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Download full textAlmquist, Sharon G. – 1987
The basic concept that sound waves could be traced or recorded on a solid object was developed separately by Leon Scott, Charles Cros, and Thomas Alva Edison between 1857 and 1877 and, by 1890, the foundation of the present-day commercial record industry was established. Although cylinders were the first sound recordings to be sold commercially,…
Descriptors: Audio Equipment, Audiodisks, Audiotape Recordings, Library Circulation
Peer reviewedToyama, Ryoko – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1989
Concludes from a review of 52 journal articles published in 1988 that periodic literature searches in circulation control are useful for identifying major trends, issues, and areas needing more serious study, and provide a basis for prediction. The issues discussed in the 1988 literature are summarized and areas for future study are suggested.…
Descriptors: Censorship, Copyrights, Library Automation, Library Circulation
Olsen, Thomas H. – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1985
Microfiche equipment and software were supplied to targeted junior and senior high school media centers and use of the total magazine collection was measured. Data on the third year of the project indicate the microfiche collection led to an 18 percent rise in number of successfully filled requests for magazines. (CDD)
Descriptors: Information Seeking, Learning Resources Centers, Library Circulation, Library Collection Development
Peer reviewedPaskoff, Beth M. – Library Trends, 1989
Describes issues relating to the introduction of microcomputer software into library collections. Topics discussed include collection development policies; selection criteria; library publications that review software; cataloging and classification; storage; circulation policies; copyright protection, including ownership and copying; and future…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Computer Software, Computer Software Reviews
Peer reviewedMcGrath, William E. – Library Trends, 2002
Develops a comprehensive, unified, explanatory theory of librarianship by first making an analogy to the unification of the fundamental forces of nature. Topics include dependent and independent variables; publishing; acquisitions; classification and organization of knowledge; storage, preservation, and collection management; collections; and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Classification, Library Acquisition, Library Circulation
Peer reviewedHawks, Carol Pitts – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1992
Discussion of integrated library systems focuses on the development of the Ohio Library and Information Network (OhioLINK). Capabilities of eight existing systems are described, including catalog creation and maintenance; the online public access catalog (OPAC); circulation, interlibrary loan, and document delivery; acquisitions and serials…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Comparative Analysis, Computer Networks
