Design, Installation and Post-Implementation Assessment of an Optical Disc Based Storage and Retrieval System for Images of Engineering Contract Documents.

Ashford, J. H.; Masters, A. M.

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ERIC Number: EJ444697

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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Design, Installation and Post-Implementation Assessment of an Optical Disc Based Storage and Retrieval System for Images of Engineering Contract Documents.

Ashford, J. H.; Masters, A. M.

Journal of Documentation, v48 n1 p65-78 Mar 1992

Describes an image storage system for contract documentation in the Engineering Directorate of Thames Water Utilities (England) which uses optical disc storage and a relational database for indexing and retrieval of nearly 500,000 pages in compressed image format, and provides end user access through 7 workstations. Requirements, feasibility study, systems selection, implementation, and evaluation are discussed. (five references) (Author/MES)

Descriptors: Contracts, Databases, Documentation, Foreign Countries, Information Storage, Man Machine Systems, Management Information Systems, Optical Data Disks, Users (Information)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)

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