A sample of new entries for a conventional subject authority list was analyzed, and some questions on the value of the conventional subject authority file are considered. (3 references) (Author)

By introducing ample cross references and explanatory notes into the subject elements of the catalog, currency can be achieved without sacrificing previous subject approaches or requiring extensive re-doing of subject cards. (1 reference) (Author)

The University of Denver is employing a new method for producing copy from the National Union Catalog" which has distinct advantages over other existing methods, particularly as far as cost per copy is concerned. (1 reference) (Author)

Different methods which can be used to manually sort and file cards are identified. No appreciable difference in time per card to sort and file was found between the backwards method and the optimal forwards sort. (Author/NH)

Holds that Anglo-American Cataloging Rules 2 provisions concerning headings for authors who use more than one name threaten standardization and impede interlibrary cooperation. (FM)

Reviews the basic rules in the "Anglo American Cataloguing Rules, 2nd edition" (AACR 2) and in "Archives, Personal Papers and Manuscripts" (APPM) that are needed for determining access points when cataloging an archival or manuscript work. The form of access points for personal names, geographic names, and corporate names are…

An automated project for converting a library collection from Dewey Decimal to Library of Congress classification was compared with a manual reclassification project. The Joint University Libraries (JUL) of Vanderbilt University, George Peabody College for Teachers, and Scarrit College served as an example of manual reclassification. The JUL…

Reviews research published between 1988 and 1991 in technical services in the areas of acquisitions, including automation, costs, and vendor analysis; authority control; automation; cataloging, including costs and time analysis, rules and theory, expert systems, online catalogs, and shared cataloging; classification; preservation; serials; subject…

This issue is devoted to examining current and possible future trends in library technical services. Highlights include professional and nonprofessional staffing; library automation; bibliographic utilities; cataloging; shared online catalogs; Serials of Illinois Libraries Online (SILO), a union list program; long-range planning; and optical…

This is a general descriptive and comparative report on alternative forms of library catalogs. The specific problems and factors associated with library catalogs are introduced briefly and then treated with respect to the following physical forms: card catalogs, book catalogs, microforms, and on-line catalogs. Whenever possible, examples of…

Describes the applications, management, and design techniques of a mechanized library system in use at the National Center for Atmospheric Research. Fourteen references are listed. (FM)

Specifications and procedures for the creation of microfiche duplicates of card catalogs are offered. These specifications are intended for filming 650,000 catalog cards, using the planetary or rotary camera. (Author/RAO)

Sketches a chronology of events leading to the adoption of "Anglo American Cataloging Rules 2" (AACR 2), presents three general lessons for librarians, and suggests six points of action for the smooth implementation of AACR 2 in January 1981. (FM)

At the meeting of the Association of Research Libraries in Chicago, the principal program element focused on the future of card catalogs, a topic of special concern to large research libraries, whose catalogs are becoming cumbersome, expensive to maintain, and complicated by changes in cataloging rules. Papers by William Welsh and John Rather of…