Administration of a reserve collection at Paisley College using dBase II

Abstract

The use of a database management system, dBase II, in the computerisation of the reserve book file at Paisley College is described. Reasons are given for the choice of this particular task for automation. The various stages in the development of the database are discussed in detail including database creation, indexing, printing and maintenance, with attention being drawn to the use of many of the basic dBase II commands. Basic use of dBase II has improved the efficiency of the collection and more complex applications are under consideration.

Citation

Millar, P. and Cochrane, J. (1985), "Administration of a reserve collection at Paisley College using dBase II", Program: electronic library and information systems, Vol. 19 No. 3, pp. 262-270. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb046912