The output, general operation, and timesaving advantages of the automated circulation system in operation at American University are described. (Author/PF)

Some details are given explaining start up and conversion costs when library mechanization is undertaken. Cost trends for labor and computer equipment are briefly described which underscore the economics to be expected with the application of data processing in the library. (Author/NH)

Computer software package systems called data management systems have great potential for the small or medium-sized library. (Author/PF)

A system to be used in small libraries for the computerized routing of journals is described. (PF)

The development, capabilities, and products of the computer-based retrieval system of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library are described. The system handles books and documents, produces a book catalog, and provides a machine search capability. (Author)

The model circulation system outlined is an on-line real time system in which the circulation file is created from the shelf list. The model extends beyond the operational limits of most existing circulation systems and can be considered a reflection of the current state of the art. (36 references) (Author/NH)

Activities are outlined to design and build a prototype system to place within one or more of the University's computer systems a description of each of the approximately 1.4 million books held by one or more of the libraries on the four campuses of the University of Missouri. (Author/NH)

Discusses the advantages of using telecommunications technology in libraries to facilitate the rapid and cost-effective transmission of information, and examines the benefits and disadvantages of facsimile transmission. Ten references are cited. (FM)

Reviews some of the uses of computers in libraries and encourages librarians to learn to program in COMIT or SNOBOL. (PF)

Library text production and information retrieval applications require a programing language with string processing facilities. The most useful languages are SNOBOL, COMIT APL and PL/1. (Author/LS)

The inventory of a special library collection imposes an appreciable work load on the library staff. It should be done only after careful planning and after the users have been advised of the necessity of the activity and the procedures to be followed. The inventory procedure in a mechanized library is described. (Author/NH)

An inexpensive computer-based system for group-routing periodicals within a technical organization is described. (Author)

Examines the function of an authority file and the application of authority control to microcomputer-based library databases. Capabilities of relational database management systems which allow for an authority control system on the microcomputer level are noted. (10 references) (MES)

A brief survey of cataloging systems in use at the Map Division is presented, emphasizing the current conversion to an automated cataloging system adapted from the Library of Congress Map MARC Program. (Author)

The simplified systems for cataloging and classifying exhibition catalogs used at the Marlborough Gallery Library and the Wildenstein Gallery Library in New York are discussed, with emphasis on the brief kind of bibliographic information and other points of access needed in a non-research oriented library. (Author)