Showing papers in "Vine in 1989"
TL;DR: The Scottish Academic Libraries Bibliographic Information Network (SALBIN) is one among many of the manifestations of productive co‐operation among the Scottish libraries that have as their final objective the improvement of service to the libraries' users.
Abstract: The Scottish Academic Libraries Bibliographic Information Network (SALBIN) is one among many of the manifestations of productive co‐operation among the Scottish libraries. Other formal and visible ones include the early establishment of the Scottish Union Catalogue and the inter‐lending system based on it, the Working Group for Co‐operation in Acquisitions, the building of the SCOLCAP mutual database which provided the bibliographic databases for most of the automated systems, and more recent initiatives in CON‐SPECTUS and in a joint training programe for library staffs. All these, of course, have as their final objective the improvement of service to the libraries' users, but mediated through the library staff, and therefore not only planned but implemented and experienced at staff level.
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TL;DR: The University of Wales College of Cardiff (UWCC) as mentioned in this paper was formed by the merger of the University of South Wales Institute of Science and Technology and University College of Wales (UCC).
Abstract: The University of Wales College of Cardiff (UWCC) was formed in September 1988 by the merger of the University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology (UWIST) and University College Cardiff (UCC) UWCC is the largest constituent college of the University of Wales It has a student population in excess of 9000, and about 700 academic staff
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TL;DR: A research programme for the British Library Research and Development Department into the application of office automation and decision support systems in particular to the library environment is completed.
Abstract: Leicester Polytechnic Library has recently completed a research programme for the British Library Research and Development Department into the application of office automation and decision support systems in particular to the library environment. Decision support systems (DSS) can seen as an extension of the idea of management information systems by providing a broader range of information in a more flexible and interactive way. There is a wide range of computer software claiming to offer decision support ranging from spread‐sheets at one end of the spectrum to knowledge based, or expert DSS programs, with proportional variations in cost. For this reason a definition of a DSS is difficult to establish but the major components of a system are generally considered to be:
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TL;DR: SCILSnet is the term which has been applied by Suffolk County Information and Library Service to its application of the Geac Library Information System.
Abstract: SCILSnet is the term which has been applied by Suffolk County Information and Library Service (SCILS) to its application of the Geac Library Information System.
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TL;DR: Following pilot CD-ROM projects in 1988 carried out by the British Library and the Bibliothque Nationale, Paris (jointly) and the Deutsche Bibliothek, Frankfurt (in parallel), 1989 has seen the publication of the national bibliographies of those three countries on CD•ROM in compatible forms and with a commitment to keep the products in step wherever possible as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Following pilot CD‐ROM projects in 1988 carried out by the British Library and the Bibliothque Nationale, Paris (jointly) and the Deutsche Bibliothek, Frankfurt (in parallel), 1989 has seen the publication of the national bibliographies of those three countries on CD‐ROM in compatible forms and with a commitment to keep the products in step wherever possible. This is, however, by no means the end of the story. Encouraged by the success of this cooperative venture and confident in the suitability of CD‐ROM as a distribution medium for bibliographic data, discussions have been taking place over the last twelve months on ways of ensuring a common development path and of sharing the expertise gained by these three national libraries with other national libraries. A project has now been set up and this article will give a brief description of its main aims and some of the expected results.
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TL;DR: The survey was undertaken in November 1988 of libraries in polytechnics and universities in England and Wales having automated library systems to find out whether management information had been a factor in the choice of those systems, what the opinion of libraries was about facilities for management information, and the sorts of use that had been made of the facilities.
Abstract: Background A survey was undertaken in November 1988 of libraries in polytechnics and universities in England and Wales having automated library systems Its purpose was to find out whether management information had been a factor in the choice of those systems, what the opinion of libraries was about facilities for management information, and the sorts of use that had been made of the facilities The survey was carried out in the specific context of background to the preparation of a dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the MSc in Information Systems and Technology at City University; it is reported here because of interest expressed by respondents to the survey
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