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Entry/Title Compression Code Access to Machine Readable Bibliographic Files
Get PDFAn entry/title compression code is proposed which will fulfill the following requirements at the Library, University of Saskatchewan: 1) entry/title access to MARC tapes; 2) entry/title access to the acquisitions and cataloguing in-process file; and 3) entry /title duplicate order edit within the acquisitions and cataloguing in-process file. The study which produced the code and applications for the code are discussed
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Get PDFA new processing format, based on MARC II and some of BNB's elaborations of MARC II. It further enlarges MARC II to encompass French cataloging practices and filing arrangements in French catalogs
Name-Title Entry Retrieval From a MARC File
Get PDFA test of validity of earlier findings on 3,3 search-ke y retrieval from an in-process file for retrieval from a MARC file. Probability of number of entries retrieved per reply is essentially the same for both files
Shawnee Mission's On-Line Cataloging System
Get PDFAn on-line cataloging pilot project for two elementary schools is discussed. The system components are 2740 terminals, upper-lower-case input, IBM's FASTER generalized software package, and usual cards/labels output. Reasons for choosing FASTER, software and hardware features, operating procedures, system performance and costs are detailed. Future expansion to cataloging 100,000 annual K-12 acquisitions, on-line circulation, retrospective conversion, and union book catalogs is set forth
File Size and the Cost of Processing MARC Records
Get PDFMany systems being developed for utilizing MARC records in acquisitions and cataloging operations depend on the selection of records from a cumulative tape file. Analysis of cost data accumulated during two years' experience in using MARC records for the production of catalog cards at the Georgia Tech Library indicates that the ratio of titles selected to titles read from the cumulative file is the most significant determinant of cost. This implies that the number of passes of the file must be minimized and an effective formula for limiting the growth of the file must be developed in the design of an economical system
Predicting the Need for Multiple Copies of Books
Get PDFAn industrial inventory technique adapted to a university library's computer based circulation system as one aid in identifying heavily used books for multiple-copy purchase
Automatic Processing of Personal Names for Filing
Get PDFDescribes a method for preparing personal names already in machine readable form for processing by any standard computer sort program, determining filing order insofar as possible from normally available information rather than from special formating. Prefix recognition is emphasized; multiword forename entries are a problem area. Provision is made for an edit list of problems requiring human decision. Possible extension of the method to titles is discussed
A Computer System for Effective Management of a Medical Library Network
Get PDFTRIPS (TALON Reporting and Information Processing System) is an interactive software system for generating reports to NLM on regional medical library network activity and constitutes a vital part of a network management information system (NEMIS) for the South Central Regional Medical Library Program. Implemented on a PDP-lOfSRU 1108 interfaced system, TRIPS accepts paper tape input describing network transactions and generates output statistics on disposition of requests, elapsed time for completing filled requests, time to clear unfilled requests, arrival time distribution of requests by day of month, and various other measures of activity andjor performance. Emphasized in the TRIPS design are flexibility, extensibility, and system integrity. Processing costs, neglecting preparation of input which may be accomplished in several ways, are estimated at $.05 per transaction, a transaction being the transmittal of a message from one library to another
Booth Library On-Line Circulation System (BLOC)
Get PDFAn on-line circulation system developed at a relatively small university library demonstrates that academic libraries with limited funds can develop automated systems utilizing parent institution's computer facilities in a time-sharing mode. In operation since September 1968, using an IBM 360/50 computer and associated peripheral equipment, it provides control over all stack books