OCLC Newsletter

ISSN: 0163-898X

Index

Number 225

January/February 1997


Contents


From K. Wayne Smith

OCLC Research Helps Libraries Build for the Future
    by K. Wayne Smith
    page 3


Membership News

OCLC CJK RetroCon enters 36 millionth record into WorldCat for Cornell University Library
    page 4

University of North Carolina at Wilmington logs 70 millionth ILL request
    page 5

InterCat and NetFirst provide access to the World Wide Web
    by Erik Jul
    page 6-7

Iderbook International to contribute Spanish records to WorldCat
    page 6-7

Cataloging Internet resources: the view from the GPO
    by Thomas A. Downing
    page 8-9

OCLC, Academic Book Center, SOLINET to provide automated collection and technical services to new Florida university
    page 10-11

Sharon Rogers elected chair of OCLC Board of Trustees
    page 11


International

National Chiao Tung University Library moves toward the 21st century
    by Ruei-Chuan Chang
    page 12

NOWCOM launches the OCLC FirstSearch service in Korea
    page 13


Looking Ahead

The OCLC Office of Research looks ahead
    by Elizabeth C. Marsh and Bradley C. Watson
    page 14

OCLC Research Advisory Committee helps to evaluate, guide OCLC research
    by Bradley C. Watson
    page 15

Current projects in the OCLC Office of Research
    page 16-17

External and collaborative research benefits the library community worldwide
    by Elizabeth C. Marsh
    page 18

Bosnian National Library: Building a virtual collection
    by Ed O'Neill
    page 19

Worldwide connections to the OCLC Office of Research
    page 18-19

OCLC Office of Research continues involvement in metadata workshops
    by Stuart Weibel and Eric Miller
    page 20

Collaborating to create and maintain metadata
    by Keith Shafer and Bradley C. Watson
    page 21

Distinguished Seminar Series focuses on diverse topics
    by Bradley C. Watson
    page 21

John Richardson continues work on aspects of general reference as visiting distinguished scholar
    page 22

Thomas Hickey leads research teams from search keys to FirstSearch and beyond
    by Elizabeth C. Marsh
    page 22-23

OCLC research scientist awarded patent for SGML Grammar Builder Project
http://www.oclc.org/fred/
    page 24

Library and Information Science Research Grant program supports research
    page 24


Interview

Terry Noreault
The director of the OCLC Research and Special Projects Division talks about OCLC Office of Research activities.
    page 25-26


Product News

OCLC TechPro service moves materials to users - fast
    by Jaron Terry
    page 27-28

LC subject headings and Dewey numbers linked on the World Wide Web
    page 29

The World Almanac and Book of Facts now available on OCLC FirstSearch service
    page 29

FirstSearch service is enhanced
    page 30

Business & Industry database now on FirstSearch
    page 31

OCLC ILL Micro Enhancer for Windows now available
    page 31


Information Dimensions

Information Dimensions' BASIS Version 8.0 debuts
    page 32-33

BASIS Web document management now available on Microsoft Windows NT platform
    page 33-34

BASIS Web document management gives United Nations agency new weapon in war against hunger
    page 35


Library Scene

Shanghai Library inaugurates new building
    page 36


Index

Transcribed by Emma McCulloch
12 August 1997