Reviews common technical services policies relating to circulation, cataloging, and collection development that routinely prevent full access to public library resources for children and adolescents. It is argued that technical services librarians can work closely with those in youth services to ensure intellectual freedom for children and youth.…

Examines the descriptive cataloging literature of 1992. Topics discussed include cataloging simplification and improved practices; artificial intelligence and expert systems; Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, MARC format, and cataloging standards; authority control and bibliographic maintenance; retrospective conversion; romanization and…

Discussion of cataloging backlogs in academic libraries focuses on a project at the University of Virginia that used an online catalog to control and reduce a backlog, increase patron access to uncataloged items, and train staff in the creation of online records. Future projects are also discussed. (Contains 14 references.) (LRW)

Reviews literature from 1992 that focused on issues concerning acquisitions. Highlights include acquisitions organization; conference reports; pricing issues and budgetary concerns; vendor performance; electronic publishing; automation; and acquisitions abroad. Issues of access versus ownership, copyright, and storage of electronic media are…

Highlights major trends in information technology and speculates on their impact for library services in the future. Bibliographic accessibility and the role of the librarian in information management in tomorrow's libraries are discussed. (EM)

Discusses the possible use of computer technology to enable collection development librarians to become active participants in an information network as librarians move from the concept of ownership of resources to access to information, and describes the functions and benefits of the implementation of a microcomputer-based selector's workstation.…

Proposes several methods to catalog monographs that are part of collections to provide users with access to the collection as well as to the individual titles. Highlights include MARC records; online catalogs; bibliographic listings; numeric links through classification schemes; tracing links; and host-item entries. (Contains nine references.)…

Reviews a wide range of retrieval problems that arose with the implementation of an online catalog in an academic library, especially the problem of retrieving uniform titles coded as authors. The need for changes in the underlying format of coding uniform titles as a universal solution is discussed. (Author/CLB)

Describes the procedures followed for processing electronic journals at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg). Storage and access to the journals is discussed, methods of subscribing are explained, check-in and claiming procedures are described, and cataloging is addressed. (three references) (LRW)

Discusses implications of using the Internet for library technical services. Topics addressed include creative uses of the Internet; three basic applications on the Internet, i.e., electronic mail, remote log-in to another computer, and file transfer; electronic processing of information; electronic access to information; and electronic processing…