Abstract

BARBER, Elsa E. et al. Online public access catalogs of Mercosur in a web environment: characteristics of UBACYT F054 Project. Inf. cult. soc. [online]. 2005, n.12, pp.75-84. ISSN 1514-8327.

The theoretical-methodological aspects of the research project UBACYT F054 (Universidad de Buenos Aires Technical and Scientific Program, 2004- 2007) are outlined. Online Public Access Catalogs (OPACs) in web environment in national, academic, public and special libraries in countries belonging to Mercosur are analized. Aspects related to the operational control, search formulation, access points, output control and user assistance are studied. The project aims, both quantitatively and qualitatively, to make a situation diagnosis valid for the catalogs of the region. It also offers a comparative study in order to see the existing tendencies on the subject in similar libraries in Argentina, Brasil, Paraguay and Uruguay.

Keywords : Online public access catalogs; Mercosur.

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