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Christian, Deborah – Library Journal, 1980
Reports the application of a microcomputer for automating the circulation system of a small public library in Oregon. (RAA)
Descriptors: Library Automation, Library Circulation, Library Technical Processes, Microcomputers
Hagan, Dalia L. – Library Journal, 1987
Describes the Tacoma Public Library's experience with "BIP Plus," the CD-ROM version of Books in Print. Memory requirements, search capabilities, automatic ordering, and the library staff's response are discussed. Keyword searching is explained as the system's most used feature, and price the area of most serious concern. (EM)
Descriptors: Library Technical Processes, Online Searching, Optical Data Disks, Public Libraries
Deakyne, William – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1971
One of the main problems in the crowded public libraries of Hong Kong is too much use by too many people. (Author)
Descriptors: Cantonese, Chinese, Foreign Countries, Libraries
Scott, Sharon – Road Runner, 1979
Notes problems with cataloging library materials in the small and medium sized public library and suggests interpretations of the Anglo-American cataloging rules, with recommendations for their adaptation to smaller libraries. (CWM)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Information Processing, Library Technical Processes
Kelley, Betty H. – Library Journal, 1979
Describes the local, in-house designed, automated, on-line circulation system which has been in operation at the public library in Farmers Branch, Texas, since October 1, 1975. The relatively inexpensive system is linked to the IBM System 3 Model 10 in the city data processing department. (JVP)
Descriptors: Costs, Library Automation, Library Circulation, Library Technical Processes
Intner, Sheila S. – American Libraries, 1983
Survey responses from 448 public libraries to questionnaire examining bibliographic access to media and adoption of revised Anglo-American Cataloging Rules (AACR2) reveal that majority of respondents (57 percent) use AACR2 for original cataloging of printed materials, 46 percent use it for nonprint materials; 85 percent of public catalogs are in…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Guidelines, Library Catalogs, Library Surveys
Davis, Bryan – American Libraries, 1984
Describes introduction of books on tape at Oskaloosa (Iowa) Public Library, highlighting determination of audience and use, display of recorded books, packaging of tapes, cataloging, and quality of tapes. A list of 19 production companies and six distributors noting address, telephone number, type of cassettes, and price range is included. (EJS)
Descriptors: Audiotape Cassettes, Audiotape Recordings, Books, Cataloging
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Fry, James W. – Library Trends, 1980
Examines the state of centralized technical services in rural libraries, including cooperative processing services, technical services at the local level, and future possibilities. (FM)
Descriptors: Centralization, Information Processing, Library Technical Processes, Public Libraries
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Zielinska, Marie – Library Trends, 1980
Provides an overview of Canadian public library services to ethnic groups, including historical background, programs of the Toronto Public Library, the Multilingual Biblioservice (MBS) of the National Library of Canada, local holdings, and local acquisition programs. Fifteen references are cited. (FM)
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries, Library Collections
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Berman, Sanford – Top of the News, 1987
Discusses the problem of subject access to material by, for, and about teenagers, and the role that vocabulary and heading assignments play in this problem. Appendices provide examples of Library of Congress Marc records dealing with adolescents, and corresponding records from the Hennepin County Library designed to alleviate the problem. (CLB)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging, Comparative Analysis
Helfer, Doris Small – Searcher, 1997
Discussion of outsourcing library operations highlights two examples: (1) the Riverside County (California) library which had been outsourcing library operations to the City of Riverside, and switched to a private vendor; and (2) the Sun Microsystems Library which had operated as an outsourced library and recently decided to insource their library…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Decision Making, Library Personnel, Library Services
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Dykhuis, Randy – Library Software Review, 1987
Describes one medium-sized public library's use of dBase III to control the processing of videocassettes. Reformatting existing files, creating the database, and custom design of the program are explained. (EM)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Database Management Systems, Library Automation, Library Technical Processes
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Intner, Sheila S. – RQ, 1984
Report on a survey of 462 public librarians highlights existing bibliographic practices in managing nonbook media in library collections; attitudes about nonbook media as information sources (cost, informational value, storage and use); and attitudes about bibliographic access to nonbook media (integrated catalogs, classification schemes). Eleven…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Librarians, Library Catalogs, Library Materials
MacCall, Steven L.; Edgar, William B.; Herring, Susan D. – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1998
Describes the extent to which professional activity of library and information professionals is evident in the management of digital collections. Analyzes the digital collections of 11 randomly selected public libraries to determine patterns of professional practice, such as collection development or organization and representation of digital…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Information Management, Information Scientists, Library Collection Development
Egan, Carol M. – Illinois Libraries, 1974
The Suburban Library System of Hinsdale, Illinois developed a program for selecting, ordering, cataloging, processing, and circulating 6,279 cassettes in 1972. This program was implemented to make available to the public a large rotating collection of cassette recordings of both music and the spoken word. The member libraries decided jointly on…
Descriptors: Library Acquisition, Library Cooperation, Library Networks, Library Technical Processes
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