Information Technology and Libraries articles from June 1992

Information Technology and Libraries archives from June 1992

The need for machine-readable authority records for topical subdivisions.
June 1, 1992... This paper recognizes the limitations of the existing file of Library of Congress subject authority records for subject heading assignment and validation. It makes recommendations for a new machine-readable file of authority records for topical...

Nonroman scripts in the bibliographic environment.
June 1, 1992... The representation of nonroman scripts in Latin characters causes information to be distorted in various ways. USMARC now provides for "alternate graphic representation," so that text in the authentic script(s) may be included in bibliographic...

The development and implementation of USMARC Format for Classification Data.
June 1, 1992... This paper discusses the newly developed USMARC Format for Classification Data. It reviews its potential uses within an online system and its development as one of the USMARC standards. It provides a summary of the fields in the format and...

Rates and types of changes to LC authority files. (Library of Congress)
June 1, 1992... This paper presents new findings on how the Library of Congress (LC) authority files change over time. With the refinement of vendor services for one-time automated authority processing and local system authority control modules, there has been...

Reviewing initial stopword selection.
June 1, 1992... Five years ago stopwords were selected for our online catalog based on conventional wisdom and analysis of the database as it looked then. It can be documented that a database can sufficiently change in just a few years, making it necessary to...

Prediction of OPAC spelling errors through a keyword inventory. (online public access catalog)
June 1, 1992... In order to find and correct spelling errors in the online public access catalog at Adelphi University, a visual inspection was performed of the 117,000 keywords indexed in the system. More than 1,000 errors were found. Certain long but common...

The MELVYL system: the next five years and beyond. (special section: Happy Birthday to MELVYL, part 1)
June 1, 1992... Planning for the next five years of the MELVYL system is described in the context of University of California information system planning. The planning environment is outlined from which are derived the objectives for the continued growth of the...

Agenda for online catalog designers. (special section: Happy Birthday to MELVYL, part 1)
June 1, 1992... Fifteen recommendations are offered for the improvement of online catalogs within the categories of closer connections to the users' work environment, SDI, downloading, reform of LCSH, enhanced search capabilities, and linking with other...

The evaluation of a user-oriented system: the MELVYL system's many designers. (special section: Happy Birthday to MELVYL, part 1)
June 1, 1992... As the MELVYL system has matured, its designers have employed numerous ways of discerning users evaluation of the system, ranging from online user comments to formal advisory groups. This article describe how these mechanisms have evolved and how...

Computing resources for an online catalog: ten years later. (special section: Happy Birthday to MELVYL, part 1)
June 1, 1992... In this article l will look at the changing computing resources required to run a large information retrieval system like the MELVYL system. I will give a historical perspective, examining the early days of the MELVYL system and how the system...

Ten years of monitoring MELVYL: a librarian's view. (special section: Happy Birthday to MELVYL, part 1)
June 1, 1992... The first ten years of the MELVYL system have profoundly affected the lives of University of California librarians. The rapid growth of the system's content, complexity, and use has required frequent modifications of its interface. These changes...

The MELVYL system and its academic context. (special section: Happy Birthday to MELVYL, part 1)
June 1, 1992... One measure of the MELVYL system's success is the extent to which the system has achieved its academic goals. MELVYL, the system, was a key part of a plan adopted in 1977 to enhance the value of the University of California libraries to...

An Introduction to U.S. Patent Searching: The Process.
June 1, 1992... Ardis, Susan B. An Introduction to U.S. Patent Searching: The Process. Englewood, Colo: Libraries Unlimited, 1991. 221p. paper, $32.50 U.S.; $39 outside North America (ISBN 0-87287-856-2). At last, someone has presented the view that patent...

UNIX and Libraries.
June 1, 1992... Brandt, D. Scott. UNIX and Libraries. Westport, Conn.: Meckler, 1991. 143p. $39.50 (ISBN 0-8876-541). Technical works for systems librarians and information specialists abound but generally do not focus on practical applications for day-to-day...

Cataloging: The Professional Development Cycle.
June 1, 1992... Cataloging: The Professional Development Cycle. Ed. by Sheila S. Intner and Janet Swan Hill. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood, 1991. 159p. $37.95 (ISBN 0-313-27254-9). When it became evident, some years ago, that libraries were finding it...

Information Technology: Design and Applications.
June 1, 1992... Information Technology: Design and Applications. Ed. by Nancy D. Lane and Margaret E. Chisholm. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1991. 354p. $39.95 (ISBN 0-8161-1908-2); paper, $24.95 (ISBN 0-8161-1909-0). The editors state that the purpose of this book is...

Automation and Organizational Change in Libraries.
June 1, 1992... Johnson, Peggy. Automation and Organizational Change in Libraries. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1991. 201p. $39.95 (ISBN 0-8161-1919-8); paper, $24.95 (ISBN 0-8161-1920-1). The purpose of this book is "to investigate the automation process and the...

The Evolution of American Educational Technology.
June 1, 1992... Saettler, Paul. The Evolution of American Educational Technology. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1990. 570p. $38 (ISBN 0-87287-613-6). This book is one of those uncommonly fine resources that will serve as an outstanding benchmark...

The Systems Librarian Guide to Computers.
June 1, 1992... Schuyler, Michael, and Elliott Swanson. The Systems Librarian Guide to Computers. Supplement to Computers in Libraries, no.18. Westport, Conn.: Meckler, 1991. 130p. $39 (ISBN 0-88736-580-9). This is an unusual book. The authors' objective was...

Managerial Accounting for Libraries and Other Not-for-Profit Organizations.
June 1, 1992... Smith, G. Stevenson. Managerial Accounting for Libraries and Other Not-for-Profit Organizations. Chicago: American Library. Assn., 1991. 212p. $50, $45 ALA members (ISBN 0-8389-0568-4) (ALA Order Code 0568-4-0010). This is an excellent work...

Virtual Reality: Theory, Practice, and Promise.
June 1, 1992... Virtual Reality: Theory, Practice, and Promise. Ed. by Sandra K. Helsel and Judith Paris Roth. Westport, Conn.: Meckler, 1991. 143p. paper, $39.95 (ISBN 0-88736-728-3). This book, a reprint of articles published in the summer 1990 issue of...

DiscLit: American Authors. (data base) (Evaluation)
June 1, 1992... DiscLit: American Authors. OCLC, 6565 Frantz Rd., Dublin, OH 43017; 1-800-848-5878, or G.K. Hall & Co., 70 Lincoln St., Boston, MA 02111; 1-800-343-2806. Hardware and software requirements: IBM PC, XT, AT, or PS/2 or compatible models, OCLC M3xx...

World Atlas 2.0. (data base) (Evaluation)
June 1, 1992... World Atlas 2.0. The Software Toolworks, Inc., 60 Leveroni Court, Novato, CA 94949; (415) 883-3000. Hardware requirements: IBM PC or compatibles with a minimum of 640K RAM, hard disk (uses 6 megabytes), EGA or VGA graphics card with color...