Open AccessA Structure Code for Machine Readable Library Catalog Record Formats
Author(s) -
Herbert H. Hoffman
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
information technology and libraries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.502
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 2163-5226
pISSN - 0730-9295
DOI - 10.6017/ital.v14i2.5283
Subject(s) - computer science , library catalog , code (set theory) , information retrieval , order (exchange) , measure (data warehouse) , world wide web , usability , work (physics) , library classification , programming language , database , operating system , mechanical engineering , set (abstract data type) , finance , engineering , economics
As libraries ease into the age of electronic utilities and computerized catalogs based on records read by machine rather than interpreted by humans, a considerably greater measure of precision will have to be introduced into library work. As one step toward that goal an examination of the structure of publications will be in order