Open AccessAutomatic Format Recognition of MARC Bibliographic Elements: A Review and Projection
Author(s) -
Brett J. Butler
Publication year - 1974
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.v7i1.8926
Subject(s) - computer science , projection (relational algebra) , information retrieval , center (category theory) , library science , library of congress , cataloging , engineering drawing , engineering , chemistry , algorithm , crystallography
A review and discussion of the technique of automatic format recognition (AFR) of bibliographic data are presented. A comparison is made of the record-building facilities of the Library of Congress, the University of California (both AFR techniques), and the Ohio College Library Center (non-AFR). A projection of a next logical generation is described