Previous studies of libraries of colleges established in the American colonies give more attention to details of institutional history than to the books themselves. A bibliographical review of the more important titles indicates the range of subjects was impressive and that the significant authorities were available in many fields. (33 references)…

The questions of when and how best to computerize the catalog of a large research library, and how to improve an existing conventional catalog, motivated a study of the utilization of the main catalog of the Yale University Library. The study was designed to provide a representative sample of catalog use. (7 references) (Author/NH)

Presents and discusses the results of two studies undertaken at the University of California at Berkeley to determine the relative ease of using computer output microform (COM) library catalogs in rollfilm or fiche format for library users and library personnel. Two data tables and 11 references are included. (JL)

Research conducted at Fisher Library, University of Sydney, which measured user failure to locate known items in catalog or on shelves, yielded overall failure rate of 35.9 percent (26.2 percent at catalog; 46.1 percent at shelf). User errors caused two-thirds of failures at catalog and more than half at shelf. Fifteen references are provided.…