DRAiN: a CDSlISIS library management system

Abstract

Describes DRAiN (Drainage Information System), a computerized library management system using CDS/ISIS software prepared by the International Institute for Land Reclamation and Improvement (ILRI) within the framework of the network activities of the International Program for Technology Research in Irrigation and Drainage (IPTRID). DRAiN has databases for the storage of bibliographic data, addresses of institutions and persons, serials and data of ongoing research projects. It offers facilities for data input and exchange, retrieval (menu driven using HEURISKO), and output in different formats, including a current awareness bulletin. A manual is available.