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…

Tests the practicality of adapting the present Emory University Woodruff Library card catalog to the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules 2 by examining all personal and corporate name access points in a sample of recently cataloged titles. (FM)

Addresses the question of whether to input a new record or to adapt an existing one when cataloging a variant edition of a work using the OCLC system. Specific attention is paid to issues of cost and interlibrary loan service in the OCLC environment. A six-item reference list is attached. (Author/JL)

Reviews the history, literature, and methodology of collection evaluation or assessment in American research libraries; discusses current problems, tools, and methodology of evaluation; and describes an ongoing collection evaluation program at the Stanford University Libraries. (Author/MBR)

Describes the use of MultiLIS, a fully bilingual integrated library-management software package, at Laurentian University. The authority control module is explained, its potential as a control system for multilingual or multithesaurus controlled vocabularies is considered, and an evaluation of the MultiLIS authority module is presented with…

Describes a study that examined the feasibility of using machine links in an online catalog based on the presence of an OCLC control number, International Standard Serial Number (ISSN), or Library of Congress control number (LCCN) to link successive-entry serial bibliographic records that result from serial title changes. (Contains nine…

Compares and evaluates the indexes to the 1978 and 1988 editions of AACR2. The index format is examined, national and international standards are cited, syndetic structure is discussed, examples of missing entries and cross-references are provided, the chain index structure is described, and recommendations for future editions are presented.…