Computerized Library Catalogs: Their Growth, Cost, and Utility (Book Review)

Online Catalogs and Their Users

he current interest in research on computer catalogs is fortunate at this stage of their development when so few libraries have them. Not only can other librarians, if they are smart, take advantage of the experiences of pioneers, but a good deal of standardization can be postponed until more knowledge is gained. Who knows what card catalogs would be like today had they been studied with such d...

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Book Review: Digital Library Development: The View from Kanazawa

Multivendor Catalogs: Smart Catalogs and Virtual Catalogs

We discuss how distributed multivendor catalogs can be created and used by multiple retailers. Currently, there are a variety of proprietary approaches to electronic catalogs. These include WWW catalogs built with stovepipe architectures that allow only one catalog to be used at a time. Also, proprietary catalogs are created using EDI 832 transactions that limit flexibility and technological gr...

Book Review: 'Ecolinguistics: Language and ecology'

Ecolinguistics: language and ecology delivers an overall view and a critical approach on ecolinguistic studies. This book is an excellent resource to students, researchers, linguists and those working in the area of discourse analysis as well as ecology. The book claims presenting a news course for ecolinguistics including a framework for understanding the theory of ecolinguistics, exploration ...