Implementation of an online database for tables of contents of books

Abstract

Many small libraries do not have the resources to build a holdings database. Thanks to the avail‐ability of affordable scanners and improved OCR software, a new approach for creating an online database is possible. This database is filled through a series of stages. First, the book information and table of contents pages are scanned and converted to text using OCR software. Then, a computer program is used to extract as much information as possible, with a human making corrections and supplying missing information. Finally, the information, which consists of the title, author, ISBN, publication year, call number and other relevant information for books, as well as the entire table of contents, is stored and added to an Ovid database.

Citation

Jett, M., Reuse, B. and Kessling, G. (1998), "Implementation of an online database for tables of contents of books", The Electronic Library, Vol. 16 No. 2, pp. 123-130. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb045626