FILE CONVERSION - WHY, WHAT, WHEN AND HOW (FROM PROJECT SEARCH - INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION AND STATISTICS SYSTEMS, 2D - PROCEEDINGS, APRIL 30 - MAY 2, 1974, BY E CRESSWELL - SEE NCJ-25660)

• NCJ Number: 25718
• Author(s): R L MARX
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 5 pages
• Grant Number(s): 73-SS-99-3312; 75-SS-99-6007
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: SEARCH Group Inc.
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Program/Project Description
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

PAPER WHICH DISCUSSES FILE CONVERSION AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF RECORD SYSTEM AUTOMATION.

Abstract

THE DISCUSSION IS FOCUSED ON THOSE FILES NORMALLY KEPT IN STATE IDENTIFICATION BUREAUS - THE MASTER NAME FILE, THE MASTER FINGERPRINT FILE, AND THE JACKET (SOURCE DOCUMENT) FILE. CONSIDERED ARE THE PORTIONS OF THE FILE THAT SHOULD BE CONVERTED, THE TIMING OF FILE CONVERSION RELATIVE TO THE ENTIRE FILE AUTOMATION PROCESS, AND THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT WAY TO ACCOMPLISH FILE CONVERSION.