Data from a two-year survey of the reprint industry based on personal interviews and questionnaire responses are summarized. Considerable attention is given to the lack of communication among reprinters and between reprinters and librarians about the problems of the industry. (Author/NH)

Reprint publishers have been charged with deceptive marketing tactics, high prices and needless duplication of titles which would seem to reflect a questionable code of ethics. Some possible solutions to these, poor communications, problems are given. (Author)

Examines the problem resolution phase of a retrospective conversion project of monographic records at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst (UMass). The kinds of problems encountered are categorized and discussed. Suggestions for developing editing guidelines are offered, and the guidelines developed for standardization of problem resolution at…

In theory, classificationists avoid critical classification: that is, the introduction of their own bias and prejudices into the schemes they compile. In practice, all the schemes reflect the prejudices of their origins. No solution is proposed, but it is important that librarians be aware of the problems. (Author/NH)

Reprinting is an industry which has emerged in response to the demands and needs of the academic world. Its rapid growth has occasioned changes in the methods of selecting titles, pricing, promotion, and disseminaiton of information. (Author)

Holds that traditional library classification systems are inadequate to handle psychological literature, and advocates the establishment of new theoretical approaches to bibliographic organization. (FM)

A brief history of the development of serial classification patterns from the National Library of Medicine scheme is followed by the enumeration of some of the difficulties encountered by medical libraries attempting to use the scheme. Solutions to the problems utilized by five large medical libraries are described in detail. (6 references)…

Proposes a method for alleviating entry and filing problems arising from the practice of using initialisms that abbreviate full periodical titles, and, on the basis of a survey of periodical publishers, recommends using consistent entry under full form. (Author/FM)

An analysis of the punctuation of the eighth edition Library of Congress Subject Headings reveals that the hyphen, coma and parentheses are most often used. Examples of these and the use of the apostrophe, dash, and period are discussed. (Author/MBR)

Although publications of conferences may be handled as either serials or monographs, at present there are no definitive guidelines. The Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, International Standard Bibliographic Description for monographic publications, and practices at the Library of Congress, and the University of Iowa Libraries are discussed.…

Holds that Anglo-American Cataloging Rules 2 provisions concerning headings for authors who use more than one name threaten standardization and impede interlibrary cooperation. (FM)

In view of the problems encountered in the application of the 800 class the validity of the form distinction in the classification of literature is called into question. (19 references) (Author/NH)

Discusses bibliographical problems caused by geographic names in subject cataloging, as well as procedures for establishing correct headings when name changes occur, and types of provisions to be made in subject catalog maintenance. Typical changes of geographic names in Africa are used as samples. (MBR)

The argument for split files which is presented is based on the point of view that subject headings should be descriptive rather than prescriptive. It is asserted that their use will help solve controversies relating to headings for races and other groups of persons. (Author/MBR)

Separation of catalogs by script, and, within non-Roman scripts, by language, is discussed as an alternative to Romanization. Difficulties are considered and a solution is suggested--the establishment of separate machine readable data bases for each script and a National Union Catalog in microform for the separate "registers." (Author/MBR)