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Dodd, Sue – Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science, 1980
Briefly describes the 1978 National Conference on Cataloging and Information Services for Machine-Readable Data Files, listing its recommendations; notes related cataloging activities of the Office of Federal Statistical Policy and Standards and the MARC Format Working Group; and illustrates the cataloging of two bibliographic data bases using…
Descriptors: Activities, Cataloging, Conferences, Databases
Peer reviewedWallace, Harriet E. – Special Libraries, 1978
Geological field trip guidebooks, developed for use during a field trip or field conference, are considered ephemeral publications by their compilers and publishers. Too few copies are printed and little attention is paid to bibliographic format and information. These difficulties are discussed and recommendations are made to alleviate the…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Field Trips, Geology, Guides
Peer reviewedRenaud, Robert – Information Technology and Libraries, 1984
Using a basic vocabulary and simple model, this paper discusses four options available at the level of the individual bibliographic database for resolving conflicts in MARC exchange: addition, deletion, modification, and superimposition. Costs and benefits of each option and impacts on MARC exchange are noted. (Fourteen references are cited.) (EJS)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Comparative Analysis, Library Cooperation, Library Networks
Peer reviewedKilgour, Frederick G. – Electronic Library, 1984
Examines the possibility of constructing an online international union catalog from machine readable entries originating in different countries and discusses use of MARC-compatible records as records that can be converted to MARC algorithmically. Sources of cataloging records, problems generated by merging, and resolution of problems are…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Databases, Global Approach, Information Networks
Peer reviewedAllen, Geoffrey G. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1986
Focuses on failure of libraries to study or publish comparative costs of cataloging before and after automation. Discussion covers current situation; coping with change; MARC and Anglo-American Cataloging Rules Revised solutions (Library of Congress (LC) revisionary practices, Dewey classification changes, LC subject headings); and question of…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Change, Classification, Costs
Peer reviewedHorny, Karen L.; And Others – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1986
Six articles on pros and cons of minimal-level cataloging (MLC) highlight patron access and browsability, time and cost savings, network and bibliographic utility cooperation, standards, alternatives to MLC, levels of records, online catalogs, experimental cataloging program at University of Michigan, and experiences at Kent State University…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Cost Effectiveness, Higher Education
Peer reviewedFrancis, Simon – Electronic Library, 1984
Relates problems prompted by implementation of online circulation and cataloging systems in Polytechnic of North London's Library Service. Conversion of records from former card catalog to computer file and organizational problems (position of central technical services unit, position of Library Service in total information handling structure of…
Descriptors: Cataloging, College Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Peer reviewedCataloging and Classification Quarterly, 1986
Articles highlight National Endowment for the Humanities Support for United States Newspaper Program; coordination of cataloging practices; on-site cataloging; Pennsylvania Newspaper Project; Newspaper Cataloging Manual and Anglo American Cataloging Rules (AACR2); national policy for cataloging microform reproductions; and intended audience terms.…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Databases, Information Systems
Murphy, Catherine, Ed. – 1992
This collection of 23 articles compiled from school library journals address the special needs that make automation problematic for school libraries. The articles are divided into five sections: an overview of OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog) development (4 titles); evaluating OPAC systems (4 titles); implementing OPAC systems (6 titles);…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Bishop, Ann P., Ed. – 1994
This annual conference, with over 25 speakers and 200 attendees, provided an opportunity for information professionals to discuss their experiences and concerns related to computer networking. The papers presented in this proceedings focus on providing network access, training network users, and incorporating networked information into library…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Economic Factors, Futures (of Society)
