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University librarians say that by 1990 HOLLIS will be expanded to cover circulation information for Harvard's major libraries, including Widener, Lamont and Hilles. When that feature goes into operation, users will be able to determine not only which library has a particular book, but also whether the volume has...
For now, HOLLIS is considered by its operators to be well-adapted to Harvard's needs, which library spokesman Barbara Mitchell describes as "extremely complicated and vast." The University's research facilities span 98 separate libraries. Widener alone holds more than 3 million volumes.
Planning for HOLLIS began in December 1980. Named in part after the family that donated Hollis Hall, the system is based on a program that Harvard bought from Northwestern University and spent years customizing. Although the total cost of creating and implementing the system has not been calculated, much of...
But, as the lengthy saga of the system's development attests, HOLLIS has not come of age without difficulty. After falling behind other comparable research institutions--Harvard is the second-to-last Ivy League school to implement an on-line catalog--the University now has both a multimillion dollar stake...
Although librarians have been trying out the public access system since August 1, no students have officially tested the new technology. "We haven't had any student guinea pigs," says Caplan, adding that the new few weeks will be crucial for determining how well HOLLIS matches the library system's...