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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1976
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED129319 |
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- Library Networks, 1976-77. Martin, Susan K. Cataloging Computers Databases Information Services Library Automation Library Networks National Programs Online Systems State of the Art Reviews Some 25 library networks in the United States now rely on computers for resource sharing. Library functions that best lend themselves to automated network operation include: cataloging, acquisitions, interlibrary loan, and reference. Progress over the last ten years in collecting and standardizing machine-readable data for library applications forms a basis for networking, but work remains to be done in this area. The oldest and largest of the networks, the Ohio College Library Center (OCLC), now has over 700 on-line users. Given the existence and extent of OCLC the new emphasis of the Library of Congress, a national network becomes conceivable. In the commercial sector, on-line services have grown rapidly in the reference field and are becoming established for cataloging and processing. Combining different types of libraries as well as public and private entities in a working system and achieving technical compatibility of the systems are major goals of prime importance to future national network development. Appended is a directory that gives the name, location, telephone number, administrator, status, and plans of the 25 networks and lists network members. (PF)