V.3 Online V.3 Online is the successor to the Viscount system. As of January 2000, all member libraries have online access to the database. At present format indexing does not include Large Print. The records in the database relate to materials held by a variety of specialist non-commercial organisations, and the extent of availability of items will be determined by the holding organisation. Library services or schools interested in using these subsets should contact the RNIB for more details.
Further work is in hand to investigate the options for acquiring the missing records.
Further preparatory work needs to be done to draw up a technical specification for the database and to find a suitable system as the database platform. More work is also needed to define and implement a management support structure and establish funding for the service. The contracted system supplier will develop any modifications required and install the system. Back to Chapter index Visit the Discussion Board References Chapman, Ann. Brazier, Helen, Dane, Karen and Leeves, Juliet.