On-Line Serials System at Laval University Library

Description of a system, operational since June 1968, that provides control of all serials holdings in nine campus libraries, permits updating of the complete file every two or three days, and produces various outputs for library users and library staff from data in variable fields on disks (listing...

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Main Author: Rosario de Varennes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Library Association 1970-06-01
Series:Information Technology and Libraries
Online Access:https://ejournals.bc.edu/ojs/index.php/ital/article/view/5249
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spelling doaj-10bfb9669b6b41c99ac283e6e73743932020-11-24T22:43:32ZengAmerican Library AssociationInformation Technology and Libraries0730-92952163-52261970-06-013212814110.6017/ital.v3i2.52494712On-Line Serials System at Laval University LibraryRosario de VarennesDescription of a system, operational since June 1968, that provides control of all serials holdings in nine campus libraries, permits updating of the complete file every two or three days, and produces various outputs for library users and library staff from data in variable fields on disks (listings, statistics, etc.). The program, presently operating on an IBM 360/50 and utilizing an IBM 2314 disk-storage facility and three IBM 226 CRT terminals, is written in IBM System/360 Operating System Assembler Language and in PL/I; it could encompass a file of no more than 10 million records of variable length limited to 127/255 characters and subdivided in 25 or fewer fields.https://ejournals.bc.edu/ojs/index.php/ital/article/view/5249
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On-Line Serials System at Laval University Library
Information Technology and Libraries
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title On-Line Serials System at Laval University Library
title_short On-Line Serials System at Laval University Library
title_full On-Line Serials System at Laval University Library
title_fullStr On-Line Serials System at Laval University Library
title_full_unstemmed On-Line Serials System at Laval University Library
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publisher American Library Association
series Information Technology and Libraries
issn 0730-9295
2163-5226
publishDate 1970-06-01
description Description of a system, operational since June 1968, that provides control of all serials holdings in nine campus libraries, permits updating of the complete file every two or three days, and produces various outputs for library users and library staff from data in variable fields on disks (listings, statistics, etc.). The program, presently operating on an IBM 360/50 and utilizing an IBM 2314 disk-storage facility and three IBM 226 CRT terminals, is written in IBM System/360 Operating System Assembler Language and in PL/I; it could encompass a file of no more than 10 million records of variable length limited to 127/255 characters and subdivided in 25 or fewer fields.
url https://ejournals.bc.edu/ojs/index.php/ital/article/view/5249
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