Every field of history has a basic need for a detailed chronology of what happened: who did what when. In the absence of such a resource, fanciful accounts flourish. This book provides a rich ...narrative of the early development of online information retrieval systems and services, from 1963 to 1976--a period important to anyone who uses a search engine, online catalog, or large database. Drawing on personal experience, extensive research, and interviews with many of the key participants, the book describes the individuals, projects, and institutions of the period. It also corrects many common errors and misconceptions and provides milestones for many of the significant developments in online systems and technology.
Every field of history has a basic need for a detailed chronology of what
happened: who did what when. In the absence of such a resource, fanciful accounts
flourish. This book provides a rich ...narrative of the early development of online
information retrieval systems and services, from 1963 to 1976--a period important to
anyone who uses a search engine, online catalog, or large database. Drawing on
personal experience, extensive research, and interviews with many of the key
participants, the book describes the individuals, projects, and institutions of the
period. It also corrects many common errors and misconceptions and provides
milestones for many of the significant developments in online systems and
technology.
A review is made of some major events in the history of the development of the capability for computer searching of bibliographic and full-text databases, particularly with regard to NFAIS member ...organizations. Comments are also made regarding some continuing issues.
A brief review is given of approaches used to couple SDI system output to the supporting document delivery systems. A coupling system is described which has been implemented for the nine campuses of ...the University of California to automatically annotate citations retrieved from a central SDI service with location and call number information. Many of the computer-printed citations sent to each UC user are annotated to show the one or more library locations and call numbers for those serial titles on that user's campus. In the event that a cited title is not held on a user's campus, the citations are annotated to identify the nearest UC library that has that title. The location-code segment of the SDI system has been in operation since mid-1974 for over 1500 profiles, and five data bases, and for users on nine UC campuses. This is the first instance of this kind of coupling on a operational basis for a large, multifile, geographically dispersed multilibrary system.
This article raises several questions regarding training for computer-based reference services, including who is to be trained and who is responsible for training. It discusses these issues and then ...provides a summary of the training provided to date by search service suppliers, database suppliers, library schools and extension programs, library cooperatives, and professional organizations. The available training materials are also discussed. Some projections are made of likely future activities.
Acronyms and Abbreviations Bourne, Charles P; Hahn, Trudi Bellardo
A History of Online Information Services, 1963–1976,
08/2003
Book Chapter
A detailed chronology of the early, pre-Internet years of online information systems and services.
Every field of history has a basic need for a detailed chronology of what happened: who did what ...when. In the absence of such a resource, fanciful accounts flourish. This book provides a rich narrative of the early development of online information retrieval systems and services, from 1963 to 1976—a period important to anyone who uses a search engine, online catalog, or large database. Drawing on personal experience, extensive research, and interviews with many of the key participants, the book describes the individuals, projects, and institutions of the period. It also corrects many common errors and misconceptions and provides milestones for many of the significant developments in online systems and technology.
Building the Online Industry Bourne, Charles P; Hahn, Trudi Bellardo
A History of Online Information Services, 1963-1976,
08/2003
Book Chapter
A detailed chronology of the early, pre-Internet years of online information systems and services.
Every field of history has a basic need for a detailed chronology of what happened: who did what ...when. In the absence of such a resource, fanciful accounts flourish. This book provides a rich narrative of the early development of online information retrieval systems and services, from 1963 to 1976—a period important to anyone who uses a search engine, online catalog, or large database. Drawing on personal experience, extensive research, and interviews with many of the key participants, the book describes the individuals, projects, and institutions of the period. It also corrects many common errors and misconceptions and provides milestones for many of the significant developments in online systems and technology.
