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Processing Services 1905: Putting the Library's House in Order and the Country's Cataloging in Gear.

Smith, David A. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1985
In 1905, Library of Congress Processing Services had about 100 employees in 2 divisions: Catalog and Order. Herbert Putnam, Librarian of Congress since 1899, cataloging chief James Hanson, and chief classifier Charles Martel were engaged in restoring order to library's collections and centralizing cataloging activity for entire country. (41…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, History, Library Administration

Mowery, Robert L. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1976
Seven decades after Charles A. Cutter's death, his classification is still being used by a dozen American and Canadian libraries. These libraries are identified and their use of the Cutter classification is briefly discussed. (Author)
Descriptors: Classification, Library Surveys, Public Libraries, Special Libraries

Bryant, Bonita – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1987
Reviews the influences of organizational evolution and intentional change, library posture toward collection development, personnel management, and human perspectives on the establishment of an administrative framework for achieving collection development goals. (Author/EM)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Administration, Library Collection Development

Bentley, Jane F.; Cooney, Leo J. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1974
The design, implementation, and operation of an integrated on-line automated system in a scientific and technical library. The system handles book ordering and receiving, cataloging, circulation, language control, and bibliographic retrieval; serials ordering and renewal, receiving and routing, holding records and binding data; patron and…
Descriptors: Information Centers, Library Automation, Library Technical Processes, Online Systems

Dale, Doris Cruger – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1985
This paper presents ways in which libraries with a special emphasis on area studies handle the classification of their materials in order to provide a geographical approach to their collections. The systems described are those developed and used in six libraries in Great Britain and South Africa. (17 references) (Author/EJS)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cataloging, Classification, Foreign Countries

Welsch, Erwin K.; And Others – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1985
Describes different applications of microcomputers for acquisitions and collection development in three of the university libraries at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Highlights include differences in hardware and software for similar tasks, utilization problems, generalizations about strategies for effective microcomputer use in collection…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Higher Education

Cipolla, Wilma Reid – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1974
The music subject headings used in the New York Public Library and the Library of Congress are compared. (PF)
Descriptors: Library Science, Music, Special Libraries, Subject Index Terms

Mayfield, David M. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1985
Describes experiences of Genealogical Library of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in using micrographics technology to preserve records of permanent value from throughout the world. Highlights include selecting and filming records processing and sorting film, cataloging and using microforms, and what the future holds. Three sources are…
Descriptors: Archives, Cataloging, Genealogy, History

Carter, Harriet H. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1978
Describes the planning process and the procedures established to get the Fels Research Institute Library started in exchange activities through the ALA Duplicates Exchange Union and the MLA Exchange. Methods for evaluating the success of these programs after one year are explained. (Author/MBR)
Descriptors: Costs, Evaluation, Exchange Programs, Interlibrary Loans

Drone, Jeanette M. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1984
A multifaceted card catalog use study was conducted at University of Illinois Music Library to determine hourly rate of use at sound recording and book/music catalogs; time spent at catalogs; who uses catalogs and why; difficulties users encounter; success rate of users' searches; recommendations for designing online catalog. (16 references)…
Descriptors: Card Catalogs, College Libraries, Higher Education, Information Retrieval

Wanninger, Patricia Dwyer – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1982
Reports on study conducted at the James J. Hill Reference Library in St. Paul, Minnesota, which explored the extent to which duplicate records in the OCLC database are affecting usefulness of system. Search keys and 'search enhancements' recently introduced by OCLC are discussed with examples. Thirteen references are cited. (EJS)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Databases, Information Retrieval, Online Systems