Bibliographic access to medieval and renaissance manuscripts : a survey of computerized data bases and information services

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Bibliographic access to medieval and renaissance manuscripts : a survey of computerized data bases and information services

Wesley M. Stevens, editor

Haworth Press, c1992

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"Also been published as Primary sources & original works, volume 1, numbers 3/4, 1991"--T.p. verso

Papers from conferences held in Hamburg and Munich in 1989

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

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内容説明

This practical book is a detailed guide to various databases and computer services worldwide that provide access to medieval manuscripts. Covering everything from First Century Latin texts and ancient Greek manuscripts to medieval and Renaissance mathematical studies, Bibliographic Access to Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts provides thorough descriptions of electronic cataloging methods and the databanks either in progress or in existence that include these manuscripts. Five independent systems of cataloging these materials with computers and PCs are explained and evaluated in detail. This thorough volume features a discussion of the difficulties of using MARCs and AMCs to handle manuscript descriptions for which they were not designed and offers new ideas for meeting the needs of individual users and the needs of libraries networking through computer systems.Authoritative contributors include international experts in the use of computers for humanistic research and prominent scholars in the history of science and mathematics, medieval history and literature, and cartography. The helpful chapters contain valuable information on computer systems created to function as information retrieval catalogs for book descriptions in readable formats. Researchers will appreciate the practical advice for locating and using manuscripts and rare books in libraries. Archivists and rare collections librarians will find this a helpful and in-depth tool in finding information on successful cataloging and access to medieval sources.

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Contents Preface Access to Knowledge: An Introduction Three Steps from Typewriter to Catalogue: The Benjamin Catalogue for the History of Science Medium: Database for Medieval Manuscripts Central Cataloguing of Medieval Manuscripts in the Eastern Provinces of Germany A Manuscript Databank for the History of Mathematics in Medieval and Renaissance Europe The Hill Monastic Manuscript Library's Computer Assisted Cataloguing Project The Corpus of Greek Medical Manuscripts: A Computerized Inventory and Catalogue MARC Cataloguing for Medieval Manuscripts: An Evaluation The Future of Manuscript Cataloguing Manuscripts and Informatics: Progress and Prospects Manuscript Census Record Author Index Subject Index

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