Davis, 'Coming This Semester: The NCSU Libraries Information System', NCSU Libraries Newsletter v21n02 (September 1993)
 
_The NCSU Libraries Newsletter_
Volume 21 no. 2
September 1993
Davis, Jinnie and Charles Gilreath
"Coming This Semester: The NCSU Libraries Information 
System"


WHAT'S NEW? A comprehensive, next-generation library 
information system that replaces the BIS online catalog.

It offers more powerful ways of searching the online catalog, 
new online sources of information, and greater access to 
information by users working in their offices or homes. The 
system is being jointly implemented by the libraries at NCSU, 
UNC-Chapel Hill, and Duke University.

WHAT'S IN IT? Access to:

*the NCSU Libraries' online catalog, including:
       descriptions of books and journals in the NCSU collections
       where they are located at NCSU
       whether they are checked out or available for use

*other databases searchable through the library's computer, 
including:
       UnCover database of tables-of-contents from more than 
13,000 journals
       database of federal government documents

*gateways to other information services, including:
       online catalogs of the libraries at UNC-Chapel Hill and 
Duke
       the Gopher at the NCSU Libraries
       Happenings! campus-wide information system

AN EVOLVING SYSTEM. Further enhancements to be added:

The library staff is committed to bringing to users the most 
powerful information services that evolve over the next few 
years. The information system will continue to expand as 
further enhancements are added:

*keyword searching allowing terms to be combined in a more 
flexible manner
*an acquisitions and serials control system that will allow 
you to see what items are on order for the Libraries and where 
they are in the acquisitions process
*in the future, access to bibliographic, textual, and numeric 
databases (many of which now require searching on CD-ROM or 
from a fee-based, commercial online service)

Information handouts and instruction will be provided as the 
system becomes available to the public. Watch for updated 
information in this newsletter and on signs in the NCSU 
Libraries.