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ERIC Number: EJ417028
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0020-7837
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Computerisation of Library Operations in Singapore: An Overview.
Pong, Lai Yeen
International Library Review, v22 n3 p163-79 Sep 1990
Traces the development of computerization of library operations in Singapore from 1970 to 1989. Highlights include the role of the Ministry of Finance; institutional computerization; consortiums; the Singapore Integrated Library Automation Service (SILAS), a national network whose main function is to provide online shared cataloging; and access to online databases. (14 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Computer Networks, Consortia, Databases, Foreign Countries, Government Role, Higher Education, Integrated Library Systems, Library Automation, Library Networks, Special Libraries
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Singapore
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