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Anderson, David C. – Library Journal, 1980
Discusses planning "future of the catalog" decisions given AACR2 and suggests that courses of action for small libraries may be developed through self-study and by reference to a list of 11 resources. (RAA)
Descriptors: Card Catalogs, Cataloging, Cost Effectiveness, Library Administration
Seal, Robert A.; And Others – 1979
This final report of the Committee on the Future of the Card Catalog at the University of Virginia considers the evaluative reports of three task forces on the effects of AACR2 and recommends that the university library set as a top priority goal the design, development, and implementation of an online catalog by 1983. The committee further…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Card Catalogs, Cataloging, College Libraries
Hill, Janet Swan – 1980
A committee was appointed in March 1978 to investigate feasible alternatives to the existing card catalog at Northwestern University Library; this interim report reviews the committee's activities and recommendations, identifies tasks still to be completed, and describes the status of a proposed online successor to the card catalog. Ten concerns…
Descriptors: Card Catalogs, Facility Improvement, Higher Education, Library Catalogs
Download full textCalifornia Univ., Los Angeles. Library. – 1975
This working paper was prepared by a subcommittee of the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) Working Group on Public Catalogs. The material consists of cost estimates on generating, duplicating, and maintaining book catalogs and computer output microfiche catalogs. Included are costs estimates from the Ohio College Library Center…
Descriptors: Book Catalogs, Cataloging, College Libraries, Computer Output Microfilm
Peer reviewedRiger, Robert E. – Special Libraries, 1992
Discusses retrospective catalog conversion from the viewpoint of a law firm library. Topics discussed include reasons for retrospective conversion; preplanning; suggestions for the selection of software; conducting an inventory of the collection; sources of MARC bibliographic records; setting up an online public access catalog; and marketing…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Records, Computer Software Selection, Guidelines, Law Libraries
Begg, Karin; And Others – 1979
After considering the effects of AACR2 (American Anglo Catalog Rules 2) on the present catalog system, this task force on catalog usage recommends that the university library retain the present catalog beyond 1981 and later adopt an online catalog. Other options considered were, in order of priority, (1) close the catalog in 1981 and start an…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Card Catalogs, Cataloging, College Libraries
Bourne, Charles P. – 1976
The Institute of Library Research converted to machine-readable form over one million catalog cards representing about 750,000 Roman-language titles catalogued by the University of California (UC) libraries from 1963 to 1967. From this data base they printed the UC Union Catalog Supplement (UCUCS-1). From 1968 to 1972, an additional set of card…
Descriptors: Cataloging, College Libraries, Databases, Libraries
Smith, Donald R. – 1985
Computer/automated catalogs have been in use in secondary schools for some time and have numerous advantages. A public access catalog (PAC) allows networking with other libraries, use of the Boolean search function, and the retrieval of bibliographic citations from a variety of access points. Moreover, PAC's have recently become more user…
Descriptors: High Schools, Information Retrieval, Library Automation, Library Catalogs
Peer reviewedLynch, Clifford A.; West, Richard – Information Technology and Libraries, 1992
The first of two articles on MELVYL, the University of California's online library system, discusses the next generation of public access information retrieval systems for research libraries based on lessons learned from 10 years of MELVYL. The second article considers MELVYL in the larger context of the University of California's information…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Information Technology
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. – 1978
The four papers included in this publication provide an overview of the movement toward computer-based alternatives to library card catalogs. Three of the papers were presented at the 1978 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) membership meeting; the fourth provides an introduction to the volume. The introductory paper, by Richard Dougherty,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Card Catalogs, Change Strategies, Higher Education
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1978
A 1978 information survey of Association of Research Libraries (ARL) members indicated that at that time, only a few large libraries were planning to freeze their card catalogs and set up alternative catalog forms as a response to decisions made by the Library of Congress to freeze its card catalog, supply access to its collection through an…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Card Catalogs, Higher Education, Library Automation
Peer reviewedGrant, Wallace C.; Jones, Dorothy E. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1993
Describes new technology that adapts online catalogs into large-print, speaking catalogs and discusses a step-by-step approach for implementing the technology in public and academic libraries. Suggestions on developing a work team, descriptions of the technology and its installation, and approaches to teaching and assisting visually impaired…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer System Design, Higher Education, Librarians
Bazillion, Richard J. – American Libraries, 2001
Discussion of building new library facilities focuses on reflections of what could be done differently after a building is completed, based on experiences at Winona State University. Topics include windows; emergency exits; wired study furniture for portable computing; rest rooms; compact shelving; OPAC terminals; elevators; and functionality.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Educational Facilities Planning, Furniture Design, Higher Education
Crowe, William J.; And Others – 1985
This final report of the American Fiction Project (AFP) describes two years of work during which AFP met its goals of: strengthening the Ohio State University Libraries (OSUL) collection of American fiction, 1901-1925; establishing a comprehensive bibliographic file of fiction of the period; and improving national bibliographic access to these…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographies, Databases, Fiction
Mack, Linda – 1997
The Music Materials Center (MMC) of the James White Library at Andrews University (Berrien Springs, Michigan) is organized to assist in such projects as: participating in the cataloging work flow, evaluating and processing gifts, creating and maintaining specialized lists, ordering new materials, updating printed reference sources, OPAC music…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Branch Libraries, Cataloging, Higher Education
