From Telecommunications to Networking: The MELVYL Online Union Catalog and the Development of Intercampus Networks at the University of California.

Lynch, Clifford A.

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Publication Date: 1989

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From Telecommunications to Networking: The MELVYL Online Union Catalog and the Development of Intercampus Networks at the University of California.

Lynch, Clifford A.

Library Hi Tech, v7 n2 p61-83 1989

Reviews the history of the network that supports the MELVYL online union catalog, describes current technological and policy issues, and discusses the role the network plays in integrating local automation, the union catalog, access to resource databases, and other initiatives. Sidebars by Mark Needleman discuss the TCP/IP protocol suite, internet protocol gateways, and Telenet related inter-operability problems. (75 references) (Author/CLB)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Gateway Systems, Higher Education, Information Networks, Library Automation, Online Catalogs, Telecommunications, Union Catalogs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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