European Library Automation Group 17th Ubrary Systems Seminar Graz / Austria 14 • 16 AprU 1993 THE VIRTUAL LIBRARY Uaiversita I-Fra tsbib.liothek der nzens..Uruversitat G 19 9 ~ raz ~ \\\UNIVERSITE IT SBIBLIOTHEEK GENT European Library Automation Group ELAG 17th Library System Seminar THE VIRTUAL LIBRARY Karl-Franzens-Universitat Graz, MeerscheinschlOfH 14 - 16 April 1993 Edited by Elisabeth Bollmann and Engelbert GoBler Universitatsbibliothek Graz 1993 l '1' ( :- j ) l © the authors ISBN 3-901379-00-2 Printed and published by: UniversiUitsbibliothek Graz UniversiUitsplatz 3 A-8010 Graz CONTENTS Programme of the 17th Seminar in Graz 1993 ............................................................. 7 List of participants ........... .. ....................................... .......... ....................................... 11 Preface by PAULA GOOSSENS .................................................. :... ......................... 21 Welcoming Address to ELAG 1993 by SIGRID REINITZER ................................... 27 Rector's Address of Welcome by FRANZ ZEILINGER ........................... , ................. 28 REPORTS OF THE ROUND TABLE Austria - Library - automation systems ............................................................................ 33 - University Library of the Graz University of Technology ................................. 3S Belgium - Royal Library, Brussels ..................................................................................... 37 Croatia - National and University Library of Zagreb ................: ....................................... 39 Czech Republic - National Library in Prague ................................................................................ 40 Denmark - Det kongelige Bibliotek. The Royal Library ...................................................... 44 European Communities - National Libraries Project on CD-ROM ............................................................ 46 Finland - Automation Unit of Finnish Research Libraries (TKA Y) .................................. 49 France - Ministere de l' enseignement superieur et de la recherche .................................. S 1 - Multi-media Library of the Centre for Sciences and Industry "La Villette" ...................................................................................................... S3 - Survey of the Use of the Catalogue at the Mediatheque of the Cite des Sciences et de l' Industrie ............................................................................ S6 Germany - Stidwestdeutscher Bibliotheksverbund .............................................................. 63 - Staats- und Universitatsbibliothek Hamburg - Carl von Ossietzky -................... 6S - Die Deutsche Bibliothek ................................................................... ................ 67 - Essen University Library ................................................................................... 69 Hungary - Hungarian National Library, Budapest.. ............................................................ 71 3 Italy - State of Library Automation at the European University Institute ...................... 73 - IF srl ................ ....................... .. .. ... .... ... ...... ............... ........ ....... ....... .. .... .. ......... 75 - Library Automation in Lombardy ........ ...... .. ...... .. ........................ .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. 77 - Ministero per i Beni Culturali e Ambientali ... ......... .. ... .. .. .. ....... .... .... ... .... ......... 79 The Netherlands - Koninklijke Bibliotheek .......... ... ................ ........ ..... ............................... .. ......... 81 - Pica Centre for Library Automation .............. .... .. .. .. .......................................... 85 - Johan van Halm Information Consultancy ..... .... ........... ......... .. ........... ............... 88 Norway - BIBSYS .................................................... .. .... .. ............ .......... ............ .. ............ 91 - The National Library, Rana .... .... ......... ......... ...... .. .. ........ .. ...... ............. .............. 94 - BRaDD, Norwegian School of Library and Information Science .................... .. 96 Portugal - Biblioteca Nacional. .. '" ................................... ... ............................................. .. 98 Serbia - The Library Network of Serbia Automation Activities ..... ... ... .................. ... .. .. 102 - National Library of Serbia ...... .. ................................................... .............. ...... 106 - The University Librruy "Svetozar Markovic" .. ............. ........ ....... .... .... .. .......... 