Database design, and information storage and retrieval

ICT for Library and Information Professionals: A Training Package for Developing Countries
Slide 2
Scope
Lesson 2 will answer the following questions:
v What are the four components of a WinISIS
database
v How do you define the Field Definition Table
(FDT) of your database
v How do you create the Work Sheets (FMT),
Field Select Table (FST) and the Display
Formats (PFT) of your database
v How do you modify the FDT, FMT, FST and
PFT
v How do you create additional FMTs and PFTs
v Finally, how do you create & modify a library
database using WinISIS
UNESCO ICTLIP Module 4. Lesson 2
Note
WinISIS allows you to define databases according to specific
requirements.
It is advisable to use the WinISIS program to show the
students how to create a simple database using three or four
fields. You may use these slides alternately with the WinISIS
program.
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