Library Faculty Publications
Document Type
Article
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Information Technology and Libraries
Volume
3
Issue
3
First Page
293
Last Page
297
Abstract
Library automation requires an extraordinary investment of time and money in the development and maintenance of databases. Irrespective of whether a library sets up a stand-alone system such as circulation, a group of more or less related subsystems, or a totally integrated system, it can be certain of one thing: over time needs will change, new applications will have to be developed, and modifications will have to be made to the file structure of the databases. Of principal concern to the designers of a library's databases should be finding a design structure that will allow modifications to be made with a minimum of additional time and cost.
Department
Rod Library
Original Publication Date
9-1984
Repository
UNI ScholarWorks, University of Northern Iowa, Rod Library
Copyright
©1984 Jerry V. Caswell
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Date Digital
2017
Language
EN
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Caswell, Jerry V., "Normalization: A Method for Structured File Design" (1984). Library Faculty Publications. 8.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/lib_facpub/8
Comments
First published in Information Technology and Libraries, v. 3, n. 3 (1984): pp. 293-297, published by Library & Information Technology Association, a division of the American Librarian Association.