Average searching time for manual searching was found to be 22 hours at a total cost of $250; for on-line searching using the Lockheed DIALOG system it was 45 minutes at a total cost of $47. (Author/PF)

The experience with various computer implementations at Lawrence Livermore Laboratory is described and it is concluded that resource-shared facilities, such as ADP service centers and general-purpose time-sharing systems, are adequate for off-line, batch-mode library housekeeping and for current awareness services, but are not well suited to…

This discussion of current microcomputer technologies available to libraries focuses on software applications in four major classifications: communications (online database searching); word processing; administration; and database management systems. Specific examples of library applications are given and six references are cited. (EJS)

A file management system provides a powerful search tool for library reference groups. The system described produces current awareness and retrospective searches from diverse data bases. The same query language is used to interrogate all data bases in on-line or batch mode searches. (4 references) (Author/DH)

Examines use of Electronic Office System by Corporate Media Relations, a division of Communication Services, Standard Oil Company, focusing on the problem of name authority control. The media query file, variant entry problems, problems resulting from ineffective name authority control, and developing a control system are covered. Four sources are…

Discusses an online bibliographic control program written using the Statistical Analysis System (SAS) and its use at the Denver Wildlife Research Center to organize and provide access to reprints of publications. The program listing, sample input and output, and programs for searching by one and two keywords are appended. (EJS)