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Peer reviewedClack, Doris Hargrett – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1980
Reviews 1979's publications and activities in the fields of general subject analysis, classification, subject headings, and indexing. An extensive list of references is provided. (FM)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Cataloging, Classification, Indexing
Peer reviewedSpalding, Helen H. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1980
Describes the serials book catalog at the Iowa State University Library, one which provides access points generated automatically from the central serials database by a unique, locally written computer program. (FM)
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Bibliographies, College Libraries, Databases
Peer reviewedBerrisford, Paul D. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1978
The major meetings and publications on developments in cataloging and classification during 1977 are summarized. Major issues covered include the closing of card catalogs and alternative catalog formats; national and international standards policies for cataloging; development of information networking; and indexing and classification…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Cataloging, Classification, Indexing
Peer reviewedLipow, Anne Grodzins – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1983
This overview of the current capabilities of subject access in online public catalogs discusses keyword searching versus subject cataloging, users' views of the online catalog, and user-friendly versus user-hostile systems. Existing online catalogs in public and academic libraries are cited as examples. (EJS)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Higher Education, Indexing
Peer reviewedMandel, Carol A. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1985
This paper analyzes proposals for augmenting library bibliographic records for improved subject searching in online catalogs by providing access to parts of books. Arguments for and against adding book content indexing, possible fields for enrichment, and feasibility of 11 alternatives for providing such information are presented. Twenty-two…
Descriptors: Books, Databases, Indexes, Indexing
Peer reviewedWilliamson, Nancy J. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1982
Considers the impact of technological advancement upon the role and function of the library catalog in the future. The state of the art in library catalogs, the information environment in 2006, future information services, and subject access systems are among the topics addressed. A 31-item reference list is attached. (JL)
Descriptors: Databases, Futures (of Society), Indexing, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewedAbrera, Josefa B. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1982
Presents the results of a study undertaken to determine the bibliographic control requirements of a small- to medium-sized public library as these are expressed through library patrons' telephone and catalog reference. Data are presented in five tables, and a 17-item reference list is included. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Citations (References), Content Analysis, Indexing
Peer reviewedYoung, James Bradford – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1991
Reviews the 1990 literature that concerns subject analysis. Issues addressed include subject cataloging, including Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH); classification, including Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), Library of Congress Classification, and classification in online systems; subject access, including the online use of…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Records, Cataloging, Classification, Dewey Decimal Classification
