Regional Online Union Catalog of the Greater Midwest Regional Medical Library Network: development and operation. 1984

K A Hammell

The GMRMLN Online Catalog was developed as an easily accessible locator tool for monographs and audiovisuals held within the Greater Midwest Regional Medical Library Network. The catalog was generated from machine-readable records in MARC formats contributed by regional libraries. It was mounted by BRS as a private database and is fully free text searchable using BRS search. Each institutional file was merged and purged of duplicates to create a single entry for each title. The catalog features an online interlibrary loan system that automatically routes a request to the two nearest, smallest libraries that own the title. If the request is not filled within the region, the system automatically routes it to the National Library of Medicine without the need to rekeyboard data. The system collects management data on interlibrary loan processing. Funding for the catalog permitted a trial period of use with cost support. Data on system operation were gathered during this demonstration.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007379 Interlibrary Loans Copies or original works acquired from cooperating institutions on request. Interlibrary Loan,Loan, Interlibrary,Loans, Interlibrary
D007993 Libraries, Medical Collection of information resources relevant to MEDICINE. Libraries, Health Science,Libraries, Biomedical,Library, Medical,Medical Libraries,Medical Library,Biomedical Libraries,Biomedical Library,Health Science Libraries,Health Science Library,Library, Biomedical
D009862 Online Systems Computer-based Information systems having real-time remote access to information or processes. On-Line Systems,On Line Systems,On-Line System,Online System,System, On-Line,System, Online,Systems, On-Line,Systems, Online
D002383 Catalogs, Union as Topic Works about lists of books and other information sources held among a cooperating group of LIBRARIES. Union Catalog as Topic
D014481 United States A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.

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