Library Catalogue
The library catalogue NEBIS (Lierz et al. 2004) is the catalogue
of a network of libraries and information desks in Switzerland. With the help of
NEBIS it is possible to search for specific books or publications in libraries
all over Switzerland.
The most important characteristics
of such a database system:
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Structured and
Described Data
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It is more than helpful to have a clearly defined structure when
recording and updating several thousands of books, magazins and
publications. Additionally, the description of the data allows to search
selectively for specific objects.
Further, a clear structure is
also free of redundancy. This saves works as already a very small  redundancy
would lead to a multiple of
work. |
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Data Views
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Depending on how detailled and specialised a search should be done
a user needs more or less information from the database. Thus, for a coarse
search title and author might already be sufficient. However, when looking
for a specific edition of a book some more information is needed. With this
in view the user can choose between different data views. Additionally,
there are views for the manager of the catalogue which are not accessible be
the public user.
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Different Data Views (click on the thumbnail for a bigger image)
Screenshot of a Library Catalogue (Lierz et al. 2004)Online access to the NEBIS library catalogue: http://www.nebis.ch/
Result List of the Search (Lierz et al. 2004)
Standard View of a Choosen Entry (Lierz et al. 2004)
Catalogue View of a Choosen Entry (Lierz et al. 2004)
'MARC'-View of a Choosen Entry (Lierz et al. 2004)
Screenshot of a Library Catalogue (Lierz et al. 2004)
