Abstract:INTRODUCTIONResearchers increasingly rely on electronic access to information which in an earlier time woulti have been available only through tcdious searclies. Online catalogs describe the availability of books and journals, and CD-ROM and mainframe-mounted i~iciexes provide access to specific contetits. Very little has bccn done, however, to provide a standardized online indexing system for special collections. Sophisticated library users are asked to cope with a confusing array of card files, inventory rec… Show more
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