Extracts five conclusions from a survey of library material use studies: (1) recorded use in many libraries is low; (2) use within the library parallels circulation; (3) past use predicts future use; (4) recent materials are used more frequently; and (5) Americans use few foreign language materials. (FM)

Highlights 1979's publications and activities in the field of library acquisition, emphasizing the role of the federal government, resource sharing, use studies, collection analysis, acquisition methods, budgeting, special collections, preservation, standards, and continuing education in resource topics. An extensive list of references is…

Recommends the grouping together of serials functions, describes the application of such serials management in a university library, and appraises the expected organizational impact of automation on a centralized serials department. (FM)

Examines the statistical results derived from a test of the Lopez method, a technique that offers a means to empirically evaluate the depth of a library collection in specific subject areas. (FM)

Presents a brief history of the Library of Congress (LC) Z schedule and recent LC modifications in the treatment of subject bibliography. Description of a university library system includes a schedule for political and social sciences subject bibliography (Z7161-7166) giving alternate class numbers for systematic placement of bibliographies. (17…

The sources used by subject specialists for title-by-title selection of materials in a large research library are analyzed. (PF)

Reports on microcatalog use studies conducted at the University of Oregon which demonstrated that users encounter difficulties with multiple-file microfiche catalogs. Retrospective conversion strategies and the costs of converting records into machine-readable form are considered. Thirty-five references are listed. (FM)

Describes the serials book catalog at the Iowa State University Library, one which provides access points generated automatically from the central serials database by a unique, locally written computer program. (FM)

Summarizes 1979's activities in the field of cataloging, including training in Anglo-American Cataloging Rules 2, cataloging research, computer output microfilm, specialized materials, and network developments. An extensive list of references is provided. (FM)

Presented is an introductory reading list covering most of the areas of modern classification theory which includes definitions, bibliographic and nonbibliographic classification, recent views on classification, subjects related to classification, and miscellaneous background material such as scientific method, logic, statistical methods, etc.…

Discusses issues and developments relating to several aspects of serials, including economics and acquisitions; bibliographic control; automation; education; serials literature and bibliographies; and copyrights. A bibliography is included. (Author/MBR)

Presents results of a study undertaken to investigate complaints about time lag in the operation of a medium-sized school district's centralized system for ordering and processing school library materials. The study found that delays were no longer than those of the earlier decentralized system. Eight references are listed. (FM)

Reports results of a survey of cataloging practitioners on their opinions on the (1) structure of the cataloging curriculum in graduate library school; (2) relationship of the use of computers in cataloging to the cataloging curriculum; and (3) adequacy of preparation of current graduates for positions as catalog librarians. (FM)

This paper attempts to examine the situation of subject specialists in small or middle sized institutions and to contrast it with that of the larger ones. (Author/AP)

Current national bibliographies from the Islamic Near East are examined as tools for building collections to serve Islamic studies. Certain improvements are suggested to make current bibliographies more efficient collection development tools. (Author)