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Furuta, Kenneth; And Others – Information Technology and Libraries, 1990
These three articles address issues in library cataloging that are affected by automation: (1) the impact of automation and bibliographic utilities on professional catalogers; (2) the effect of the LASS microcomputer software on the cost of authority work in cataloging at the University of Arizona; and (3) online subject heading and classification…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging, Classification, Comparative Analysis
Dykstra, Mary – Library Journal, 1978
A plea to the Library of Congress to adopt the British Preserved Content Index System (PRECIS), which is capable of enormous variations of output and precise analysis of subject content with no loss of clarity and simplicity for the user, and to reconsider the decision to overhaul the LC Subject Headings. (JPF)
Descriptors: Classification, Comparative Analysis, Library Automation, Subject Index Terms
Wheelbarger, Johnny J.; Clouse, R. Wilburn – 1975
An automated project for converting a library collection from Dewey Decimal to Library of Congress classification was compared with a manual reclassification project. The Joint University Libraries (JUL) of Vanderbilt University, George Peabody College for Teachers, and Scarrit College served as an example of manual reclassification. The JUL…
Descriptors: Book Catalogs, Cataloging, Classification, College Libraries
Chen, Ching-chih; Hu, Chengren – Microcomputers for Information Management: An International Journal for Library and Information Services, 1984
Presents results of a statistical analysis of information on the approximately 1,500 software packages currently contained in MicroUse, a database directory for software with library applications. These results include information on software types and their availability, costs, vendors/producers of microcomputer-based software, and…
Descriptors: Classification, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Costs

Britten, William A; Webster, Judith D. – College and Research Libraries, 1992
Describes methodology for analyzing MARC (machine-readable cataloging) records of highly circulating titles to document common characteristics for collection development purposes. Application of the methodology in a university library is discussed, and data are presented on commonality of subject heading, author, language, and imprint date for…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Records, Classification, Comparative Analysis