The implementation of the Arabic script in OLIB7 at the American University of Beirut Libraries
Program: electronic library and information systems
ISSN: 0033-0337
Article publication date: 1 December 1999
Abstract
Developing software for processing bibliographic materials in the Arabic language is a relatively recent development. When libraries in parts of the Middle East, where Arabic is the main language, started automating their collections, most library systems did not provide for the use of Arabic script and this capability had to be developed. Automated library systems started to emerge (like Minisis, ALEPH, Dobis/Libis, TinLib, OLIB) to fill the gap for non‐Roman scripts. This article describes the stages the American University of Beirut Libraries went through in converting their Arabic materials for use in the OLIB7 library management system. A description of the background of the library is given along with the details of the romanisation process, the conversion process, the software and hardware chosen, the testing of the database, problems encountered, output and the handling of authority records.
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Citation
Medawar, K. (1999), "The implementation of the Arabic script in OLIB7 at the American University of Beirut Libraries", Program: electronic library and information systems, Vol. 33 No. 4, pp. 303-312. https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000006920
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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