THE DEVELOPMENT OF RANDOM ACCESS INFORMATION RETRIEVAL IN THE GE/MSD LIBRARY; AND USER INTERACTIONS

Abstract

In 1959, a study was undertaken on the feasibility of automating the Missile and Space Division Library. Plans for automation included mechanizing circulation and recall, descriptor retrieval, GE-235 combination, desk catalogs in lieu of card catalog and mechanized listing of subscriptions to journals. Implementation was accomplished by phases over a seven year period. The paper describes the organization of mechanized systems, random access, information retrieval and the GE DATANET 30 SYSTEM. User participation on the consoles is analyzed and Library-User constructive teamwork is shown.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0663286

Entities

People

  • Lawrence I. Chasen

Organizations

  • General Electric

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Processing
  • Data Processing Equipment
  • Engineering
  • Guided Missiles
  • Information Processing
  • Information Retrieval
  • Information Systems
  • Magnetic Tape
  • Processing Equipment
  • Punched Cards
  • Space Systems
  • Test Methods
  • Transmission Lines
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
  • Wind Tunnels

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Library and Information Science/ Studies, Southeast Asia Studies, Bibliography of Vietnam and Lao Studies.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Information Retrieval
  • Space