Discusses factors that combined to make it possible for health sciences libraries to take initiative for developing technological methods and skills needed for computer librarianship before other types of libraries entered the field: size, money, medical center background, requirements of users, state of health science libraries and librarians,…

A means for organizing nonprint material collections which combines efficiency with effective service is presented. The principles and procedures of such collections are demonstrated and a common denominator for the computerized as well as the manually prepared catalog is established. The book's first part provides a critical introduction to…

This procedure manual is designed to assist cataloging staff members at a university library through the 10-step process of barcoding and linking books classified by the Library of Congress system to the library's GEAC online computer system. A brief introduction provides background information on the project. The procedures involved in each…