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Bryant, Philip – Journal of Documentation, 1980
Discusses controversial topics related to the nature and purpose of the library catalog, including the need for catalogs; users and nonusers; the nature of the bibliographic record; standards; disputes related to implementation of the second Anglo American Cataloging Rules; and resource sharing and networks. An extensive bibliography is included.…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Cataloging, Computer Output Microfilm, Library Catalogs
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MacDougall, A. F.; And Others – Journal of Documentation, 1990
Discussion of operational effectiveness in libraries focuses on a modeling approach that was used to compare the effectiveness of a local interlibrary loan system with using a national system, the British Library Document Supply Centre (BLDSC). Cost figures and surveys of five academic libraries are described. (six references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Costs, Foreign Countries