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Peer reviewedPerry, Margaret – RQ, 1971
The general conclusion of this study indicates a wide, if uneven, use of college catalogs in academic libraries. (Author)
Descriptors: Catalogs, College Libraries, Library Collections, Library Surveys
Peer reviewedSenkevitch, Judith J.; Sweetland, James H. – RQ, 1996
Describes a study that used the OCLC Online Union Catalog to identify those adult fiction books owned by the largest number of public libraries to determine whether a core collection of titles could be identified for use in evaluating adult fiction collections. Future research is recommended and a list of the top 99 titles is appended. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Adults, Evaluation Methods, Fiction, Library Collection Development
Peer reviewedNelson, Bonnie R. – RQ, 1979
Identifies and describes published library catalogs that index important holdings in anthropology and related subjects. Whenever possible, the presence/absence of analytics, the type of subject headings, and any unusual features are indicated. (JD)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Anthropology, Catalogs, Libraries
Peer reviewedReid, Judith P. – RQ, 1983
Describes how genealogists visiting the Library of Congress can use Library of Congress Information System (LOCIS) to identify genealogies in library's collections. Search strategies within two LOCIS systems--Multiple-Use MARC System (MUMS) and Subject-Oriented-Retriever for Processing Information Online (SCORPIO)--and the PREMARC database for…
Descriptors: Databases, Information Retrieval, Library Catalogs, Library Collections
