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Preece, Barbara G.; Fox, Mary Anne – Information Technology and Libraries, 1992
Discusses the decision by Library of Congress (LC) to include preliminary cataloging records for monographs as part of its tape distribution service. The records' impact on work flow in a research library's cataloging department that uses OCLC is described, and a survey of OCLC/ARL (Association of Research Libraries) members is discussed. (eight…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Records, Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging
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Lynch, Clifford B.; And Others – Information Technology and Libraries, 1992
Four articles review the development of the MELVYL system, which began as the online catalog for the University of California campuses. Topics discussed include union catalogs; local library systems versus bibliographic utilities; retrospective conversion; MELVYL as a reference tool; and an online survey of remote use of MELVYL. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Utilities, Higher Education, Library Catalogs
Ellsbury, Susan H.; And Others – 1989
A two-part text, "Science Resources: A Self-Paced Instructional Workbook," was designed to provide science students at Mississippi State University with: (1) instruction on basic library usage and reference tools common to most scientific disciplines; (2) materials adapted to specific disciplines; and (3) services available to them from the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Utilities, Higher Education
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Lazinger, Susan S.; Peritz, Bluma C. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1991
Describes a study conducted at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem to determine whether users doing bibliographic searches in ALEPH (Automated Library Expandable Program Hebrew University), a bibliographic utility with a decentralized database, searched the online catalog of the library where they were working or whether they accessed other…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Utilities, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Wittenbach, Stefanie A. – 1989
This kit reports on a survey which focused on the methods by which libraries practice online authority control to ensure that names, subjects, and uniform titles are consistently applied and maintained in bibliographic records. Questionnaires were sent to 32 selected member libraries of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) to determine the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging, Higher Education
Howland, Joan S. – 1986
During the spring of 1986, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) surveyed 32 of its members, selected on the basis of their interlibrary loan (ILL) activities and programs, in an effort to gather documents regarding online ILL services and cooperative borrowing/consortium activities. Of the 22 respondents, all conduct at least part of their…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Utilities, Facsimile Transmission, Fees
Offermann, Glenn W. – 1991
This study is based on a survey of a sample of 162 academic libraries holding between 90,000 and 500,000 volumes. The report begins by comparing various characteristics of the libraries to arrive at a profile of an average sample library in terms of volumes, enrollment, volumes per student, budget, expenditures per student, salaries as percent of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging, Computer Software