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Thomas, P. A. – 1970
The work reported here is the second stage of a study initially reported in Aslib Occasional Publication no. 3 (The Use of Bibliographic Records in Libraries, by P.A. Thomas and H. East). The earlier paper reported on an analysis of procedures for classification of processes, applicable to all types of libraries, and a statement of what data…
Descriptors: Citations (References), Data Analysis, Foreign Countries, Libraries
Library of Congress, Washington, DC. – 1968
After the decision was made to continue the Library of Congress machine-readable cataloging (MARC) project as an operational system, a conference was held to permit discussion of the new MARC II format, problems concerning the character set used for bibliographic data, and the feasibility of sharing program specifications for bibliographic…
Descriptors: Automation, Cataloging, Computers, Conference Reports
Library of Congress, Washington, DC. – 1965
Attended by representatives from different types of libraries and centered around a report entitled "A Proposed Format for a Standardized Machine-Readable Catalog Record," a conference was held to aid in the identification of a common core of catalog data which would serve libraries of all types as well as the data which is needed to…
Descriptors: Automation, Cataloging, Computers, Conference Reports
Peer reviewedLuquire, Wilson – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1983
This study of 23 academic libraries investigated variables which affect (and to what extent they affect) librarians' perceptions or evaluations of OCLC as an innovative system. Job security was identified as the single most important factor in technological change. Hypotheses of the study and the survey questionnaire are appended. (EJS)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Data Analysis, Higher Education, Hypothesis Testing
Library of Congress, Washington, DC. – 1966
A conference was held to permit a discussion between the libraries that will participate in the Library of Congress machine-readable cataloging (MARC) pilot project. The MARC pilot will provide an opportunity for the Library of Congress to assess the effect which data conversion places on the Library's normal processing procedures; the suitability…
Descriptors: Automation, Cataloging, Computers, Conference Reports
Download full textAvram, Henriette D. – 1968
The MARC Pilot Project was an experiment conducted by the Library of Congress, in cooperation with 16 participating libraries, to determine the feasibility of putting cataloging data into machine-readable from for distribution of magnetic tapes. MARC (Machine Readable Cataloging) records were distributed for some 16,000 titles in the pilot phase…
Descriptors: Automation, Cataloging, Computer Programs, Cost Effectiveness
