Findings of this study indicate that the degree of adequacy varies and identify three major needs: (1) prescriptive measures to ensure adequate subject analysis; (2) new subject heads to provide greater topic and race specificity; and (3) more research as the basis for improvement of present practices or the design of a new system. (Author/MBR)

Reports the findings of a study which examined the question of submitting error reports to OCLC for the purpose of database quality control, and describes ENHANCE, a program that would provide online error correction capability for member libraries. Eight references are cited. (FM)

Explores the 1988 "Books in Print Plus" (BIP Plus) CD-ROM database to determine broad characteristics of material currently in print in U.S. book trade in terms of publication year; price; language; and audience, grade level, and illustration. Accuracy and potential of BIP Plus as a tool for generating data and testing hypotheses…

Describes a procedure for using a subscription agent's computerized facilities to facilitate a subscription profile by providing initial serial listings for use in a library user survey, manipulating obtained data, and producing listings that identify resulting serial titles and costs according to requesting disciplines. (Author/MBR)

The decision table is a valuable aid in describing, understanding, and improving both manual and automated library procedures. This article explains how these tables are made and used. Several examples and a bibliography are given. (Author)

A comparison of records for 217 serial titles (holdings reports, selected bibliographic data elements, supplementary notes) found in both the OCLC online database and "New Serial Titles" (NST) indicates that OCLC is superior resource for current material, while NST is stronger resource for older titles. Five references are included. (EJS)

Lists and analyzes rates charged by selected U.S. libraries for producing 35mm, archival quality, silver halide microfilm, and projects rates based on current market conditions. (FM)

A study of the costs of cataloging and associated processing tasks before and after the adoption of the Ohio College Library Center On-Line Shared Cataloging System at the Ohio State University Libraries finds that an increase in production has been achieved. Unit costs have risen at a rate less than the general rate of inflation. (Author)

This comparison of theological subject headings in fifth (1982) edition of "Catholic Subject Headings" (CSH) and ninth (1980) edition of "Library of Congress Subject Headings" (LCSH) reveals that 59.7 percent of headings are identical or differ only through addition of LCSH standard subdivision; remaining 40.3 percent are unique to CSH. (11…

Discusses a study which examined the disposition, one year after input, of a sample of original cataloging contributed to the OCLC database by the Indiana University at Bloomington Libraries. (Author/FM)

Describes a study which sampled two card catalogs of varying sizes in order to find the percentage of personal authors who have only one entry, and discusses the implications of the results of the study for adoption of "Anglo-American Cataloging Rules 2" (AACR 2). (FM)

Describes a study of Library of Congress (LC) Subject Headings that examined 1,000 records from the LC BOOKSM database (i.e., bibliographic records of monographs cataloged by LC) to determine current subject cataloging practices at LC. The process of constructing subject headings with free-floating subdivisions is discussed, and recommendations…

Describes a study that examined the feasibility of using machine links in an online catalog based on the presence of an OCLC control number, International Standard Serial Number (ISSN), or Library of Congress control number (LCCN) to link successive-entry serial bibliographic records that result from serial title changes. (Contains nine…

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)

Presents the results of a survey conducted to determine how the introduction of computerized cataloging using OCLC has affected the organization of cataloging departments and the cataloging policies and practices of 147 member academic libraries. (FM)