Discusses standards for converting library materials to a microfiche format and addresses the question of whether microfiche standards take preservation concerns into account. Reformatting, layout, corrections, additions, and bibliographic guides in microfiche are considered, and standards activities of the American Library Association (ALA) and…

Remarks on the relative permanence and durability of three types of film in use in library microform reproduction (silver, diazo, and vesicular) and points out some technical and economic facts that govern the choice of microform materials for libraries. A 6-item reference list is included. (Author/JL)

Examines efforts of the Research Libraries Group to use RLIN (Research Libraries Information Network) to support cooperative and individual member library preservation activities. Areas covered include enhancements to make item-specific microform information available and efforts to code information on the physical condition of materials. (30…

Presents model depicting how library acquisition decisions are made based upon typology of contexts according to which citations are understood. Three contexts are defined: "syntagmatic context" within citation itself, "contexts of supplementation" provided by selection source, "contexts of resolution" derived from selector's experience of…

Floppy diskettes used with Apple computers were analyzed in terms of each component of bibliographic description, and comparisons were made between Anglo-American cataloging rules and materials in hand. Suggestions emerged for different treatment of Chief Source of Information, General Material Designation, Edition, Material Specific Details,…

A proposed cataloging and information access tool for children's media would combine the most useful aspects of library subject-heading lists and thesauri to meet American Library Association recommendations for subject cataloging of juvenile material. Computer-based production of a preliminary edition is planned for 1983. Fifteen references are…

Describes an experiment at Cornell University (New York) to produce computer-output microfilm from digital images by means of an electron beam recorder to preserve deteriorating library materials. Topics addressed include quality evaluation using imaging standards and printers' type sizes. Samples of film printouts and direct digital printing are…

Description of the Preservation and Conservation program of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions emphasizes the importance of approaching problems of preservation and conservation on an international scale and the need for international guidelines and standards. Forthcoming international seminars and conferences…