107 Slovak Republic - Slovak Technical Library Bratislava ............................................. .. ...... .... .... ... 108 Slovenia - Computer networks, bibliographic utilities, and library automation in Slovenia............................................... ...................... .......... ....................... 111 - The University of Maribor Library ........... .. ... ...... .......................... .................. 113 - Institute of Information SGience (IZUM) ......... .... .............. .. ............................ 115 Spain - Constitutional Court Library ......................... ......... .................... .. ............. .... .. 117 Sweden - Uppsala University Library System .................. ........... .... .... .. .. ..................... ... 120 - The LIBRIS System ................. .. ............ ...... .. .... .................... .. ..... .. ... ... .. ..... ... 122 Switzerland - Clavel SA .................................................................... ...... .. ... .. .. ............. ........ 125 - REBUS ............. .... ............... .......... .... ........... ... ............. .... .............................. 127 - SANDOZ Pharrna Ltd .................................................. _..... ....... ..... ........ .......... 129 - Swiss National Library ............................................................... ... .................. 131 United Kingdom - The Library Information Technology Centre ... ....... .. ........... ............................ 135 - OCLC Europe .......................................................................... .. ..................... 137 - Information Management & Engineering Ltd ......... .. ...... .. .. .......................... ... 140 4 PAPERS - What is a Virtual Library CORRADO PETTENATI ...................................... ......................................... 145 _ Campus-wide InfOlmation Systems THOMAS PLACE ...................... .... .. .... .......... ............... ... .......... .................... 164 _ The Impact of a Local Area Network on CD-ROM and Online ELISABETH B6LLMANN and BURGHILD SCHUBERT ............... .. ........... 178 - The Vil1ual Union Catalogue PETER L NOERR, FRANCIEN VAN BOHEMEN, CORRADO PETTENATI, ANTII SOINI ...................... .. ..... ... ........... .. ......................... ..... 188 _ A Virtual Library: A SR-Net JAN LAEGREID .... .. ... .... .. ........................................................ ..................... 201 - Personalized Use of a Virtual Library PRIMOZ JUZNIC, EMIL HUDOMALJ, and JURE DIMEC .......................... 207 - The CEC Library Program Projects CHANTAL GILLAIN .. ............. ................................ .. .................................... 217 - Inforservices:Providing Access to Internet Sources MICHEL WESSELING .... .............................................................................. 220 - HyperLib. A Prototype of a Cognitive Geographical User Interface GIAN CARLO DALTO and MARINA CABRINI .......................................... 224 WORKSHOPS - WAN use of CD-ROMs I. Preparatory Discussion Paper: ARTHUR N. OLSEN ............................... 231 II. Report: REINHARD NEDELA ............................ .................................... 233 - CD-ROM Management in the Library I. Preparatory Discussion Paper: GIUSEPPE AMMENDOLA ..................... 243 II. Report: THOMAS DIERIG ............................................. ......................... 245 - OPACS and New Developments in User Interfaces I. Preparatory Discussion Paper: ELISABETH MAZUR-RZESOS .............. 249 II. Report: GENEVIEVE CLA VEL. .............................................................. 250 - Combining Different Character Sets in a Database Report: PETER NOERR ... ............ ............................................................ 254 - Selection and Evaluation of Integrated Library Systems I. Preparatory Discussion Paper 1: MICHEL MORET ................................. 259 Preparatory Discussion Paper 2: JOHAN VAN HALM ............................ 265 II. Report: ROSEMARY RUSSELL ......................................................... ..... 268 5 - Librruy Migration 1. Preparatory Discussion Paper: RENATE POLAK-BENNEMANN ........... 271 II. Report: RENATE POLAK-BENNEMANN ........... : .. ................................ 273 - Access and Security Control in a Virtual Librruy Report: JENNIFER WALTON ...................... ...................... ....... ........ ...... 276 - Electronic Document Delivery I. Preparatory Discussion Paper: CHRISTIAN LUPOVICI ........... ... .. ... ....... 281 II. Report 1: CHRISTIAN LUPOVICI .. ............. ........................................... 283 Report 2: HANS JANSEN .................................................................. .... .. 287 - SGML