BIRS/1900 - Bibliographic Information Retrieval System : a set of programs for SDI and Retrospective Search Services for an Information Service Network

Abstract

A set of programs for use in SDI and Retrospective Search Is presented. The system consists of six programs for 1} creation of a bibliographic database, 2) correction and updating, 3) search the database for SDI using class numbers as search element, 4) print the retrieved answers, and 5) search and print the data- base using Boolean combination of keywords as search element. The set of programs are written in COBOL and are simple in their logic. Some of the modifications required to make the system more useful are suggested.