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computer-assisted retrieval [2 records]

Record 1 2020-08-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Applications of Automation
  • Types of Documentation (Library Science)
DEF

The use of computers to aid access to information on physical media, especially microfilm.

Key term(s)
  • computerised retrieval

French

Domaine(s)
  • Automatisation et applications
  • Documentation (Bibliothéconomie)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Automatización y aplicaciones
  • Tipos de documentación (Biblioteconomía)
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Record 2 2020-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)
  • Applications of Automation
  • Library Operations
CONT

A CAR system uses computer hardware and software to index and locate documents or images that are recorded on all mediums.

OBS

Depending on context, the element «CAR» in the designation «CAR system» can either mean «computer-assisted retrieval» or «computer-aided retrieval».

French

Domaine(s)
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)
  • Automatisation et applications
  • Exploitation (Bibliothéconomie)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medios de almacenamiento (Procesamiento de datos)
  • Automatización y aplicaciones
  • Explotación (Biblioteconomía)
CONT

Los sistemas de recuperación ayudados por computadora se refieren a documentos de texto o registros de datos, almacenados en papel o en microformularios que la computadora (ordenador) utiliza para supervisarlos de cerca. La computadora mantiene un índice de los datos almacenados que se utiliza para encontrar la ubicación de un artículo solicitado.

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