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International Data Privacy Lawws And The Protectors Of Privacy, Ilmr Editors Dec 2008

International Data Privacy Lawws And The Protectors Of Privacy, Ilmr Editors

Brigham Young University International Law & Management Review

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After The System Upgrade Or Migration: A Cataloging Checklist, Sheryl Stump, Rick Torgerson Apr 2008

After The System Upgrade Or Migration: A Cataloging Checklist, Sheryl Stump, Rick Torgerson

The Southeastern Librarian

At present. integrated library system (ILS) upgrades and migrations seem to be coming faster and more frequently. The reasons for this trend are many. among them being: 1) hardware upgrades are common due to the need for more memory to run the software; 2) software upgrades and migrations are desired because of the promise of new or improved features; 3) changes in system vendor ownership can affect changes in their software; 4) software and hardware upgrades are needed due to the advanced age of either or both; and 5) system upgrades on a yearly basis may be necessary to prevent …

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Relative Searching Using An Ordered Token List, Anthony Rosequist Jan 2008

Relative Searching Using An Ordered Token List, Anthony Rosequist

Inquiry: The University of Arkansas Undergraduate Research Journal

Many organizations have large amounts of information, such as consumer data, that need to be processed. Traditional searching algorithms only attempt to find exact matches to particular queries. This is undesirable when data are missing, outdated, or inaccurate. Therefore, a new type of search must be developed to locate records that are considered "interesting" to the user. This research paper examines past attempts to solve this problem and explores a new method involving ordered token lists to achieve this goal. The algorithm was developed, implemented, tested, and optimized.