National and International Bibliographic Databases

Download or read book National and International Bibliographic Databases written by Michael Carpenter and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1988-11-30 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive examination of bibliographic databases on a worldwide scale, this important new volume focuses on the development and future of, as well as the transitions within large scale national and international bibliographic databases. Professionals discuss the linking of national bibliographic databases. On a broader scale, several chapters examine different types of bibliographic databases outside of North America in their various stages of development. Experts address some of the important issues connecting the components of international bibliographic databases, including communication protocols between various bibliographic databases and authority control.