ERIC Number: ED278406
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1986
Pages: 30
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
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Bibliographic Networks and Microcomputer Applications for Aerospace and Defense Scientific and Technical Information.
Hartt, Richard W.
This report discusses the characteristics, operations, and automation requirements of technical libraries providing services to organizations involved in aerospace and defense scientific and technical work, and describes the Local Automation Model project. This on-going project is designed to demonstrate the concept of a fully integrated library system for technical libraries, combining local library functions with capabilities for participation in a Department of Defense (DoD) bibliographic network. The environment and characteristics of bibliographic networks are described; the automated system capabilities required for network participation are considered; and microcomputers are discussed as cost-effective yet powerful tools for exploiting bibliographic network resources. A discussion of the Local Automation Model project highlights the project background and environment, system concept demonstration, and prototype testing of the minicomputer- and microcomputer-based versions. Future development plans include production system acquisition, expanded gateway access, a common command language, reduction of manual effort, full-text and optical disk technology, and indexing standardization and controlled vocabulary. A list of related journal articles and a list of library software, vendors, and reviews of library software conclude the document. (KM)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Utilities, Computer Software, Government Libraries, Information Retrieval, Input Output Devices, Library Automation, Library Networks, Library Services, Microcomputers, Minicomputers, Online Catalogs, Scientific and Technical Information, Shared Library Resources, Special Libraries, Systems Development
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
Sponsor: North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Neuilly-sur-Seine (France). Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development.; Defense Technical Information Center (DOD), Alexandria, VA.
Authoring Institution: Logistics Management Inst., Bethesda, MD.
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