MARC utilization in the University of Chicago Library bibliographic data processing system

McGee, Robert S.; Miller, Robert C.

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Title

MARC utilization in the University of Chicago Library bibliographic data processing system

Author(s)

• McGee, Robert S.
• Miller, Robert C.

Issue Date

1970

Keyword(s)

• Machine readable bibliographic data
• MARC formats
• Libraries --Automation

Abstract

The University of Chicago Library bibliographic data processing system has been under development since July 1966, and has been in full production operation for ordering and cataloging functions since November 1968. The basic design concept is for an integrated file system in which a single machine-held record is created and maintained for each bibliographic item. Item records are variously processed for such products as acquisitions purchase orders, fiscal reports, catalog card sets, charge cards, and pocket labels. The system is built around an on-line master in-process file to which records and data can be variously entered as needed for ordering, order record update, cataloging, etc. At any time the master file contains records in many stages of completion; its current size is over 40,000 records. Altogether more than 100,000 complete machinereadable bibliographic records have been created through the system. These are stored in a historical file on magnetic tape, to which master file records are transferred when their processing is completed.

Publisher

Graduate School of Library Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Series/Report Name or Number

Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing (8th : 1970)

ISSN

0069-4789

Type of Resource

text

Language

en

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