Bell Laboratories' Library Real-Time Loan System (BELLREL)

Bell Telephone Laboratories has established an on-line circulation system linking two terminals in each of its three largest libraries to a central computer. Objectives include imporved service through computer pooling of collections, immediate reporting on publication  availability or a borrower�...

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Main Author: R. A. Kennedy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Library Association 1968-05-01
Series:Information Technology and Libraries
Online Access:https://ejournals.bc.edu/ojs/index.php/ital/article/view/2930
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spelling doaj-b684acf0af2f4a50b7431f7150d6a11e2020-11-24T22:32:26ZengAmerican Library AssociationInformation Technology and Libraries0730-92952163-52261968-05-011212814610.6017/ital.v1i2.29302609Bell Laboratories' Library Real-Time Loan System (BELLREL)R. A. Kennedy0Bell Telephone LaboratoriesBell Telephone Laboratories has established an on-line circulation system linking two terminals in each of its three largest libraries to a central computer. Objectives include imporved service through computer pooling of collections, immediate reporting on publication  availability or a borrower's record, automatice reserve follow-up; reduced labor; and increased management information. loans, returns, reserves and many queries are handled in real time. Input may be keyboard only or combined with card reading, to handle all publications with borrower present or absent. BELLREL is now being used for some 1500 transactions per day.https://ejournals.bc.edu/ojs/index.php/ital/article/view/2930
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title Bell Laboratories' Library Real-Time Loan System (BELLREL)
title_short Bell Laboratories' Library Real-Time Loan System (BELLREL)
title_full Bell Laboratories' Library Real-Time Loan System (BELLREL)
title_fullStr Bell Laboratories' Library Real-Time Loan System (BELLREL)
title_full_unstemmed Bell Laboratories' Library Real-Time Loan System (BELLREL)
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description Bell Telephone Laboratories has established an on-line circulation system linking two terminals in each of its three largest libraries to a central computer. Objectives include imporved service through computer pooling of collections, immediate reporting on publication  availability or a borrower's record, automatice reserve follow-up; reduced labor; and increased management information. loans, returns, reserves and many queries are handled in real time. Input may be keyboard only or combined with card reading, to handle all publications with borrower present or absent. BELLREL is now being used for some 1500 transactions per day.
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