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Spano, Gregory P., Comp. – 1983
This union list identifies 455 microform collections held by 8 public and academic libraries in New Orleans. It is noted that newspapers, periodicals, Government Printing Office (GPO) depository microfiche, and individual monograph titles were excluded from the list unless they are a part of a publisher's series, archival project, or manuscript…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Collections, Library Cooperation, Microforms
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Dodson, Suzanne Cates – Microform Review, 1983
Summarizes problems posed by bibliographic control of large microform collections, and outlines five means of control--catalog items from scratch; obtain records from bibliographic utilities; use cataloging provided by micropublishers; provide in-house guides to collections; participate in cooperative cataloging project. Controversy over…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Libraries, Library Collections, Library Cooperation
Williams, Edwin E. – Libr Quart, 1970
Preservation should be considered as a by-product of accessibility and continued dissemination. Several suggestions for national organization of preservation and dissemination of deteriorating books, in both original and microform, are presented. (JS)
Descriptors: Books, Libraries, Library Collections, Library Cooperation
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Downs, Robert B. – Library Trends, 1976
Covers extent and distribution of American library resources, types of libraries, cooperative acquisition programs, microforms, bibliographic control, subject specialization, surveys of holdings, nature of research holdings, research library standards, collection development methods, and the future of the book. (LS)
Descriptors: Cataloging, History, Libraries, Library Collections
Banks, Paul N. – Library Journal, 1976
Three major difficulties in establishing effective cooperative conservation programs are: (1) the problem of allocation of responsibilities for preserving individual items; (2) the lack of people adequately trained in physical preservation; and (3) the need for a national initiative in preservation. (PF)
Descriptors: Library Collections, Library Cooperation, Library Materials, Microforms
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Hyde, Nancy – Microform Review, 1981
Discusses the problem of underutilization of microform holdings whose bibliographic information is not integrated in the library catalog in British libraries, and suggests that the emerging system of cooperative regional networks may form the base for the manipulation and sharing of full microform analytics in Britain. Seven references are listed.…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Foreign Countries, Library Automation, Library Collections
Gabriel, Michael – Library Journal, 1974
Keeping back issues of serials on microfiche solves cost and storage problems. (PF)
Descriptors: Costs, Library Collections, Library Cooperation, Library Expenditures
Price, Bronson; Holladay, Doris C. – 1971
Based on a survey of college and university libraries conducted in the fall of 1969, this report provides aggregated or summary data for 2,330 libraries or 95.8% of the college and university libraries in the nation. The libraries surveyed accounted for a total expenditure of about $585 million, of which nearly $318 million was paid for salaries…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Librarians, Library Automation, Library Collections
Downs, Robert B. – Libr Trends, 1970
Technical progress in transmission and microreproduction have created a need for drastic revisions in the traditional research library's goal of autonomy in serving the needs of its clientele. Trends toward viewing library collections as segments of a national resource are summarized. (JS)
Descriptors: Library Acquisition, Library Collections, Library Cooperation, Microforms
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1973
The General Accounting Office reviewed Federal libraries, i.e., executive agency libraries, in Metropolitan Washington to identify problems common to the libraries and to determine how they are being handled. The review revealed that: a central depository could provide numerous benefits; microforms are not used substantially; central direction is…
Descriptors: Administration, Centralization, Copyrights, Federal Government
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Persky, Gail – Microform Review, 1984
Goals of micropreservation project at New York Public Library are twofold: to improve in-house processing and control of microforms (updating bibliograhic information, adding records to Research Libraries Information Network database, inspecting archival master negatives) and to participate in national preservation effort (supplementing…
Descriptors: Archives, Databases, Library Collections, Library Cooperation
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. – 1983
In 1980, a study was conducted for the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) by Information Systems Consultants (ISCI) which led to the establishment of the ARL Microform Project. Based on a three-part survey, to which a total of 848 academic, government, public, and special libraries responded, the ISCI study covered: (1) general microform…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Check Lists, Databases, Library Collections
Schwarzkopf, LeRoy C. – 1974
Based on 33 responses to mailed questionnaires, visits to selected regional depositories, and the author's personal experience as a regional depository librarian, this report analyzes the interpretation and implementation by the Superintendent of Documents, state library agencies, and depository libraries of key provisions of the Depository…
Descriptors: Depository Libraries, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Government Publications