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On-Line Acquisitions by LOLITA
Get PDFThe on-line acquisition program (LOLITA) in use at the Oregon State University Library is described in terms of development costs, equipment requirements, and overall design philosophy. In particular, the record format and content of records in the on-order file, and the on-line processing of these records (input, search, correction, output) using a cathode ray tube display terminal are detailed
Listings of Uncataloged Collections
Get PDFAn operational computerized system used by the UCSB Libraries produces listings of bibliographic data about items in collections where full cataloging treatment is not considered justified. The system produces listings of the brief bibliographic records sorted by any of the data elements in the record including up to twenty-five subjects terms. Of special interest are the authority listings of descriptions and the coordinate indexes to the full records
The Recon Pilot Project: A Progress Report
Get PDFA synthesis of the progress report submitted by the Library of Congress to the Council on Library Resources under an Officers Grant to initiate the RECON Pilot Project that gives an overview of the project and the progress made from August-November 1969 in the following areas: training, selection of material to be converted, investigation of input devices, and format recognition
Teaching with MARC Tapes
Get PDFA computer based laboratory for library science students to use in class assignments and for independent projects has been developed and used for one year at Syracuse University. MARC Pilot Project tapes formed the data base. Different computer programs and various samples of the MARC file (48,POO records, approx.) were used for search and retrieval operations. Data bases, programs, and seven different class assignments are described and evaluated for their impact on library education in gen- eral and individual students and faculty in particular
Comparisons of LC Proofslip and MARC Tape Arrival Dates at the University of Chicago Library
Get PDFA comparison of arrival dates of 5020 LC proofslips and corresponding MARC magnetic tape records reveals that four-fifths of the MARC records were received the same week as, or earlier than, the proofslips
An Algorithm for Variable-Length Proper-Name Compression
Get PDFViable on-line search systems require reasonable capabilities to automatically detect (and hopefully correct) variations between request format and stored format. An important requirement is the solution of the problem of matching proper names, not only because both input specifications and storage specifications are subject to error, but also because various transliteration schemes exist and can provide variant proper name forms in the same data base. This paper reviews several proper name matching schemes and provides an updated version of these schemes which tests out nicely on the proper name equivalence classes of a suburban telephone book. An appendix lists the corpus of names used for algorithm test
History of Library Computerization
Get PDFThe history of library computerization from its initiation in 1954 to 1970 is described. Approximately the first half of the period was devoted to computerization of user-oriented subject infotmation retrieval and the second half to library-oriented procedures. At the end of the period on-line systems were being designed and activated
The Recon Pilot Project: A Progress Report, November 1969 - April 1970
Get PDFA synthesis of the second progress report submitted by the Library of Congress to the Council on Library Resources under a grant for the RECON Pilot Project. An overview of the progress made from November 1969 to April 1970 in the following areas: production, Official Catalog comparison, format recognition, research titles, microfilming, investigation of inptut devices. In addition, the status of the tasks assigned to the RECON Working Task Force are briefly described
Design of Library Systems for Implementation with Interactive Computers
Get PDFIn the development of library systems, the movement today is toward the so-called "total" or integrated system. This raises certain design and implementation questions, such as: what functions should be on-line, real time and what should be done off line in a batch mode; should one operate in a time-share environment or is a dedicated system preferred; is it practical to design and implement a total system or is the selective implementation of a series of applications to be preferred. Although it may not be feasible in most cases to design and install a total system in a single operation, it is shown how a series of application programs can become the incremental development of such a system
