Spires Ballots Report

Duration: 0:22:00

Year Published: 1970

Creator: University of California Extension Media Center.

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Shows the difficulties libraries and research scientists face with storage and retrieval and tells how computers can help to solve or alleviate some of these problems. Considers two cooperating projects at Stanford University-SPIRES (Stanford Public Information Retrieveal System) and BALLOTS (Bibliographic Automation for Large Library Operation on a Time Sharing System). Illustrates how duplication can be reduced by using selective retrievel and reprinting of research atricles. , Shows the difficulties libraries and research scientists face with storage and retrieval and tells how computers can help to solve or alleviate some of these problems. Considers two cooperating projects at Stanford University-SPIRES (Stanford Public Information Retrieveal System) and BALLOTS (Bibliographic Automation for Large Library Operation on a Time Sharing System). Illustrates how duplication can be reduced by using selective retrievel and reprinting of research atricles.

Complete Record: , Provides a view of man's previous attempts to solve the frustrating problem of information storage and retrieval while the narrator reports on two Stanford University research projects designed to computerize library systems: Stanford Public Information Retrieval System and Bibliographic Automation of Large Library Operations using Time Sharing. Produced by students of Stanford University's School of Communications. , Shows the difficulties libraries and research scientists face with storage and retrieval and tells how computers can help to solve or alleviate some of these problems. Considers two cooperating projects at Stanford University-SPIRES (Stanford Public Information Retrieveal System) and BALLOTS (Bibliographic Automation for Large Library Operation on a Time Sharing System). Illustrates how duplication can be reduced by using selective retrievel and reprinting of research atricles.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.


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Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive, New York Public Library


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