Document (#2644)

Author

Jeffreys, A.

Title

OPAC use at Newcastle

Source

OPACs and the user: Proc. of the 3rd Anglo-Nordic seminar, Apr. 90

Imprint

London : British Library

Year

1991

Pages

S.113-116

Series

BLRD report: 6040

Abstract

First experiences with OCLC's LS/2000 on-line public access catalogues (OPAC), at Newcastle upon Tyne University Library have been reported (see Program 20(1986) no.2, S.151-163). Presents a brief account of the different modes of help available to users of LS/2000 and the Network OPAC (developed by Cambridge University Library using its CATS software), and statistics about the use of these 2 systems

Theme

OPAC

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