VINE: Volume 24 Issue 1

EDI: an introduction

Electronic data interchange, or EDI, can be defined as “the paperless exchange of information between computer systems”. Instead of keying of the same data by numerous…

Towards international book trade EDI standards

Brian Green

The need for EDI standards was highlighted at the ‘Babel’ conference as long ago as 1986. BIC was set up in 1991 to be responsible for their development and promotion. On the…

EDILIBE project

Margot Wiesner

This article forms a revised and updated version of a lecture presented at the 59th IFLA Conference in Barcelona, 22–28 August 1993. The current flow of information in the…

BLCMP and EDI why EDI?: EDI at the University of Birmingham: a case study

Ian Hendry

Amongst the library systems suppliers, BLCMP have been at the forefront of EDI developments: some of the first UK libraries to install EDI software were their BLS system users…

West London Institute's experience of implementing EDI ordering

Penny Lyndon, Anne Russell, Colin Lockhart

Electronic transmission of orders is not a new idea. For some years it has been possible to order from the larger book suppliers online, with the advantage of being able to…

Development of EDI acquisitions facilities in the ALS system

Jennet Ashton

ALS have been working on EDI developments since the 1980s. Several different options were considered before First Edition launched their service in the UK. Since this solution…

First Edition's role in the beginnings of Electronic Data Interchange in the book trade

Mark Hodder‐Williams

First Edition was set up initially as a pilot scheme in 1992 and has very quickly become an important player in the UK EDI scene. The article describes the background to its…

In at the deep end: a look at EDI from the bookseller's point of view

Stephen Scott

Holt Jackson have recognised the importance of EDI at an early stage. This article presents the standards issues from the book trade's point of view and describes Holt Jackson's…

Exodus to GENESIS?

The new system from Specialist Computer Group, GENESIS, was launched at LibTech at Hatfield in September 1993. Designed to replace their existing system, BookshelF, it offers…

The Czech Automated Library System

Barbora Ramajzlová

As a result of the lack of commercially available library packages in the Czech Republic, the Czech Technical University in Prague decided to develop their own system. This short…