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THE QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION OF REGIONAL UNION CATALOGUES

M.K. BUCKLAND (Assistant Librarian, University of Lancaster)

Journal of Documentation

ISSN: 0022-0418

Article publication date: 1 January 1967

317

Abstract

A comparison is made between systems of several union catalogues and of a single union catalogue in terms of costs and performance, with frequent reference to the British system. Multiple union catalogue systems are shown to be necessarily slower and more expensive.

Citation

BUCKLAND, M.K. (1967), "THE QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION OF REGIONAL UNION CATALOGUES", Journal of Documentation, Vol. 23 No. 1, pp. 20-27. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb026417

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MCB UP Ltd

Copyright © 1967, MCB UP Limited

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