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Operation Cleanup: The Problem Resolution Phase of a Retrospective Conversion Project.
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Hart, Amy – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1988
Examines the problem resolution phase of a retrospective conversion project of monographic records at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst (UMass). The kinds of problems encountered are categorized and discussed. Suggestions for developing editing guidelines are offered, and the guidelines developed for standardization of problem resolution at…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Higher Education, Library Automation
The Narrow, Rugged, Uninteresting Path Finally Becomes Interesting: A Review of Work in Descriptive Cataloging in 1991 with Trail Marks for Further Research.
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Carpenter, Michael – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1992
Review of the 1991 literature on descriptive cataloging discusses objectives and foundations of cataloging; cataloging simplification; three levels of standards for record content; cataloging techniques, including authority work, provision of main entry, transliteration, formation of name headings, and automation; procedures related to record…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Records, Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging, Library Administration
Automating the Circulation Services of a Small Library.
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Gaudet, Jean Ann – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1987
Discusses the management predicaments encountered in decision making for a very small school library and the reasons that procedures recommended in the literature may not be applicable. The process used in planning and implementing an online circulation system in a high school library is described. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods