The purpose of the reformatting operations at the New York State Library (Albany, New York) is to preserve the content of brittle, rare, out-of-print, or damaged materials and to enhance the accessibility of New York State government documents. This article describes the roles of staff members, and discusses microfilming/microfiching,…

This document contains 13 papers by Soviet participants in the U.S.-U.S.S.R. Seminar on Access to Library Resources through Technology and Preservation: (1) "Automation of Information-Library Work at Scientific and Technical Libraries of the U.S.S.R." (A. S. Sorokin and V. M. Rostovtsev); (2) "Automated Information Systems for…

From its earliest beginnings to the post war information explosion, this text traces the history of the world's largest library, the Library of Congress (LC). The library's creation in 1800 for use by members of Congress is comprehensively discussed along with its development into a world wide service. Library methodology is covered in chapters on…