Open AccessFile Structure for an On-Line Catalog of One Million Titles
Author(s) -
J. J. Dimsdale
Publication year - 1973
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.v6i1.5760
Subject(s) - computer science , library catalog , line (geometry) , file format , database , computer file , information retrieval , hash function , library automation , world wide web , operating system , programming language , geometry , mathematics
A description is given of the file organization and design of an on-line catalog suitable for automation of a library of one million books. A method of virtual hash addressing allows rapid search of the indexes to the catalog file. Storage of textual material in a compressed form allows considerable reduction in storage costs