Features of Cds - isis software:

Main Features The main features of CDS/ISIS software may briefly be summarised as follows:  

• the handling of variable length records, fields and sub-fields, thus saving disk space and making it possible to store greater amounts of bibliographic information. 
• it comprises a database definition component which allows the user to define the data to be processed for a specific application; 
• it has a data entry component which facilitates entering and modifying data through user-created database specific worksheets; 
• possesses an information retrieval component with a powerful search language providing for field level and proximity search operators, in addition to Boolean search techniques along with facilities for free-text searching; 
• it has a powerful report generator facility allowing the user to create desired printed products such as catalogues, indexes, etc., according to required formats of the users.  
• it has a data interchange facility based on the ISO 2709, which is used as standard format by, leading database producers; 
• it has an integrated application programming language (CDS/ISIS Pascal) which allows the user to tailor the software 10 specific needs; 
• it functions helping the user to build pseudo-relational databases; 
• the package .also contains an interface between the micro CDS/ISIS and the IDAMS software for statistical analysis. 

Since tie beginning CDS/ISIS has been created as a multi-lingual software, providing integrated facilities tie le development of different linguistic versions. UNESCO supplies the package in English ,French, end Spanish versions.