Microcomputers as On-Line Catalogs in Special Libraries.

Faust, Julia B.

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ERIC Number: EJ339164

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1986

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Microcomputers as On-Line Catalogs in Special Libraries.

Faust, Julia B.

Special Libraries, v77 n3 p133-39 Sum 1986

Discusses rationale for the conversion of a card catalog to an online system in a special library owning approximately 4,000 titles. Equipment, software, and procedures are described, and pros and cons, costs, and personnel needs involved in use of microcomputer for such a project are outlined. Nine references are cited. (EJS)

Descriptors: Cataloging, Costs, Databases, Display Systems, Library Acquisition, Library Automation, Library Personnel, Man Machine Systems, Medical Libraries, Microcomputers, Organizational Objectives

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Media Staff; Practitioners

Language: English

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