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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
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1980
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| author | Hill, Janet Swan |
| author_facet | Hill, Janet Swan Hill, Janet Swan |
| collection | Education Resources Information Center |
| contents | Alternatives to the Card Catalog Committee, Northwestern University Library. Interim Report. Review of Recommendations, Status of Developments. Hill, Janet Swan Card Catalogs Facility Improvement Higher Education Library Catalogs Library Equipment Library Planning Online Systems Program Development A committee was appointed in March 1978 to investigate feasible alternatives to the existing card catalog at Northwestern University Library; this interim report reviews the committee's activities and recommendations, identifies tasks still to be completed, and describes the status of a proposed online successor to the card catalog. Ten concerns related to the online catalog are discussed: (1) the need for a public services liaison, (2) the question of closing or freezing the card catalog, (3) alternative formats for the continuation catalog, (4) inclusiveness of the online catalog, (5) conversion of cross references, (6) maintenance of the database, (7) index enhancements, (8) backup for the online catalog, (9) staff and user training, and (10) evaluation. Some additional concerns are briefly reviewed, as well as the current status of the project. (SW) |
| format | Recurso educativo Open Access |
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| institution | ERIC Institute of Education Sciences |
| language | en |
| publishDate | 1980 |
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| spellingShingle | Alternatives to the Card Catalog Committee, Northwestern University Library. Interim Report. Review of Recommendations, Status of Developments. Hill, Janet Swan Card Catalogs Facility Improvement Higher Education Library Catalogs Library Equipment Library Planning Online Systems Program Development Alternatives to the Card Catalog Committee, Northwestern University Library. Interim Report. Review of Recommendations, Status of Developments. Hill, Janet Swan Card Catalogs Facility Improvement Higher Education Library Catalogs Library Equipment Library Planning Online Systems Program Development A committee was appointed in March 1978 to investigate feasible alternatives to the existing card catalog at Northwestern University Library; this interim report reviews the committee's activities and recommendations, identifies tasks still to be completed, and describes the status of a proposed online successor to the card catalog. Ten concerns related to the online catalog are discussed: (1) the need for a public services liaison, (2) the question of closing or freezing the card catalog, (3) alternative formats for the continuation catalog, (4) inclusiveness of the online catalog, (5) conversion of cross references, (6) maintenance of the database, (7) index enhancements, (8) backup for the online catalog, (9) staff and user training, and (10) evaluation. Some additional concerns are briefly reviewed, as well as the current status of the project. (SW) |
| title | Alternatives to the Card Catalog Committee, Northwestern University Library. Interim Report. Review of Recommendations, Status of Developments. |
| topic | Card Catalogs Facility Improvement Higher Education Library Catalogs Library Equipment Library Planning Online Systems Program Development |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED191494 |