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2. Online public access catalog - Wikipedia

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   Online public access catalog. The online public access catalog ( OPAC ), now frequently synonymous with library catalog, is an online database of materials held by a library or group of libraries. Online catalogs have largely replaced the analog card catalogs previously used in libraries.

3. Digital library - Wikipedia

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   Digital library. A digital library (also called an online library, an internet library, a digital repository, a library without walls, or a digital collection) is an online database of digital objects that can include text, still images, audio, video, digital documents, or other digital media formats or a library accessible through the internet.

4. Integrated library system - Wikipedia

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   v. t. e. An integrated library system ( ILS ), also known as a library management system ( LMS ), [ 1][ 2] is an enterprise resource planning system for a library, used to track items owned, orders made, bills paid, and patrons who have borrowed. An ILS is usually made up of a relational database, software to interact with that database, and ...

5. Commercial off-the-shelf - Wikipedia

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   Commercial-off-the-shelf or commercially available off-the-shelf ( COTS) products are packaged or canned (ready-made) hardware or software, which are adapted aftermarket to the needs of the purchasing organization, rather than the commissioning of custom-made, or bespoke, solutions. A related term, Mil-COTS, refers to COTS products for use by ...

6. Library catalog - Wikipedia

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   The card catalog was a familiar sight to library users for generations, but it has been effectively replaced by the online public access catalog (OPAC). Some still refer to the online catalog as a "card catalog". [2] Some libraries with OPAC access still have card catalogs on site, but these are now strictly a secondary resource and are seldom ...

7. Cataloging (library science) - Wikipedia

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   Cataloging is a process made in different kinds of institutions (e.g. libraries, archives and museums) and about different kinds of materials, such as books, pictures, museum objects etc. The literature of library and information science is dominated by library cataloging, but it is important to consider other forms of cataloging.

8. Project Gutenberg - Wikipedia

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   Project Gutenberg ( PG) is a volunteer effort to digitize and archive cultural works, as well as to "encourage the creation and distribution of eBooks ." [ 2] It was founded in 1971 by American writer Michael S. Hart and is the oldest digital library. [ 3] Most of the items in its collection are the full texts of books or individual stories in ...

9. Library of Congress - Wikipedia

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   The Library of Congress ( LOC) is a research library in Washington, D.C. that serves as the library and research service of the U.S. Congress and the de facto national library of the United States. [ 3] Founded in 1800, it is the United States' oldest federal cultural institution. [ 4]