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<p>Previous  automated  classified  document  systems  developed  commercially  or in-house  to  serve  classified  libraries  with  50,000  documents  or  less,  have  been  limited  by excessive  cost  or  insufficient  functionality.  The  problem  addri-s-d  by  this  research  was  to improve  the  automated  systems  available  to  classified  libra..,  - .'1  50,000  documents  or less,  by  upgrading  the  Library  Document  System  (LDS)  to  meet  the  tracking  and document  search  needs  of  librarians. The  approach  taken  was  to  first  conduct  a  survey  of  25  classified  libraries  tc  assess their  document  tracking  procedures  and  requirements.  Next,  a  thorough  e/camination  of the  commercial  and  in-house  automated  classified  document  systems  was  performed  to determine  the  state  of  solutions  available.  Finally,  a  strategy  for  modifying  LDS  was outlined  to  incorporate  the  tracking  and  document  search  features  desired,  using  modem relational  database  constructs,  structured  programming  techniques,  and  user-friendly interface  design. As  a  result  of  this  work,  LDS  was  upgraded  to  fulfill  the  needs  of  classified librarians  with  50,000  documents  or  less.  In  particular  the  schemata  of  the  system  were extended,  a  sophisticated  search  facility  was  implemented,  and  a  mouse-oriented user-friendly  interface  was  provided.
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Elkern, Kenneth F., Jr.</div>
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