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  1. Chapman, A.: Quality of bibliographic records in a shared cataloguing database : a case study using the BLCMP database (1993) 0.00 
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    Abstract
    Reports on a study carried out by the Centre for Bibliographic Management (now UKOLN) which aimed to find out the proportion of records used from the BLCMP Union Catalogue (BUC) are edited by BLCMP member libraries and to ascertain the reasons for the editing. The study established what percentage of records are edited, made a statistical analysis of the fields being edited and the types of change being made, and carried out an analysis of a random sample of edited records which had been annotated by the editing libraries to indicate the reason for each edit
  2. Chapman, A.: Retrospective catalogue conversion : a national study and a discussion based on selected literature (1996) 0.00 
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    Abstract
    Reports results of a study, initiated in the UK by the Follett Implementation Group on Information Technology (FIGIT), to assess whether a national retrospective catalogue conversion programme would be justified and what the implications would be of much wider access not only for the records so converted but also for the actual collections. The study aimed to acquire data on numbers of items required to be converted in the librarires of institutions of higher education and used 3 approaches to obtain the information: a questionnaire survey (to obtain actual data on numbers of records); informal talks with bibliographic records suppliers (to determine costs); and a literature survey and focused consultation exercise (to justify national funding for retrospective conversion). The study was only concerned with bibliographic items, excluded non print materials, and considered local, national and international aspects
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  3. Chapman, A.: Bibliographic record provision in the UK (1997) 0.00 
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    Abstract
    States that since 1980, UKOLN (the UK Office for Library and Information Networking) has been carrying out a survey to monitor the availability of bibliographic records in the BNB files on BLAISE. Looks at the survey and the new sources to be included in the extended survey. Presents a set of source profiles which have been prepared to accompany the results for each source and gives some comparisons of the features of different sources
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  4. Chapman, A.: Up to standard? : a study of the quality of records in a shared cataloguing database (1994) 0.00 
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    Abstract
    In shared computerized cataloguing, the interrelationship of types of record usage means that the quality of the source bibliographic records, can affect users. Reports on a research project, carried out by the UK Office for Library and Information Networking (UKOLN), Bath University, using bibliographic records on the BLCMP Database, to investigate record quality. The technique used was a simple count of the number of records edited. Overall, the standard of records was found to meet the needs of the majority of member libraries, with records found for approximately 90% of items, and around 80% of the records found being used without editing. Specific issues emerging from the study included: the increase in access points to records increases the risk of retrieval being affected by errors in data; indicators in records for Welsh language items raises the question as to whether there is a similar problem with other languages; divergences in practice with fields 250, 260 and 300; and records which are the result of retrospective conversions may have specific characteristics
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  5. Chapman, A.: 1994 revisited: a year in the life of the BNBMARC currency (1997) 0.00 
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    Abstract
    Previous reports of the results of the BNBMARC Currency Survey, which has been carried out since 1980, have concentrated on the hit rate and how and why it has changed. Focuses on one particular year of the survey, 1994, and looks at what further information can be obtained from the data collected. Indicates a level of non compliance with legal deposit legislation of around 10%, but identifies no link between non compliance and specific subject areas. Analysis also indicates that, of items acquired or catalogues in the UK, around 70% of items are within 2 years of the publication data and that only 2% of items are more than 10 years old
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