Aufbau und Implementierung einer Datenbank für Informationseinrichtungen : Ein gesamtösterreichisches Nachweisinstrument unter Aleph 500

This article reports on a new database of Austrian libraries and information institutions. In particular, the following points are discussed: The creation of the database based on two differently structured data sources; the data format and data elements used, with detailed reference to the modifications applied to the provisional standard "MAB-ADRESS"; the integration, unification and updating of the data; some aspects of database parameterisation under Aleph 500; the update features implemented for the Austrian Library Network and the options for other institutions; the interfaces for data input and web-based retrieval including the parameterisation for searching and for displaying the results. The article concludes with considerations of future perspectives such as further improving and updating of the data, and the implementation of better options for subject searching