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Chitwood, Julius R. – 1976
When assessing the possible impact of library technical processes on library space utilization in the future, it should be taken into account that the role of libraries as book and document depositories is being replaced by the emerging role of information delivery systems. Miniaturization and new technology may decrease space needs, but in most…
Descriptors: Libraries, Library Automation, Library Facilities, Library Networks

Avram, Henriette D. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1984
Consideration of problems associated with development of national database for bibliographic control of library materials, focuses on those which "alert" individual directors, and those created by organizations and people not under immediate control. Standards, objectives, change, ownership and distribution, economic and legal issues,…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Databases, Library Cooperation, Library Networks

McKinlay, John – 1980
Despite some inroads by the Library of Congress Classification and short-lived experimentation with Universal Decimal Classification and Bliss Classification, Dewey Decimal Classification, with its ability in recent editions to be hospitable to local needs, remains the most widely used classification system in Australia. Although supplemented at…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Dewey Decimal Classification, Library Collections

Tillett, Barbara B. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1985
Discusses results of opinion poll conducted by Library and Information Technology Association of 334 academic, public, government, and corporate libraries concerning authority control in the online environment. Use of authority files on bibliographic utilities, presence of online catalogs, Library of Congress authority records, and comments from…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Databases, Information Services, Information Systems
Clement, Hope E. A. – 1979
This paper discusses the current resurgence of interest in authority files and describes the automated authority files of the National Library of Canada. Factors contributing to this interest in such files include cooperative programs between libraries, the development of international standards, and the impact of computer technology and…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Foreign Countries, Library Automation
Schuman, Patricia Glass – Library Journal, 1987
Three beliefs about library networks are discussed and shown to be myths: i.e., networks save money, blur the lines between technical and public services, and, by breaking down barriers between libraries, will move the profession from a philosophy of ownership to one of access. (EM)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Change, Library Automation, Library Networks

Olson, Susan – Information Technology and Libraries, 1984
Discusses design features of the Online Catalog of LS/2000, OCLC's enhanced version of Integrated Library System. This minicomputer-based system provides bibliographic file maintenance, circulation control, and online catalog searching. Examples of available displays--holdings, full MARC, work forms, keyword entry, index selection, brief citation,…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Computer Oriented Programs, Databases, Display Systems

Taylor, Arlene G.; And Others – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1985
Describes and analyzes various methods of automated authority control currently available and suggests questions to ask when considering purchase of system. Highlights include manual versus automated authority control and levels of service in automated authority systems (network, vendor). Glossary of terminology and list of networks and vendors…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Databases, Information Systems, Library Automation
Davis, Jinnie Y. – 1983
Written when an in-house retrospective conversion project on the monographs collection of an academic library was 80% complete, this paper presents factors for consideration by decision-makers prior to establishing a similar project. Topics considered together with a description of how North Carolina State University (NCSU) handled each, include:…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Administration, Library Automation
Swartz, Roderick G. – 1979
The computer design of the system serving the 53 library systems of the Washington Library Network provides nine online files through its integrated bibliographic and acquisitions subsystems. The bibliographic subsystem provides an authority file of author, title, series, and subject headings; a bibliographic file of MARC records on books, films,…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Development, Libraries, Library Automation
Martin, Susan K. – Library Journal, 1984
Discussion of the effect of computer technology on library automation and networking highlights added benefits and added costs, autonomous past, pressure for standardization, rise of bibliographic utilities (e.g., OCLC, Research Library Information Network, Washington Library Network), return to decentralization, distributed processing,…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Databases, Decentralization, Futures (of Society)
MacKinnon, R. J.; Schuegraf, Ernst J. – 1975
Because the cost of computers has decreased significantly in the last few years and their capabilities have increased significantly, a minicomputer is proposed as the front end processor for an automated library system of a medium sized library. The local library processor is to be connected to a larger computer which hosts the data base and…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Computers, Cost Effectiveness, Databases
Lehmann, Klaus-Dieter – 1979
Interlibrary loans in the Federal Republic of Germany are facilitated by applying techniques of data processing and computer output microfilm (COM) to the union catalogs of the national library system. The German library system consists of two national libraries, four central specialized libraries of technology, medicine, agriculture, and…
Descriptors: Computer Output Microfilm, Data Processing, Foreign Countries, Interlibrary Loans

Maruyama, Shojiro – Electronic Library, 1987
Describes the history and current status of bibliographic control in Japanese libraries, including the necessity for standardizing the combination of Japanese phonetic script and Chinese characters. The results of a survey of bibliographic activities and library automation are presented, and a developing plan to establish Japanese bibliographic…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Developed Nations, Foreign Countries, Information Networks

Horny, Karen L. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1985
Quality in library technical services is explored in light of changes produced by automation. Highlights include a definition of quality; new opportunities and shifting priorities; cataloging (fullness of records, heading consistency, accountability, local standards, automated checking); need for new skills (management, staff); and boons of…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Library Administration, Library Automation, Library Cooperation
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