Program: electronic library and information systems: Volume 8 Issue 3
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The Machine‐Readable Catalogues of the UIA Library Antwerp: an Experiment with an Interim MARC‐Compatible Cataloguing System
H.D.L. VervlietThis paper describes the installation and the first year's operation of a commercial computer‐based cataloguing system and the extent to which this system has been adapted to the…
MARC Format: an International Revision Exercise
R.E. CowardRevision of ISO Standard 2709 (Documentation‐Format for bibliographic information interchange on magnetic tape) is being discussed internationally. This paper outlines a…
The Uses of OCR and COM in Information Work
F. RobinsonOCR and COM are relevant to and useful in the computer operation of information systems; both usually involve the use of an outside bureau. This paper describes both techniques…
The Universal Standard Book Number (USBN): a New Method for the Construction of Control Numbers for Bibliographical Records
F.H. AyersA method is described for the construction of a control number for a bibliographical record which could provide a universal standard book number for that record. Since the new…