A talk given at an ALA preconference on "New Dimensions in Acquisitions (Atlantic City, July, 1969). A plea is made for the U.S. publishing industry to speed up the adoption of Standard Book Numbers (SBN) to be assigned to all books in print as well as all books published in the future. Standardized customer numbers are also advocated, and…

Binding specifications are maintained on embossed plastic plates, one plate for each title bound. All binding instructions are imprinted from the plate to a set of forms. The system saves time, reduces errors, is flexible and inexpensive. A computer-assisted system produces claim letters and a claims status report. (Author/NH)

An account of the University of Alaska Library's first automation project. (JB)

Computer procedures applied to the Arkansas State University's book purchasing program. (MF)

Use of an IBM 1401 computer and a single keypunch operation for changing a college book collection from Dewey decimal to Library of Congress classification; for acquisitions, accounting and circulation procedures; and for production of a list of periodical holdings. A mark-sense reproducer is used for the circulation system. (Editor)

Presents guidelines for utilization, evaluation, selection, and acquisition of CRT terminals for library technical processing systems. An evaluation of the institution's needs is followed by a description of a three-step process of assembling information from advertisements and literature, direct observation and use, and talking to other users of…

Examines the contributions of the MARC formats to library automation from the perspectives of users, intermediaries, and standards-making bodies. (RAA)

The extreme flexibility of the MARC format coupled with the simplicity of a batch-oriented processing system centered around a sequential master file has enabled the University of California, Berkeley, library to gradually build an unusually large serials data base in support of both technical and public services. (Author)

Key decisions involved in automating Northwestern University Library's technical processes, the resulting on-line interactive system, and its impact are described. (Author/PF)

The design, implementation, and operation of an integrated on-line automated system in a scientific and technical library. The system handles book ordering and receiving, cataloging, circulation, language control, and bibliographic retrieval; serials ordering and renewal, receiving and routing, holding records and binding data; patron and…

This paper describes how the applications of technology to library functions generally follow the three-phase pattern set by business. In phase one, technology is applied to the automation of manual procedures in order to save time and/or money. Phase two involves the use of technology for non-traditional, innovative approaches to traditional…

An evaluation of the Ohio College Library Center's (OCLC) proposed Serials Control Subsystem was undertaken to determine what effect the system would have on the operation of the Serials Department at the University of South Florida (USF) Library. The system would consist of three components: 1) claiming--identifying missing issues and generating…

Too little is known generally about the cost of the various operations carried out in libraries. At present, new techniques are being devised using computers to store, sort, file and reproduce data formerly dealt with by traditional manual methods. Computer time, however, is expensive, and the computer programs to handle bibliographic data are…