Reports on a forum held at Rutgers University that addressed issues involved in authority control in the online environment of libraries. Topics discussed include authority control to help the collocating functions of a library catalog; authority control in online systems; automated authority control and technical services; and users and thesaurus…

Discusses authority work and authority control for personal names and corporate bodies in transitional archive catalogs. The importance of conformance with standards so that archival materials will collocate with other types of material in integrated catalogs is also discussed, together with enhanced authority work and techniques for archival…

Discusses bibliographic and archival cataloging traditions and provides an overview for this issue, which focuses on the use of the MARC format for Archival and Manuscripts Control (AMC). Knowledge control is discussed, similarities and differences between archival and bibliographic control are related, and directions for future work are…

Discusses problems with Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) not keeping current, particularly with ethnic and racial headings. A historical review of changes over the past 20 years is provided, including various studies of LCSH; Canadian adaptations are described; and making subject heading changes in online catalogs is discussed.…

Discussion of the cataloging of visual materials focuses on special considerations for photographs. Functions of the catalog record are considered, cataloging tools for visual materials are described, examples of MARC records for photographs from the Library of Congress are given, and sample subject entries are presented. (five references) (LRW)

Discusses differences in archival and bibliographic description of maps and suggests options for developing standards in the control of cartographic archives. The automation of archival access using the MARC format for Archival and Manuscripts Control (AMC) is described, and examples of bibliographic records for maps are given. (11 references)…

Discusses results of a survey of music technical services librarians that investigated retrieval problems with the symbols for sharp and flat in music notation in online catalogs. Comparisons are made with an earlier study of online catalog vendors, and a list of institutions surveyed and the questionnaire used are appended. (LRW)

Describes a survey of research libraries with online catalogs planned or in place that examined the status of card catalogs, shelf list files, and the capability of online systems to handle traditional shelf list functions. The functions examined include inventory control, collection assessment, holdings information, and call number assignment.…

Describes Project Jupiter, which was developed to promote the United Kingdom's Joint Academic Network (JANET) to its member libraries. Library uses of JANET are described, including online catalogs, commercial services, and electronic mail; the convergence of local area networks (LANs) and wide area networks (WANs) is discussed; and future…

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)

This issue is devoted to examining current and possible future trends in library technical services. Highlights include professional and nonprofessional staffing; library automation; bibliographic utilities; cataloging; shared online catalogs; Serials of Illinois Libraries Online (SILO), a union list program; long-range planning; and optical…

Sketches a chronology of events leading to the adoption of "Anglo American Cataloging Rules 2" (AACR 2), presents three general lessons for librarians, and suggests six points of action for the smooth implementation of AACR 2 in January 1981. (FM)

Describes the Network Library System, a collaborative development project undertaken by the University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Chicago libraries, which currently handles an online catalog and a circulation system. The conceptualization of the system, its development and performance, and subsequent changes due to available…

Surveys current cataloging practices in Indian libraries and discusses standardization in cataloging, types of catalogs, cataloging codes (Anglo-American and Ranganathan), subject headings, descriptive cataloging, and standardization efforts (international, United States, USSR, Great Britain, India). Footnotes are included. (EJS)

This paper describes methods used for maintenance of bibliographic records in online catalogs and compares them with maintenance in the conventional card catalog: addition of bibliographic records, identification and correction of errors, application of authority control, addition of information to records, and withdrawal of records from catalog.…