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bodies ; (9) Specialized dictionaries and encyclopedias ; (10) Bibliographies ;
(11) Films and film catalogues ; (12) Other potential sources of information (Con-
sulting and engineering services ; Fairs and exhibitions ; Financing and investing ;
Marketing and purchasing ; Packaging ; Patents and licensing ; Standards and
spécifications ; Training ; Translation services ; UNIDO activities). Number of en-
tries : 698 ; Number of bibliographical sources used in compiling the Guide : 50.
The Guide is available through autorized distributors or may be ordered from :
(1) Sales Section, Publishing Service, United Nations, New York, NY 10017,
U.S.A., or (2) Sales Section, United Nations Office, Palais des Nations, CH-1211
Geneva 10, Switzerland. The sales number is : ID/188 (UNIDO/Lib/Ser.
D/4/Rev. 1).
H.-K. d. J.
Informatica
European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management. Data bank of European
doctoral theses in management EIASM. Network, in : International Com-
munications in Library Automation 3 (1976) 4, p. 19-24.
Contents: What information is obtainable? How to accomplish information
retrieval? Who has access to the data bank? What is the procedure to get in-
formation ? How to get a copy of a doctoral thesis ? Further developments of the
data bank.
EIASM is located at : 20 place Stéphanie, B-1050 Brussels (Librarian : Mrs G.
Dirickx).
H.-K. d. J.
Mike Hyman and Eleanor Wallis, Mini-computers and bibliographie information
retrieval. The British Lending Division, Publications Department, Boston Spa,
Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS23 7BQ, 1976, 125 p. 21 Diagrams and Tables.
(The British Library Research and Development Reports, Report No. 5305HC.)
£5.00. ISBN 0-85350-144-0.
The characteristic features of mini-computers and their différences from the larger
machines on which most bibliographie information retrieval Systems have so far
been based are highlighted. An introduction for the non-expert to the nature of
bibliographie information retrieval is provided. The design and operation of mini-
computer-based information retrieval Systems, and the advantages and limitations
of alternative approaches are discussed. The topics include the relative merits of
on-line and batch processing for the various components of the System, and the
sélection of storage media, file structures, terminal equipment, enquiry languages,
and programming languages. The technical features and costs of four model
Systems illustrate the potential use of miniature computers.
A number of application areas on which research might be undertaken are iden-
tified. A glossary of terms, used in the Report, is included (117 entries).
H.-K. d. J.
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