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MERLIN - Design of a National Bibliographic Database.

Peter L. Noerr, M. C. White: MERLIN - Design of a National Bibliographic Database. VLDB 1976: 211-222
@inproceedings{DBLP:conf/vldb/NoerrW76,
  author    = {Peter L. Noerr and
               M. C. White},
  editor    = {Peter C. Lockemann and
               Erich J. Neuhold},
  title     = {MERLIN - Design of a National Bibliographic Database},
  booktitle = {Systems for Large Data Bases, September 8-10, 1976, Brussels,
               Belgium},
  publisher = {North Holland {\&} IFIP},
  year      = {1976},
  isbn      = {0-7204-0546-7},
  pages     = {211-222},
  ee        = {db/conf/vldb/NoerrW76.html},
  crossref  = {DBLP:conf/vldb/76},
  bibsource = {DBLP, http://dblp.uni-trier.de}
}
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Abstract

This paper describes MERLIN, the British Library's national bibliographic information retrieval system. It describes the functions performed by the system and the users for whom it is intended. In particular it outlines the main problems associated with bibliographic data for a national library.

The logical design of the database is discussed with particular reference to the space economy necessary for a database of 3 million items. A highly shared structure, which allows flexibility as well as economy of storage, is proposed. Methods of access, authority handling and creation of private views are given.

Copyright © 1976 by International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP).


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Peter C. Lockemann, Erich J. Neuhold (Eds.): Systems for Large Data Bases, September 8-10, 1976, Brussels, Belgium. North Holland & IFIP 1976, ISBN 0-7204-0546-7
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[Bachman 1973]
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[Farradane et.al. 1966]
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