Conversion of Bibliographic Information to Machine Readable Form Using On-Line Computer Terminals

Conversion of Bibliographic Information to Machine Readable Form Using On-Line Computer Terminals

A description of the first six months of a project to convert to machine readable form the entire shelf list of the Libraries of the State University of New York at Buffalo. IBM DATATEXT, the on-line computer service which was used for the conversion, provided an upper- and lower-case typewriter whi...

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Main Author: Frederick M. Balfour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Library Association 1968-12-01
Series:Information Technology and Libraries
Online Access:https://ejournals.bc.edu/ojs/index.php/ital/article/view/2935
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spelling doaj-3af70f622eda4e499aa3edfb986393892020-11-24T21:54:45ZengAmerican Library AssociationInformation Technology and Libraries0730-92952163-52261968-12-011421722610.6017/ital.v1i4.29352614Conversion of Bibliographic Information to Machine Readable Form Using On-Line Computer TerminalsFrederick M. Balfour0State University of New York, BuffaloA description of the first six months of a project to convert to machine readable form the entire shelf list of the Libraries of the State University of New York at Buffalo. IBM DATATEXT, the on-line computer service which was used for the conversion, provided an upper- and lower-case typewriter which transmitted data to disk storage of a digital computer. Output was a magnetic tape containing bibliographic information tagged in a modified MARC I format. Typists performed all tagging at the console. All information except diacriticals and non-Roman alphabets was converted. Direct costs for the first six months were $.55 per title.https://ejournals.bc.edu/ojs/index.php/ital/article/view/2935
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title Conversion of Bibliographic Information to Machine Readable Form Using On-Line Computer Terminals
title_short Conversion of Bibliographic Information to Machine Readable Form Using On-Line Computer Terminals
title_full Conversion of Bibliographic Information to Machine Readable Form Using On-Line Computer Terminals
title_fullStr Conversion of Bibliographic Information to Machine Readable Form Using On-Line Computer Terminals
title_full_unstemmed Conversion of Bibliographic Information to Machine Readable Form Using On-Line Computer Terminals
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publisher American Library Association
series Information Technology and Libraries
issn 0730-9295
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publishDate 1968-12-01
description A description of the first six months of a project to convert to machine readable form the entire shelf list of the Libraries of the State University of New York at Buffalo. IBM DATATEXT, the on-line computer service which was used for the conversion, provided an upper- and lower-case typewriter which transmitted data to disk storage of a digital computer. Output was a magnetic tape containing bibliographic information tagged in a modified MARC I format. Typists performed all tagging at the console. All information except diacriticals and non-Roman alphabets was converted. Direct costs for the first six months were $.55 per title.
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