Catalogs, Indexes, and Full Text Databases: An Integrative Approach to Accessing Government Literature.
| Autor: | Kawula, John D.1 ffjdk@uaf.edu, Weible, Arlene2 aweible@library.unt.edu |
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| Předmět: |
*Online library catalogs
*Electronic government information *Government publications *Abstracting & indexing services *Library administration *Electronic information resources *Library reference services *Online information services *Internet in library reference services *Libraries & the Internet *Web portals |
| Zdroj: | Reference Librarian. 2006, Vol. 45 Issue 94, p191-206. 16p. |
| Abstrakt: | Persistent themes in modern librarianship have included the importance of online catalogs in recording local holdings, the ability of indexes to extend the subject and descriptive analysis of these catalogs, and the desirability of mainstreaming government publications with non-governmental literature. These themes have been reaffirmed, but in another sense challenged by recent developments in online public access catalogs (OPACs), commercial indexing services such as Lexis/Nexis, and government produced full text databases such as GPO Access. Recent professional literature often recommends compressing and integrating bibliographic description and access without adequately addressing the methods or problems of the process. The management of records in an OPAC centering on the use of direct links to online resources is one of the more concrete and practical forms of such integration. However, the required maintenance may not be a cost effective or desirable use of staff time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: | Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts |
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