This manual, the first of a series to be devoted to the automation of library operations, is an introduction to the planning and production of computer-produced book catalogs. The major part of the text covers the whole range of questions involved in planning a book catalog: choice of input device, development of programs designed to meet the…

Directions in the use of forms used by libraries to facilitate the interlibrary lending of newspapers, theses, books, and periodicals comprise the main body of this report. Numerous reproduced forms and worksheets illustrate these clerical aspects of loan procedures. A Library of Congress listing of union catalogs, library and publishers'…

The survey examines three commercial services which reproduce on microfiche the catalog card output of the Library of Congress. Two services which index the National Union Catalog (NUC) and the Title II depository cards by LC card number are also described. (Author/NH)

This study, prepared as a part of a comparative study of the Cleveland and Columbus Union catalogs (LI 000 788), reviews the literature on the subject since 1956 under the headings: (1) historical overview, (2) functions of a union catalog, (3) operational costs, and (4) new technology. A bibliography of 32 items is appended. (RP)

This comparative study of the Cleveland Regional Union Catalog located at Case Western Reserve University and the Ohio State Library Catalog located in Columbus had as its purpose evaluation of the effectiveness of the catalogs and determination of their potential roles in Ohio library service. Data gathered on questionnaires and from analysis of…

Eccles Medical Sciences Library at the University of Utah has developed a computer-generated catalog for its audiovisual health and medical materials. The catalog contains four sections: (1) the main listing of type of media, with descriptions, call numbers, and Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) used for each item; (2) a listing by title, with call…

After a summary of background knowledge useful in searching for information, the authors cover extensively the sources available to the researcher interested in locating educational data or conducting a search of bibliographic materials. They list reference books, dictionaries, almanacs, yearbooks, subject matter summaries; and sources for…

This bibliographical guide to the resources for advanced study and research in the libraries of the United Kingdom and Ireland provides a record of all published library catalogs, all checklists of specialized collections in libraries; calendars of manuscripts and archives; exhibition catalogs; articles descriptive of library collections; guides…

This publication represents a combination of three separate reports, one for each of the three years (1965, 1966, and 1967), prepared in reply to a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization questionnaire. These reports are not intended to cover all bibliographical services in the United States; however, it is hoped that they…