Program: electronic library and information systems: Volume 29 Issue 3

The use of PRINCE project management methodology in choosing a new library system at the University of Wales Bangor

Ainsley C. Lewis

This paper examines how the application of a project management methodology (PRINCE) together with the use of project management software (Microsoft Project Version 4.0 for…

Identification of duplicate and near‐duplicate full‐text records in database search‐outputs using hierarchic cluster analysis

John W. Kirriemuir, Peter Willett

Clustering the output of a multi‐database online search enables a user to obtain an overview of the information that has been retrieved without the need to inspect any documents…

Database quality: a literature review of the past and a plan for the future

Katia Medawar

Database quality problems have been a major concern in recent years. With the increasing number of databases mounted online and on CD‐ROM, users are more exposed to errors…

The use of the Internet in the development of a global network for disaster management for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Linda Stoddart

This article discusses the information needs of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the types of information required and how the development of…

Library automation systems in academic libraries in Hungary

BéLa Mader

At present higher education in Hungary comprises 74 state, 24 church and four private institutions of which 19 offer courses at university level and 74 are specialised colleges…

Development of an interactive library guide at the British Film Institute

David Sharp, Peter Dean, Luke Hockley

The British Film Institute was founded in 1933 and is based at various sites in central London, the South Bank of the Thames (at the National Film Theatre and the Museum of the…

A program for checking duplicates and data entry consistency in Micro CDS/ISIS databases

G. Sreelatha

The easy availability and adaptability of Micro CDS/ISIS has made it a widely used software for database management. Database management is an important computer application. In a…

Suffix stripping with modern Greek

T.Z. Kalamboukis

The problem of morphological analysis may be considered as minor for languages like English compared to languages with a rich inflectional system like Greek. The plural inflection…

Report on a seminar on global information networking for library applications, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 1994

Lucy A. Tedd

The seminar on global information networking for library applications was organised by the Continuing Professional Education Programme of the International Islamic University…