Shawnee Mission's On-Line Cataloging System

An on-line cataloging pilot project for two elementary schools is discussed. The system components are 2740 terminals, upper-lower-case input, IBM's FASTER generalized software package, and usual cards/labels output. Reasons for choosing FASTER, software and hardware features, operating procedu...

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Main Authors: Ellen Wasby Miller, B. J. Hodges
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Library Association 1971-03-01
Series:Information Technology and Libraries
Online Access:https://ejournals.bc.edu/ojs/index.php/ital/article/view/5580
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description An on-line cataloging pilot project for two elementary schools is discussed. The system components are 2740 terminals, upper-lower-case input, IBM's FASTER generalized software package, and usual cards/labels output. Reasons for choosing FASTER, software and hardware features, operating procedures, system performance and costs are detailed. Future expansion to cataloging 100,000 annual K-12 acquisitions, on-line circulation, retrospective conversion, and union book catalogs is set forth.
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spelling doaj.art-4bf8e365c68d4c6d827cb17dd6f6404e2022-12-22T02:30:55ZengAmerican Library AssociationInformation Technology and Libraries0730-92952163-52261971-03-0141132610.6017/ital.v4i1.55804967Shawnee Mission's On-Line Cataloging SystemEllen Wasby MillerB. J. HodgesAn on-line cataloging pilot project for two elementary schools is discussed. The system components are 2740 terminals, upper-lower-case input, IBM's FASTER generalized software package, and usual cards/labels output. Reasons for choosing FASTER, software and hardware features, operating procedures, system performance and costs are detailed. Future expansion to cataloging 100,000 annual K-12 acquisitions, on-line circulation, retrospective conversion, and union book catalogs is set forth.https://ejournals.bc.edu/ojs/index.php/ital/article/view/5580
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