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Documentation systems in Britain’s National Art Library

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2016

Douglas Dodds
Douglas Dodds*
Affiliation:
National Art Library, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK
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Abstract

Britain’s National Art Library at the Victoria & Albert Museum joined the OCLC network in 1986, and from 1987 to 1990 created catalogue records in MARC format on the OCLC database pending the introduction of a stand-alone computer system. The Library now employs a Dynix minicomputer system for cataloguing, acquisitions, circulation, serials control, and the provisions of OPACs. About 15% of the Library’s records are available online. Retrospective conversion of older records is proceeding and may be completed by the year 2000. The online catalogue is networked internally within the Museum, and is likely to be accessible to external users via JANET in the future. A number of bibliographic and image databases are also provided in CD-ROM and videodisc format. Future developments will include interface between Museum/image and Library/documentation databases.

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Research Article
Information
Art Libraries Journal , Volume 18 , Issue 4 , 1993 , pp. 15 - 23
Copyright
Copyright © The Art Libraries Society 1993

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