Cds Isis Intro Huridocs

CDS/ISIS for Windows: Indep & Serial databases

Introduction

System overview

CDS/ISIS basic functions:

Open data base

Browse data base / search results

Search menu and windows

Search language

Basic printing features

Data entry

Introduction

The CDS/ISIS software has been developed by UNESCO for library purposes and is continuously updated and modernised

It is cheap, simple and practical but not always user-friendly

It is perfectly suitable for data exchange and has interfaces in multiple languages

Service is available through national distributors

The CDS/ISIS data base Unit of information Title: Author: Date of publication: Publisher: Record Fields & subfields Tags

System functions

Define data bases containing required elements

Enter new records

Modify, correct or delete existing records

Maximise retrieval speed (by access files)

Retrieve records by their contents

Display records in desired forms

Sort retrieved records before printing

Print catalogues or indexes

Develop specialised applications

Data base structure

Data base definition files: FDT, data entry worksheets, display/print formats, FST

Master file

Inverted file

Any file

Relationships between files

Field definition table Bibliographic level: Recording body: Catalogue signature: Date of entry: Title: Personal author: Corporate author: 10 Alphabetic Non-rep... 20 Alphanumeric Non-r.. 30 Alphanumeric Rep... 40 Numeric Non-repeat. 50 Alphanumeric Rep.... 60 Alphanumeric Rep…. 70 Alphanumeric Rep….

Data entry worksheets

Field select table (FST) Bibliographic level: Catalogue signature: Date of entry: Title: Personal author: 10 0 mhu,v10/ 30 0 mhu,v30/ 40 0 mhu,”DE=“v40 50 4 mhu,v50|%| 60 0 mhu,v60/