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Peer reviewedLynch, Clifford A.; And Others – Information Technology and Libraries, 1983
Discussion of factors which led Division of Library Automation, University of California, to configure its computing resources as they are now, notes distributed processing, centralized processing, machine architecture, selection of operating system, telecommunications software, software packages for online catalogs, and problems of overhead and…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Programs, Higher Education, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewedLynch, Clifford A. – Library Hi Tech, 1989
Reviews the history of the network that supports the MELVYL online union catalog, describes current technological and policy issues, and discusses the role the network plays in integrating local automation, the union catalog, access to resource databases, and other initiatives. Sidebars by Mark Needleman discuss the TCP/IP protocol suite, internet…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Gateway Systems, Higher Education
Lynch, Clifford A. – Educom Review, 1997
Clifford A. Lynch, developer of MELVYL and former director of library automation at the University of California, is now executive director for the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI). This interview discusses Lynch's background, MELVYL, the Web and the role of libraries and librarians, community and collaborative filtering, the library of…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Cooperation, Futures (of Society), Information Networks
Peer reviewedLynch, Clifford A.; West, Richard – Information Technology and Libraries, 1992
The first of two articles on MELVYL, the University of California's online library system, discusses the next generation of public access information retrieval systems for research libraries based on lessons learned from 10 years of MELVYL. The second article considers MELVYL in the larger context of the University of California's information…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Information Technology
Peer reviewedLynch, Clifford A. – Library Hi Tech, 1990
Describes the function of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Z39.50 protocol, which allows for construction of information "servers"--i.e., resources attached to a computer communications network that can be accessed by client machines to retrieve information. The relationship of Z39.5 to other OSI protocols is explained. (23…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer System Design, Information Networks, Information Retrieval
Lynch, Clifford A. – EDUCOM Review, 1989
Describes the current state of automation at academic libraries, outlines issues that face library planners today, and emphasizes the use of technologies such as nationwide computer networks to improve access to information. The University of California's MELVYL system is described, and the use of online catalogs is discussed. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Bibliographic Utilities, Computer Networks
Peer reviewedBuckland, Michael K.; Lynch, Clifford A. – Cataloging and Classification Quarterly, 1988
Reviews the concept, context, status, and potential of the Linked Systems Protocol. The discussion covers the functions of the protocol; its implications for scholarship, bibliographic access, and the notion of a national database; and problems that would affect the effective implementation of international use. (21 references) (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Utilities, Computer Networks
Peer reviewedBuckland, Michael K.; Lynch, Clifford A. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1987
Describes the Linked Systems Protocol, a draft national standard for bibliographic information retrieval aimed at developing an extended protocol for the movement of bibliographic information from one system to another, and its implications for library automation, the individual librarian, and the library user. (CLB)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging, Computer Networks
Lynch, Clifford A. – EDUCOM Review, 1992
This overview of MELVYL, the University of California's online union system, describes the databases included; network capabilities; software; distributed computing efforts; interfaces; new user needs, including integration with a user's environment, assistance in evaluating material, and assistance in evaluating resources; and the user community.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Higher Education, Information Networks
