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Publication date: 1 March 1999

Pat Oddy

An outline of a cataloguing strategy that might be adopted for the millennium is given with reference to how such a strategy is being implemented at the British Library. The first…

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An outline of a cataloguing strategy that might be adopted for the millennium is given with reference to how such a strategy is being implemented at the British Library. The first stage has involved co‐operation with American libraries and future plans are linked to co‐operation with European libraries. Such developments involve countries with different languages and different cataloguing cultures and so present many challenges. Finally skills required by staff needed to implement the cataloguing strategy are discussed.

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Program, vol. 33 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0033-0337

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Publication date: 1 February 1997

Alain Besson, Bob Chapman and Kate Cheney

After nearly a decade in the making, the Z39.50 protocol is quickly finding its place in many library systems, giving libraries the opportunity to link applications in ways…

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After nearly a decade in the making, the Z39.50 protocol is quickly finding its place in many library systems, giving libraries the opportunity to link applications in ways hitherto not possible.

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The Electronic Library, vol. 15 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0264-0473

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Publication date: 1 August 1997

Pat Oddy

Places present day UK culture and society in a postmodern context and considers their impact on libraries and cataloguing, concentrating specifically on the concepts of…

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Places present day UK culture and society in a postmodern context and considers their impact on libraries and cataloguing, concentrating specifically on the concepts of globalization and the death of tradition. Moves on to discuss how libraries can continue to provide high quality, structured access to their collections and the need for strategic management of this process. Emphasizes the importance of defining what the library wants to achieve, setting objectives, and maintaining the capacity for flexible response to changing conditions, using as a case study the development and implementation of the British Library cataloguing strategy.

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Library Review, vol. 46 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0024-2535

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Publication date: 1 June 1998

Alan Danskin

The requirement for and development of the Anglo‐American Authority File (AAAF) is described. The mechanics of its production and updating are indicated and its role within…

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The requirement for and development of the Anglo‐American Authority File (AAAF) is described. The mechanics of its production and updating are indicated and its role within British Library cataloguing practice examined. Further developments of the file are discussed and developments through IFLA towards international exchange of authority data are described, indicating both opportunities and difficulties. The EC‐funded project AUTHOR is outlined and, finally, the British Library’s work with the Library of Congress and American Library Association on extending LCSH to works of fiction is described.

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Library Review, vol. 47 no. 4
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ISSN: 0024-2535

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Publication date: 1 March 1996

Pat Oddy

Discusses the place of traditional bibliographic standards in the new electronic age. Questions the more extreme predictions of Internet enthusiasts concerning the future of…

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Discusses the place of traditional bibliographic standards in the new electronic age. Questions the more extreme predictions of Internet enthusiasts concerning the future of printed materials and considers the culture change involved in developing print‐based and network‐based systems side‐by‐side. Discusses the nature of the standards required and concludes that existing bibliographic standards are not only suitable for dealing with the new situation but also have the benefit of applying relevant professional wisdom learned over many years to the new situation. Discusses Anglo‐American Cataloguing Rules and indicates some possible amendments to the machine‐readable catalogue format.

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Library Review, vol. 45 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0024-2535

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Publication date: 1 March 1999

Mirna Willer

Following a brief history of cataloguing and the MARC format this paper describes current challenges in developing suitable international formats and cataloguing rules for dealing…

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Following a brief history of cataloguing and the MARC format this paper describes current challenges in developing suitable international formats and cataloguing rules for dealing with electronic resources. Extensive references to the past and current literature provide an overview of the problems faced.

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Program, vol. 33 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0033-0337

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Publication date: 1 June 1999

M.P. Satija

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Library Review, vol. 48 no. 4
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ISSN: 0024-2535

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Publication date: 1 August 1997

A. Macfarlane, S.E. Robertson and J.A. Mccann

The progress of parallel computing in Information Retrieval (IR) is reviewed. In particular we stress the importance of the motivation in using parallel computing for text…

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The progress of parallel computing in Information Retrieval (IR) is reviewed. In particular we stress the importance of the motivation in using parallel computing for text retrieval. We analyse parallel IR systems using a classification defined by Rasmussen and describe some parallel IR systems. We give a description of the retrieval models used in parallel information processing. We describe areas of research which we believe are needed.

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Journal of Documentation, vol. 53 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0022-0418

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Publication date: 1 December 2000

David Roberts and Clive Souter

This article discusses the possibility of the automation of sophisticated subject indexing of medical journal articles. Approaches to subject descriptor assignment in information…

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This article discusses the possibility of the automation of sophisticated subject indexing of medical journal articles. Approaches to subject descriptor assignment in information retrieval research are usually either based upon the manual descriptors in the database or generation of search parameters from the text of the article. The principles of the Medline indexing system are described, followed by a summary of a pilot project, based upon the Amed database. The results suggest that a more extended study, based upon Medline, should encompass various components: Extraction of ‘concept strings’ from titles and abstracts of records, based upon linguistic features characteristic of medical literature. Use of the Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) for identification of controlled vocabulary descriptors. Coordination of descriptors, utilising features of the Medline indexing system. The emphasis should be on system manipulation of data, based upon input, available resources and specifically designed rules.

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Aslib Proceedings, vol. 52 no. 10
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0001-253X

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Publication date: 9 October 1996

Bryce Allen

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Information Tasks: Toward a User-centered Approach to Information Systems
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ISBN: 978-1-84950-801-8

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