Discusses the increasing percentage of documents distributed only in microform by the Government Printing Office, and describes the strategy undertaken by the University of Nevada-Reno Libraries to mainstream these microforms into the government documents collection, thus encouraging their use by library patrons. (13 references) (Author/MES)

Describes international standards and recent Australian work on performance indicators in the technical services area. Current projects in Victorian academic libraries highlight some of the problems involved. (Author)

A survey of the cataloging departments of 166 OCLC-member academic libraries showed that these libraries do not rely exclusively on OCLC for card production and that a large majority do not accept non-Library of Congress OCLC records without substantial checking. Three references are noted. (Author/FM)

Describes staff involvement in the implementation of two successive online systems for library technical processes and searching in the University of Pennsylvania Library. It contrasts their response by considering some system features and the environments into which they were introduced. (Author/RAA)

Details the flexible assembly-line approach used by Auburn University to catalog the "Confederate Imprints, 1861-1865" major microform set. Five thousand nine hundred sixty-six (5966) distinct items were cataloged over a 3-year period by one professional, one library assistant and two student workers. (Author/JKP)

The Electronic Reserve Book Room Project (E-RBR) was a two-stage project with three major objectives: (1) to provide San Diego State University Library (California) with experience in applying imaging technology; (2) to provide a model for the resolution of the copyright problems inherent in the Library's application of these technologies; and (3)…

Discusses the possible effects of library automation and networking on standards of catalog accuracy, catalog maintenance, circulation control, and other processes, and describes the mission of the Research Libraries Group (RLG), a consortium of 25 research libraries. (FM)

To determine the extent and success of the outsourcing of cataloging in academic libraries, a survey of 117 libraries investigated factors influencing the decision to outsource, reasons for outsourcing, what was outsourced, and how vendors were chosen. Results showed 28% of the libraries outsourced, of those, 47% would continue and 53% would…

Explores the use of "Journal Citation Reports" (JCR) for journal management in academic libraries. Outlines the advantages and disadvantages of using JCR citation data and researches the impact of journal self-citation on JCR rankings of library and information science and genetics journals. (Contains 41 references.) (Author/LRW)

Discusses technical services as a reader service in academic libraries and suggests that the successful implementation of digital libraries needs a systems approach that crosses functional and administrative boundaries. Describes the need for the integration of technical services with other reader services and explains forces pushing for and…

This article draws on parallels between outsourcing in business and in libraries to examine the difficulties and implications of outsourcing the catalog department. Topics include outsourcing at Wright State University (Ohio), management concerns, vendor objectives, cataloging as a noncore activity; and selective versus total outsourcing. Contains…

Describes a project at the Yale University library to survey the duplicate and negative microfilm collection before transferring it to a new facility. Discusses issues relating to bibliographic control and explains the resulting changes in microfilm cataloging and processing routines. (LRW)

City University of New York libraries turned to outsourcing of cataloging and acquisitions when the library technical services departments of the 19 colleges consolidated into one office. Discusses how needs of the colleges were determined, costs of technical services, how a vendo was located, and the results of the decision to outsource.…

Describes the following aspects of an information session held by the reference staff at Northwestern University to explain the nature of their work to their technical services counterparts: (1) motivation for the session; (2) goals; (3) format; (4) reference service issues; (5) reaction; (6) elements of success of the session; and (7) future…

This study examines data reflecting the actual impact during the first 3 years of use of the second edition of the Anglo American Cataloging Rules (AACR2) in one library, and compares them with a 5-year projection done in 1980. Findings showed the impact was close to the projection. (Author/EM)