An instruction manual for using the catalog production system developed by the Ohio College Library Center (OCLC). The manual has a three-fold purpose: (1) to define the pack - describes the objective of the Catalog Profile Questionnaire and how to complete it, (2) to delineate request procedures - gives the membership various procedures to follow…

The value and limitations of DC numbers on LC cards is considered and some suggestions for the improvement of LC's DC service are made. (Author/NH)

Centralization is seen as the solution to Nigerian university library problems. (PF)

Compiling bibliographies is a pastime that is at once fascinating, aggravating, and satisfying. The author presents some thoughts on the techniques of compiling bibliographies. (MF)

The University of California at Los Angeles library is using part of its staff in a special mobile Task Force group to work on system-wide projects directed toward the elimination of backlogs and toward development of improved manual and automated systems. (Author)

Only those processing centers which serve two or more different jurisdictions" are included in this list. (Author/NH)

The article examines problems facing the university library. (Author/AB)

The interest in cataloging-in-source was revived during the twentieth century, with the most important experiment being that of the Library of Congress which concluded the program could not be justified from the viewpoint of financing, technical considerations or utility. A new program has been developed which poses many problems and has…

The Processing Center is a service which receives book orders from participating member libraries, consolidates them; and then orders, classifies, catalogs, and processes the books; and prepares catalog card sets. The books are sent to the member libraries ready for circulation, except for property stamping, copy or accession number and other…

Describes the setting up of a collection of puppets for circulation at the Tredyffrin Public Library in Pennsylvania and explains how to fund, publicize, and manage such a collection. Investing in a puppet program does not require a lot of money; enthusiasm can stretch a little money a long way. (JPF)

Systems analysis, as a prelude to library automation, is an inevitable commonplace fact of life in libraries. Maturation of library automation and the systems analysis which precedes its implementation is observed in this article. (55 references) (Author/TW)

Major problems of typist instruction and supervision which resulted from the research library being located twelve miles from the typewriter installation were solved by making use of work sheets and continuous typing forms. (Author/NH)

The technology of choice to effect the humanization and economic well-being of libraries is computerization. (20 references) (Author)