This publication follows the tradition of publishing selected papers from Pacific Islands Association of Libraries, Archives and Museums (PIALA) annual conferences. This 20th annual conference was held in Weno, Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia, November 15-19, 2010. The volume begins with a listing of the members of the PIALA 2010…

A study was conducted to test the following hypothesis: There is ample evidence that all the essential elements for a national bibliographic system for audiovisual (AV) informational resources currently exist, and there is, therefore, no apparent reason why a national system cannot be developed, operated, and fully utilized to provide access to…

The outcome of the International Conference on National Bibliographic Services (ICNBS) held in November 1998 was a set of revised recommendations for the national bibliography, its basis, scope, and production. After a brief introduction to the concept of national bibliography and former recommendations for national bibliographic services, this…

Examines problems associated with inclusion of series authority records within national online authority system including: selection of titles for inclusion in series or title authority file; information in addition to title to be included in records; construction of series headings; handling minor variations in series titles. Eleven references…

Some recently established national programs for serials automation are evaluated from the point of view of the practicing librarian. (Author/PF)

Developed to assist individual countries in establishing a national bibliography and to further Universal Bibliographic Control, these guidelines provide practical guidance on the preparation of national bibliographic records, the production of a national bibliography, and the administrative machinery to accomplish these tasks. Appendices include…

The minutes of this meeting provide the texts of the seven addresses given during the program sessions, as well as the discussions that followed each session: C. Lee Jones, "Bibliographic Service Development Program"; Henriette D. Avram, "The Role of the Library of Congress in National Planning for Bibliographic Control"; James F. Govan,…

The Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication (CIP) program is designed to provide professional cataloging data to publishers for printing in their books. From July 1973 to July 1974 the program has grown to include over 640 publishers. CIP is also being carried out by the National Library of Medicine and several major libraries in other…

Describes the Bibliographic Service Development Program begun in 1978 by the Council on Library Resources. The program's goals include (1) providing effective bibliographic services for all who need them, (2) improving the nature and quality of bibliographic products, and (3) stabilizing the costs of many bibliographic processes in individual…

Announces a project for national bibliographic control under the sponsorship of the Council on Library Resources. Areas explored will be the possibility of linking various bibliographic utilities and networks, cooperative planning, review of the Library of Congress' Network Development Office project as a potential nationwide database, and the…

Reviews the first volume of Germany's national bibliography of sixteenth-century editions--"Verzeichnis der im deutschen Sprachbereich erschienenen Drucke des XVI. Jahrhunderts" (VD16)--and describes the project which is currently cataloging and recarding all known editions printed between 1501 and 1600 in German-speaking regions of that…

Reviews programs aimed toward building of national database--RECON Working Task Force's Study of feasibility of converting the retrospective records of the Library of Congress, Cooperative MARC (COMARC), REMARC, and CONSER (continuing effort to build national database of serial records). Current efforts contributing to the evolving network are…

Explores the state-of-the-art of Japanese information activities, detailing the comprehensive national plan Japan has developed. The volume of scientific and technological publications is discussed: monographs and technical reports briefly, and periodicals in more depth, including subject areas, language of publication, and accessibility to…

In order to optimize the use of available bibliographic data in machine-readable form by Canadian Libraries, the National Library of Canada is developing new automated systems. Implementation priorities are related to the development of national and international standards, systems, and networks. One major project is the design of a system, using…