With the scholarly record growing faster than funds to employ individuals in libraries to process materials for storage and distribution, libraries must use electronic data processing equipment to distribute such information. The electronic world, however, requires that different interinstitutional relationships be established. Although the…

The papers presented are of broad scope, both from the viewpoint of approaches to cooperation and types of library involved. Major emphasis is placed on data processing within library networks and in cooperative processing centers. General overviews on library networking operations are presented. The components and configurations of library…

The logic of the system presented in this report is divided into six parts for computer processing and manipulation. They are: (1) processing of Library of Congress copy, (2) editing of input into standard format, (3) processing of information into and out from the authority files, (4) creation of the catalog records, (5) production of the…

The logic of the system presented in this report is divided into five parts for computer processing and manipulation. They are: (1) incorporating publication information and Library of Congress catalog copy into the system, (2) processing of authority files and assignment of supplier, (3) preparing data for cataloging and acquisitions, (4)…

Objectives of this project were: (1) to uncover problems a public library might encounter in reclassifying its collection from the Dewey Decimal Classification to the Library of Congress Classification, (2) to apply data processing to the tasks, (3) to establish procedures for reclassification, and (4) to provide a cost estimate for the conversion…