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Marek, Kate – 1988
This paper examines the use of the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system at the U. S. Conn Library at Wayne State College (WSC) in Nebraska. Several developments in the last 20 years which have eliminated the trend toward reclassification of academic library collections from DDC to the Library of Congress (LC) classification scheme are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Classification, Dewey Decimal Classification
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Simpson, Charles W. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1992
Reviews research published between 1988 and 1991 in technical services in the areas of acquisitions, including automation, costs, and vendor analysis; authority control; automation; cataloging, including costs and time analysis, rules and theory, expert systems, online catalogs, and shared cataloging; classification; preservation; serials; subject…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Costs, Expert Systems
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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
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Tuttle, Helen W. – College and Research Libraries, 1976
Academic and research libraries have tended to dominate change and codification in this area of library work, as much in 1876 as in 1976. (Author)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, College Libraries, Library Acquisition
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1988
The nine papers in this compilation focus on cataloging, classification, and indexing: (1) "Living Together in the Australian Bibliographic Network: A Member's View" (Tom Cochrane, Australia); (2) "PICA (Project for Integrated Catalogue Automation), from Project to Institution: A Participant's View" (Jacques van Gent & Cees…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Cataloging, Classification, Cultural Influences