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Simons, Wendell W.; Tansey, Luraine C. – 1970
Almost all disciplines make extensive use of the resources provided by slide libraries and picture collections. Growing demands for pictorial material have stimulated a concern for making slide and picture collections more useful and more usable by better physical arrangement and more thorough indexing. The system provides a classification scheme…
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Automation, Cataloging, Classification
Campbell, D. J. – Unesco Bulletin for Libraries, 1972
This is the continuation of the guide to the organization of small technical libraries. (The first part appeared in the September-October Bulletin and is LI 502 590.) This part deals with general processing, the application of mechanized and other non-traditional processes, information work, the future, and includes the bibliography. (93…
Descriptors: Classification, Indexing, Librarians, Library Technical Processes

Rodriguez, Robert D. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1984
Describes a system of subject indexing developed by Julius Kaiser (1868-1927) which is based on "concretes" and "processes" to govern the form of subject headings and subdivisions. Elements of amplification, guides for the subject index, and criticism of Kaiser's systematic indexing are noted. Five sources are given. (EJS)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Indexing, Library Technical Processes
Bakewell, K. G. B. – Library Association Record, 1971
Comments are given on: the 18th edition of the Decimal Classification, the MARC Automated Serials System (MASS) project, and the Cataloging and Indexing Group's survey of catalog use. (11 references) (NH)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Computers, Indexing
Eisenberg, Elizabeth Stacey – 1979
This study of the variation in use of uniform titles from one library to another and even within a card catalog, a practice sanctioned by Anglo American Cataloging Rules (AACR), examines the validity of this variation in use of uniform titles, and explains how a uniform title is selected and its preferred form is determined. A discussion of the…
Descriptors: Card Catalogs, Cataloging, Classification, Indexing
Pautzsch, Richard O. – Libr Resour Tech Serv, 1970
Descriptors: Automation, Book Catalogs, Cataloging, Classification
Weller, Carolyn R., Ed. – 1992
Rules and guidelines are provided for ERIC catalogers and editors engaged in capturing bibliographic data for the documents and journal articles entered into the ERIC database. A general discussion of the principles of ERIC cataloging, definitions used, use of mandatory vs. optional data elements, etc. is provided in the Introduction. The body…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Check Lists, Classification, Databases
Brandhorst, Ted, Ed. – 1982
Rules and guidelines are provided for ERIC catalogers and editors engaged in capturing bibliographic data on the documents and journal articles entered into the ERIC database. The material is organized by data element: Accession Number, Price Code, Pagination, Publication Date, Title, Journal Citation, Language, Publication Type, Descriptors,…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Check Lists, Classification, Databases

Sanders, Erhard – Special Libraries, 1973
The preparation of the subject index for a scientific bibliography is described in detail. (Author)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Classification, Indexes, Indexing

Hartley, Penelope – System, 1980
Outlines a classification scheme designed for language tapes and based on a review of other systems. The catalogue is recorded on a card index, in booklet form, and in a computer. A sample catalogue card is included and a description is given of the process used to set up the cards. (Author/AMH)
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Cataloging, Classification, Documentation
Mumma, George B.; Lebel, Thomas J. – 1970
A description is given of the RAIDS (Rapid Availability of Information and Data for Safety) method of information storage and retrieval. Acquired data are stored in the library in its original printed form. RAIDS provides three approaches to the identification and retrieval of data. The first approach is to organize the information into logical…
Descriptors: Classification, Indexing, Information Processing, Information Retrieval
Planned Parenthood--World Population, New York, NY. Katherine Dexter McCormick Library. – 1972
This edition combines two previous publications of the Katharine Dexter McCormick Library into one volume: the Family Planning Library Manual, a guide for starting a family planning and population library or information center, and the Family Planning Classification, a coding system for organizing book and non-book materials so that they can be…
Descriptors: Classification, Demography, Family Planning, Guides

Foskett, A. C. – Journal of Librarianship, 1972
The complexity explosion has led to ever-increasing difficulties in subject specification, especially in the use of notation in classified arrangement. Two recent developments, the use of Dewey Classification 18 and the Preserved Context Indexing System (PRECIS) in the British National Bibliography, form a substantial contribution towards a…
Descriptors: Classification, Dewey Decimal Classification, Foreign Countries, Indexing

Stone, Alva T. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1993
Reviews the 1992 literature on subject analysis. Highlights include theoretical foundations; subject cataloging; machine-assisted subject cataloging; machine-executed subject cataloging; classification systems; subject headings and indexing; online subject access; and special materials. (Contains 133 references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Indexing, Library Materials
Apostle, Lynne – 1987
Written as an introduction to the concepts of creating a personal or reprint file, this workbook discusses both manual and computerized systems, with emphasis on the preliminary groundwork that needs to be done before starting any filing system. A file assessment worksheet is provided; considerations in developing a personal filing system are…
Descriptors: Classification, Filing, Indexing, Information Storage