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Markuson, Barbara Evans – Library Trends, 1976
Describes major changes made in bibliographic control systems in the past three decades and discusses why these changes have occurred. (Author)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Databases, History, Information Retrieval

Crawford, Walt – Library Trends, 1982
Considers aspects of building, maintaining, and using United States MARC format and other related standards, discussing costs and benefits, MARC and the American National Standards Institute's Z39 standard, effects of MARC on content and processing, compatibility between and within standards, and MARC in practice. Nineteen sources are cited. (EJS)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Costs, Databases, Information Retrieval

Dohrman, Barbara K.; Weiss, Jack A. – Library Trends, 1985
Presents overview of two studies (1981, 1984) investigating the status of automation in U.S. community college learning resources centers (LRCs). Factors leading to automation, current level of automation, LRC organizational structure, attitudes toward and perceived constraints on automated services, consortium participation, hardware options, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Community Colleges, Interviews, Learning Resources Centers