a technical services workstation.
December 1, 1992... Although automation had an early impact on technical services operations, the rate of progress has been slow. Recently there has been a great deal of professional interest in the concept of a "cataloger's workstation," a customized configuration...

Computer-oriented bibliographic control for Cyrillic documents with or without script conversion.
December 1, 1992... Most libraries in English-speaking countries own materials in nonroman scripts. Access to these documents is provided through romanization. Online catalogs often hold a large number of romanized bibliographic records. Research into users" needs...

System migration: experiences from the field.
December 1, 1992... Automation administrators of thirty-three libraries discussed challenges, rewards, and problems associated with migration to new automated systems. Interviews focused on motivation for migration, planning for implementation, technical decisions...

Bound withs versus an online catalog: a practical solution.
December 1, 1992... Bound withs make up a small percentage of mast libraries" collections, yet cataloging them fully takes an inordinate amount of time. In the pretechnology era, each title in a bound with volume had a full bibliographic record linked by With notes...

Beta testing an integrated library automation system.
December 1, 1992... The opportunity to become the beta test site for KeyNOTIS[TM], the turnkey library automation system offered by NOTIS Systems, Inc., was presented to Pfau Library, California State University, San Bernardino, in 1989. There are advantages and...

Using the Community Information Format to create a public service resource network. (Special Section: The USMARC Community Information Format)
December 1, 1992... These papers are based on presentations made at a program titled "Using the Community Information Format to Access Nonbibliographic Data." The program was sponsored jointly by the LITA Online Catalogs Interest Group and the PLA Community...

Diversity information online: the development of a CIF-based database. (Special Section: The USMARC Community Information Format)
December 1, 1992... Indiana State University (ISU) has been developing a local database since the end of 1990, although the active phase of development began at the end of 1991. This database is DION (Diversity Information ONline) and is based on the draft Community...

The USMARC Community Information Format: a history and brief description. (Special Section: The USMARC Community Information Format)
December 1, 1992... The Library of Congress Network Development and MARC Standards Office (Net Dev/MSO) is concerned with the development, publication, and maintenance of the USMARC communications formats. This paper addresses the development of the newest USMARC...

MARC and I & R. (information and referral programs) (Special Section: The USMARC Community Information Format)
December 1, 1992... If you want to have a successful Information and Referral (I & R) program in your library, it does not matter if you use the Community Information Format (CIF). Successful I & R is not about formats. The design of your database should be driven...

Community information and automated library systems. (Special Section: The USMARC Community Information Format)
December 1, 1992... The representation of community information, or information and referral (I & R), records in machine-readable form in online electronic databases was a concern for vendors and users of automated library systems for several years prior to the...

The next generation of public access information retrieval systems for research libraries: lessons from ten years of the MELVYL system. (Happy Birthday to MELVYL, part 3)
December 1, 1992... This paper views the design of the next generation of public access information retrieval (IR) systems in higher education from the perspective of a decade of development, deployment, and operation of the MELVYL online system at the University of...

The MELVYL system in the larger context of the University of California's information technology planning. (Happy Birthday to MELVYL, part 3)
December 1, 1992... The MELVYL information system is an important component of the University of California's (UC) strategy to transfer from print to networked information. This paper traces the development of UC's library automation strategy over the past five...

Automating School Library Catalogs: A Reader.
December 1, 1992... Automating School Library Catalogs: A Reader. Ed. by Catherine Murphy. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1992. 211p. $27 (ISBN 0-87287-771-X). The editor, Catherine Murphy, is chair of the Technology Committee of the American...

Electronic Document Delivery: Converging Standards and Technologies.
December 1, 1992... Cleveland, Gary. Electronic Document Delivery: Converging Standards and Technologies. UDT Series on Data Communication Technologies and Standards for Libraries, report no.2. Ottawa, Canada: International Federation of Library Associations and...

202+ Software Packages to Use in Your Library: Descriptions, Evaluations, and Practical Advice.
December 1, 1992... Dewey, Patrick R. 202+ Software Packages to Use in Your Library: Descriptions, Evaluations, and Practical Advice. Chicago: American Library Assn., 1992. 190p. paper, $27.50 (ISBN 08389-0582-X). Since publication of the first edition of this...

Enhancing Access to Information: Designing Catalogs for the Twenty-First Century.
December 1, 1992... Enhancing Access to Information: Designing Catalogs for the Twenty-First Century. Ed. by David A. Tyckoson. New York: Haworth, 1991. 243p. $29.95 (ISBN 1-56024-219-1). This book, originally published as volume 13, numbers 3 and 4, of...

CD-ROM Research Collections: An Evaluative Guide to Bibliographic and Full-Text CD-ROM Databases.
December 1, 1992... Ensor, Pat. CD-ROM Research Collections: An Evaluative Guide to Bibliographic and Full-Text CD-ROM Databases. Westport, Conn., Meckler, 1991. 302p. $55 (ISBN: 0-88736-779-8). In the ever-confusing maze of CD-ROMs, it is comforting to know...

Directory to Fulltext Online Resources: 1992.
December 1, 1992... Kessler, Jack. Directory to Fulltext Online Resources 1992. Westport, Conn: Meckler, 1992. 138p. paper, $30 (ISBN 0-88736-833-6). The past five years have seen an explosion of information resources available over the Internet and via dial-up...

Library LANs: Case Studies in Practice and Applications.
December 1, 1992... Library LANs: Case Studies in Practice and Application. Ed. by Marshall Breeding. Westport, Conn.: Meckler, 1992. 403p. $42.50 (ISBN 0-88736-786-0). Local area networks (LANs) are fast becoming an accepted, and in fact expected, component...

Small Project Automation for Libraries and Information Centers.
December 1, 1992... Mandelbaum, Jane B. Small Project Automation for Libraries and Information Centers. Westport, Conn.: Meckler, 1992. 341p. $42.50 (ISBN 0-88736-731-3). The size of the automation project rather than the type of library or size of computer is...

Opportunities for Reference Services: The Bright Side of Reference Services in the 1990s.
December 1, 1992... Opportunities for Reference Services: The Bright Side of Reference Services in the 19908. Ed. by Bill Katz. New York: Haworth, 1991. 213p. $29.95 (ISBN 156024-137-3). Also published as The Reference Librarian, no. 33 (1991). This collection...

Dial In 1992: An Annotated Guide to Online Public Access Catalogs.
December 1, 1992... Schuyler, Michael. Dial In 1992: An Annual Guide to Online Public Access Catalogs. Westport, Conn.: Meckler, 1992. 292p. paper, $55 (ISBN 0-88736-808-5). Libraries are reaching out via telecommunications at an unparalleled rate. The...

Directory of Computer Conferencing in Libraries.
December 1, 1992... Williams, Brian. Directory of Computer Conferencing in Libraries. Westport, Conn.: Meckler, 1992. 429p. $59 (ISBN 0-88736-771-2). The stated goals of this book are to "provide an introduction to computer conferencing for the uninitiated;...

World Information Technology Manual, vols. 1 and 2.
December 1, 1992... World Information Technology Manual. Vols. 1 and 2. Ed. by A. E. Cawkel. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1991. $165 (ISBN 0444-87488-7 and 0-444-89313-X). World Information Technology Manual, volumes 1 and 2, comprise more than 1,000 densely printed...

MKS Toolkit: UNIX tools on a PC. (software package) (Evaluation)
December 1, 1992... MKS Toolkit: UNIX Tools on a PC. Mortice Kern Systems Inc., 35 King St. North, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2J 2W9; information: (519) 884-2251; orders: 1-800-265-2797. Price: DOS version, $249 for a single-user license. System requirements: PC...