The attempts of the International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD) and the International Serials Data System (ISDS) to achieve internationally a greater compatibility of cataloging standards are criticized on two points: (a) the difficulty of automatic recognition of some of the fields; and (b) the difficulty of interfiling descriptions…

This report constitutes Phase I of a two-part study; a Phase II report will discuss subject cataloging. Phase I is concerned with the materials of a library as individual records (or documents) and as representations of certain works by certain authors--that is, with descriptive, or bibliographic, cataloging. Discussed in the report are (1) the…

A study was made of existing methods of dealing with the initial articles (a, an, the) of several languages in computerized catalog records. A new strategy is suggested to reduce the error rate. (LS)

In order to increase the efficiency of Public Catalogs, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Library divided its catalogs into three independent units. This report describes the simplified rules of filing developed for that arrangement. (Author)

Reviews problems for users created by the complexities of past practices for filing catalog cards, and describes some features of the new, more user-oriented ALA filing rules. (LLS)

Offers three methods for preserving the card catalog integrity of libraries wlthout subject authority control: standard, interfiling, and split files. Tools and routines for subject maintenance are also discussed. (FM)

Proposes a method for alleviating entry and filing problems arising from the practice of using initialisms that abbreviate full periodical titles, and, on the basis of a survey of periodical publishers, recommends using consistent entry under full form. (Author/FM)

Policies for cataloging legal materials are presented; a rationale for adoption is given for each policy; and implications, recommendations, and procedures are noted when warranted. Sections cover both catalog and file maintenance, descriptive cataloging, classification, OCLC usage, departmental work flow, and special materials such as serials and…

Discusses some of the reasons for closing the card catalog or keeping it open, and suggests several alternatives, i.e., computer output micro catalogs, online catalogs, and book catalogs. Instructions are also given on how to use the AACR2 rules. Six references are listed. (LLS)

New filing rules have been developed for the catalogs of the Library of Congress. This article discusses preliminary considerations about the functions of large bibliographic files, the complexities of cataloging, the interaction between users and catalogs, and ways to simplify arrangement. (Author)

This presentation of a simplified procedure for indexing local newspapers at a small library includes a brief discussion of 23 guidelines and rules for subject heading selection and use, indexing, and filing; a group of sample cards in the prescribed filing order; and a bibliography on newspaper indexing. (SW)

An orgiginal plan for cataloging over 300 NTIS reports in paper and microfiche collected by Instrumentation Laboratory, Inc., is described. (Author)

Explores the differences between the filing rules designed by the Library of Congress and those of the American Library Association. (FM)

Tests the practicality of adapting the present Emory University Woodruff Library card catalog to the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules 2 by examining all personal and corporate name access points in a sample of recently cataloged titles. (FM)

This technical processing manual for federal documents is the culmination of efforts begun in 1981 to revise and implement procedures by the staff of the Government Documents Department of the University Library at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. While most of the general procedures in the manual are probably basic to most document…