The first in a series of annual cumulations, this 1980 dictionary catalog provides a single alphabetical listing of monographs published by New York State and cataloged by the state library during the year. Produced from OCLC machine readable records, the catalog lists citations in traditional dictionary catalog order; i.e., authors, titles,…

A listing is presented of 17 documents in the ERIC database concerning the Online Catalog (sometimes referred to as OPAC or Online Public Access Catalog), a computer-based and supported library catalog designed for patron use. The database usually represents recent acquisitions and often contains information about books on order and items in…

Reviews the online public access catalog (OPAC) literature from 1980 through 1989 to assist librarians in their efforts to examine this growing body of literature. The 35 articles reviewed address the value of OPAC instruction, teaching methods, staffing needs, faculty education, and serving remote users. (Author/CLB)

This directory is intended to serve as an information resource for libraries that may be contemplating card catalog closing by providing a list of 607 U.S. and Canadian libraries that have closed their old card catalog files. The report includes reference information for 286 academic libraries, 235 public libraries, 11 school libraries, and 75…

Provides an annotated listing of 23 selected subject cataloging tools to supplement the widely used Library of Congress Subject Headings, and to assist catalogers in developing related heading schemes by converting common synonyms into cross references to increase subject accessibility. (RAA)

Through descriptions of widely available and helpful sources to find answers about North American Indians, this article highlights some basic library sources such as reference books, reference librarians, electronic indexes, on-line databases, and periodic indexes. In finding books owned by the library about North American Indians, the use of the…

A comprehensive guide to the literature published between World War II and 1979 which critically evaluates the Library of Congress list of Subject Headings (LCSH), this bibliography has been prepared for information personnel involved with subject authority files, thesauri, or vocabulary control. A brief bibliometric analysis of the literature…

This annotated bibliography has been compiled as an introduction to reference resources for college-level African studies and to suggest useful tools for literature searches. It is a guide to materials in the library of McGill University. Call numbers are included. The titles cited refer to Africa South of the Sahara as a whole or to large…

A 3-volume computer-generated bibliography based on archive tapes received from OCLC, Inc. by the New York State Library, this catalog cumulates entries for monographic documents published by New York State that were cataloged over a 5-year period. The full bibliographic description provided for each monograph listed includes subject and added…

This bibliography lists materials on coal mining and related resources contained in the library of Southeast Community College (Kentucky). The guide is organized in six sections. The first section lists reference materials and is annotated. The second section lists books. Subject headings include coal miners, mines, and trade; mine safety; mineral…

This Library of Congress selected bibliography highlights the efforts of Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, other German and German-American military leaders, and the Hessian auxiliary military forces in assisting the American colonies during the Revolutionary War. The booklet is divided into five parts. Part 1 provides historical information…

This book contains a selective, annotated bibliography of 304 Japanese children's books that represent the years 1946-1985 and that are contained in the Library of Congress (Washington, D.C.). The volume presents an overview of the development and change in Japanese children's literature in terms of: (1) a new democratic philosophy, 1946-1955; (2)…

An aid for finding recordings from Mexico in the Archive of Folk Culture of the Library of Congress (LC) is presented. Brief descriptions of the recordings are accompanied by identification numbers. Information about listening to or ordering any of the listed recordings is available from the Archive of Folk Culture. (DB)

An aid for finding recordings from Brazil in the Archive of Folk Culture of the Library of Congress (LC) is presented. Brief descriptions of the recordings are accompanied by identification numbers. Information about listening to or ordering any of the listed recordings is available from the Archive of Folk Culture. (DB)

This tutorial on packet radio (communication system using radio and digital packet-switching technology) highlights radio transmission of data, brief history, special considerations in applying packet radio to library online catalogs, technology, defining protocol at physical and network levels, security, geographic coverage, and components. (A…