| 1985 |
November |
Beginning of the automation project studies. |
| 1986 |
November |
Opening of applications for the adjudication of a computer
system. |
|
December |
The National Library assumes the task of CDS/ISIS
(UNESCO) National Distribution Centre. |
| 1987 |
January |
The National Library commences automatized cataloguing
using the CDS/ISIS system. |
|
May |
It is decided to adjudicate the GEAC 9000 system. |
|
|
PORBASE Statement of
Principles. |
|
October |
GEAC 9000 system is received. |
| 1988 |
May |
Inauguration of the PORBASE OPAC containing 60 000 records.
|
| 1989 |
March |
Initiation of online cataloguing with the GEAC 9000 system.
|
| 1990 |
December |
Activation of the GEAC 9000 system Authority Control module.
|
| 1992 |
June |
Inauguration of the PORBASE
Bibliographic products and services based on CDS/ISIS.
|
| 1993 |
March |
Distribution, for testing, of the libBASE programme that
retrieves online PORBASE records for local bibliographic databases.
|
|
May |
PORBASE accomplishes half a million records. |
|
December |
The GEAC 9000 system acquisitions module is implemented.
|
| 1994 |
December |
PORBASE registers 100 cooperating institutions. |
| 1995 |
April |
PORBASE becomes available on the Internet through TELNET.
|
|
August |
The Portuguese National Bibliography is released on CD-ROM.
|
|
September |
The service for copying PORBASE records, from GEAC 9000,
to remote systems is initiated. |
| 1997 |
|
PORBASE becomes available on the WWW through the SIRIUS
system. |
| 1998 |
May |
Beginning of the transfer of records to the new HORIZON
system that substitutes GEAC 9000. |
| 1999 |
March |
Initiation of online cataloguing with the HORIZON system.
|
| 2002 |
March |
Beginning of the analysis for PORBASE automatic normalization
for: homogenization of coded data and graphic representation
of accentuated characters. |
|
May |
Installation of iPAC
in the HORIZON system (search by WWW). |
|
July |
Update of the PORBASE WWW service that gains its own domain
in http://www.porbase.org.
|
|
December |
The number of cooperants exceeds 150. |
| 2003 |
February |
Release of the Online
Portuguese National Bibliography |
|
April |
Implementation of the automatic normalization project.
|
|
July |
Conclusion of the automatic normalization project. |
|
December |
The “ Strategic PORBASE
plan” is approved by the Cooperants Assembly. 9th
PORBASE Conference, regarding “New Contexts for
Cooperation”. |
| 2004 |
Jan./ Dec. |
Development and first experimental operations of the software
MANGAS
and IRIS,
regarding the analyse and inclusion of the bibliographic records
created by the cooperant libraries in PORBASE. Development
of the PORBASE Directory |
| |
February |
Approval of the Online
Cooperation Regulation |
| |
May |
Release of PORBASE:
boletim da Base Nacional de Dados Bibliográficos,
1st number 2nd serie |
| |
Aug./ Sept. |
Inquiry about the learning needs in the cooperant institutions
|
| |
November |
1st meeting of the Technological
Forum of PORBASE |
| |
Nov./Dec. |
Explanation sessions about the procedures for bibliographicrecords integration
in PORBASE, held in Lisbon (at the National Library)
and in Oporto (at the Public Library). |
| |
December |
Beginning of the transfer of records to the new HORIZON
7.24 . |
| 2005 |
January |
Release of the new HORIZON version 7.24 and HIP (Horizon
Information Portal). |
| |
September |
Release of the new PORBASE
Directory |
| 2006 |
March |
Certification
of the National Library of Portugal has Training Center |
|
April |
PORBASE in Google
Scholar. |
|
May |
10th PORBASE Conference,
regarding “Bibliographical standardization”. |
| 2007 |
January |
PORBASE reaches 1.500.00 bibliographics records. |
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