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Tillett, Barbara B. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1992
This third in a series of research reports on the topic of bibliographic relationships highlights linking devices used in library catalogs that connect bibliographic records for related items. Devices examined include catalog entries, i.e., main entry headings, analytical entries, cross-references, and added entries; uniform titles; and other…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Records, Card Catalogs, Cataloging, Library Catalogs

Alan, Robert – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1993
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…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Records, Cataloging, Library Catalogs, Online Catalogs

Saunders, Richard – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1994
Proposes several methods to catalog monographs that are part of collections to provide users with access to the collection as well as to the individual titles. Highlights include MARC records; online catalogs; bibliographic listings; numeric links through classification schemes; tracing links; and host-item entries. (Contains nine references.)…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Records, Books, Cataloging

Juneja, Derry C. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1987
Discusses the reasons and methods for retrospective conversion of library catalog data into machine-readable form. The need for standards is emphasized and suggestions are given for documenting local standards. Ideas are included for completing the conversion of a project done by a vendor, where some parts may have been overlooked. (Author/EM)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Guidelines, Library Automation, Library Catalogs

Ballard, Terry – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1994
Describes a study conducted to determine the main differences in online catalog searching styles and results among library staff, faculty, and patrons at Adelphi University (New York). Transaction log analysis, questionnaires, zero hit searches, keyword, author, title, subject, and other search strategies were evaluated to determine patterns of…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Databases, Higher Education

Liu, Songqiao; Svenonius, Elaine – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1991
Describes the Dewey Online Retrieval System (DORS), which was developed at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), to experiment with classification-based search strategies in online catalogs. Classification structures in automated information retrieval are discussed; and specifications for a classification retrieval interface are…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Classification, College Libraries, Dewey Decimal Classification

Simpson, Charles W. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1992
Reviews research published between 1988 and 1991 in technical services in the areas of acquisitions, including automation, costs, and vendor analysis; authority control; automation; cataloging, including costs and time analysis, rules and theory, expert systems, online catalogs, and shared cataloging; classification; preservation; serials; subject…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Costs, Expert Systems

Lancaster, F. W.; And Others – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1991
Describes a study conducted at the University of Illinois to test the effectiveness of subject access in the online bibliographic catalog. Relevance is examined and possible methods of improving subject access are described. Results suggest that significant improvements are not possible within the constraints of existing subject cataloging…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Cataloging, College Libraries, Higher Education

Hawks, Carol Pitts – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1992
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…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Comparative Analysis, Computer Networks

Camden, Beth Picknally; Cooper, Jean L. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1994
Discussion of cataloging backlogs in academic libraries focuses on a project at the University of Virginia that used an online catalog to control and reduce a backlog, increase patron access to uncataloged items, and train staff in the creation of online records. Future projects are also discussed. (Contains 14 references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cataloging, College Libraries, Evaluation Methods

Slater, Ron – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1991
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…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Schools, College Libraries, Database Management Systems