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The online catalog : improving public access to library materials / by Emily Gallup Fayen.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access:	Full Text (via Internet Archive)
Main Author:	Fayen, Emily Gallup
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	White Plains, N.Y. : Knowledge Industry Publications, ©1983.
Series:	Professional librarian series.
Subjects:	Online library catalogs. Online bibliographic searching. Library catalogs and users. Libraries > Automation.

Table of Contents:

What is an online catalog?
Determining the need for an online catalog
Creating the data base
Installing an online catalog : moving from theory to practice
Costs and contracts, grants and funding
Choosing an online catalog
Evaluating the online catalog
The integrated library system
The online catalog in the information age
Appendix A. Online catalog projects : four case studies
Appendix B. Patron access study user questionnaire
Appendix C. Patron access study non-user questionnaire
Appendix D. Selected online public access catalog installations
Appendix E. Online catalog system vendors.