Recent developments in and theories of classification techniques are reviewed, especially the work of the Classification Research Group. (44 references) (SM)

Significant nonduplicative literature on MARC and BNB-MARC is surveyed and characterized. Time lag in publication and the proliferation of ephemera are noted. Two categories of the literature are identified: reports in many formats by individuals and groups associated officially with MARC, and publications of MARC users or observers. (61…

In this literature review, the effect of catalog division on catalog departments in terms of cost, physical expansion of the catalog, as well as methods and different kinds of division are considered. (Author/PF)

This review of the 1986 literature on cataloging covers seven topics: (1) international aspects of description; (2) Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, 2d Edition; (3) principles of description; (4) cooperative cataloging; (5) authority control; (6) issues in the management of cataloging; and (7) catalogers. Seventy-seven references are listed. (MES)

If any one word can be singled out as characterizing the impetus behind much of the work in serials on both the national and international levels for 1975, it is standardization. (Author)

The annotated bibliography of fifty-five items covers empirical literature on academic library cooperation, emphasizing the literature of the 1970s of the United States. (Author)

To acquisitions librarians and book dealers 1971 will be remembered as the year of the budget cut. The recession and decreased funding had an adverse effect on libraries of all types. Acquisitions articles, other than notices of fund cuts, were in short supply in the 1971 library journal literature. (15 references) (Author)

Reviews the preservation literature of 1981, with specific sections devoted to general articles and literature guides, association activities, collection surveys, conferences and workshops, conservation techniques, deacidification, exhibits, grants, national and local programs, nonbook materials, and paper. A 135-item bibliography is included. (JL)

Presents a selective review of works in 1981 concerned with subject access to information sources, with specific discussions devoted to general and theoretical works, vocabulary management, classification schemes, subject headings, indexing, and automatic indexing and classification. A 110-item bibliography is included. (JL)

Reviews activities in the field of micrographics, broadly interpreted to include not only microform- and reproduction-related activities but also video-oriented document recording and transmission and videodisc and facsimile reproduction. A 55-item bibliography is included. (Author/JL)

Discusses bibliographical problems caused by geographic names in subject cataloging, as well as procedures for establishing correct headings when name changes occur, and types of provisions to be made in subject catalog maintenance. Typical changes of geographic names in Africa are used as samples. (MBR)

An annotated bibliography of materials published during 1984-1985 on subject analysis covers classification, indexing, subject headings, and thesauri. The major theme is the need for improved subject analysis and the new computer technology is seen as the way to achieve it. (EM)

A review of the literature on cataloging and classification for 1972 is presented. The material is presented under the following headings: time and cost studies; catalog use studies; automation; classification and subject headings; nonbook cataloging; and, international standardization. (120 references) (Author/SM)

1971 was a year when the practicing cataloger received some much needed help and uses of recent technological advances were tested, but no new frontiers were broached. (53 references) (Author)