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Wellisch, Hans H. – Library Journal, 1981
Illustrates the best form for library catalogs through a retrospective examination of the nineteenth century Rudolph Continuous Indexer. (RAA)
Descriptors: Card Catalogs, Computer Output Microfilm, Library Automation, Library Catalogs
Download full textManthorne, Jane, Ed. – 1981
The Editing, Photoduplicating, and Distributing of the Research Library Catalogue of Boston Public Library Project, which is described in this report, was supported by grants awarded under the Strengthening Research Library Resources Program, Title II-C of the Higher Education Act of 1965 administered by the Office of Libraries and Learning…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Change Strategies, Federal Aid, Library Automation
Peer reviewedVan Houten, Stephen – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1981
Reviews the questions and problems in library cataloging addressed through the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries by Panizzi, Cutter, and Lubetzky; asks whether computerization represents an advance that will free catalogers from earlier difficulties; and discusses the ongoing relevance of the principles of cataloging. A reference list is…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Citations (References), Computers, Databases
Cox, Richard J.; Greenberg, Jane; Porter, Cynthia – American Libraries, 1998
Describes the debate over the discarding of card catalogs once automated, online library catalogs are implemented. The discussion focuses on the classified catalog of the Science and Technology Department at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. The neglected state of library archives and historical developments in library catalogs are considered.…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Archives, Card Catalogs, Classification
Jaros, Joe – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1984
Description of the rapid growth and development of Texas A&M's Sterling C. Evans Library during the past decade focuses on collection growth to over 1.4 million volumes, staffing increases, automated programs and services including over 100 microcomputers for computer-assisted instruction housed in Learning Resources Department, and online…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Higher Education, History, Library Automation
Peer reviewedSeadle, Michael – Library Hi Tech, 1996
Provides a history of the automation efforts at former East German libraries that have made their resources available for the first time. Highlights include World Wide Web home page addresses; library problems, including censorship; automation guidelines, funding, and cooperation; online catalogs; and specific examples of university libraries'…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Censorship, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedAgboola, A. T. – International Information and Library Review, 1993
Examines the development of Nigerian University libraries and the political factors that created them and continue to effect their development, with a focus on those established between 1980 and 1984. Users, governance, finance, buildings, staffing, collection development, services, cataloging and classification, and automation are described.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Developing Nations, Economic Factors, Foreign Countries
