Program: electronic library and information systems: Volume 27 Issue 3

Data markup and directory publishing: experiences of using CAIRS‐IMS at the Association of Commonwealth Universities

Elaine Robinson, Colin Hewson

Information for regularly‐issued publications held on a database, such as accessions lists, bulletins and directories, can be downloaded with embedded codes used for…

OPAC: opaque or Open, Public, Accessible and Co‐operative? Some developments in natural language processing

Pierre Le Loarer

Current OPACs show their weakness in terms of ease of use and comprehension of user requests, and more generally in man/machine dialogue. Most OPAC searches are for subjects and…

A comparative transaction log analysis of browsing and search formulation in online catalogues

Micheline Hancock‐Beaulieu

OLIVE, a transaction logging facility enhanced with online questionnaires, was used to collect data from users of public and academic library catalogues. The comparative analysis…

An overview of British Library automation at St. Pancras

Roger Butcher

The new British Library building is being constructed next to St. Pancras railway station in London. The building itself is being constructed for the Department of National…