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Download full textSchwartz, Eugene S.; Saxe, Henry I. – 1969
This study of resource sharing among public libraries was made possible by six library systems in northern Illinois. With the organization of the library systems and development of interlibrary loan services and other cooperative activities, the problem of extending resource sharing among member libraries and between library systems arose. Several…
Descriptors: Automation, Cataloging, Centralization, Feasibility Studies
Nelson Associates, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1966
THIS SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE--(1) THE OPTIMUM NUMBER OF PROCESSING CENTERS FOR THE NEW YORK STATE LIBRARY SYSTEMS AND (2) THE BEST METHOD FOR DEVELOPING CATALOGS FOR THE LIBRARIES. MAJOR FINDINGS WERE--THAT CATALOGING DIFFERENCES AMONG THE SYSTEMS WERE NOT GREAT, THERE WAS A CURVILINEAR RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE NUMBER OF ITEMS PROCESSED…
Descriptors: Automation, Book Catalogs, Cataloging, Centralization
Duchac, Kenneth F. – 1968
Based on a year of inquiry and consultation, this report of the Suburban Maryland Project confirms the feasibility of cooperative technical service functions for the four public library systems of suburban Maryland. It is recommended that the proposed Library Service Center be assigned the ordering, acquisition, cataloging, preparation for book…
Descriptors: Automation, Book Catalogs, Cataloging, Centralization
CHILDERS, THOMAS; AND OTHERS – 1967
THIS STUDY, COVERING BOTH TECHNICAL AND PUBLIC SERVICES, IS BASED ON TWO YEARS' OPERATION OF THE CENTRAL LIBRARY AND BRANCHES OF THE BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY--THE LAST YEAR THE CARD CATALOG WAS USED AND THE FIRST YEAR OF USING THE COMPUTER-PRODUCED BOOK CATALOG. THE FIGURES, CONTAINING SOME EXTRAPOLATIONS, WERE OBTAINED FROM THE LIBRARY'S…
Descriptors: Automation, Book Catalogs, Catalogs, Computers
Council on Library Resources, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1973
This report describes the efforts of the Council on Library Resources to enhance the effectiveness, efficiency, and economy of operations in libraries during 1972-73. It covers 9 major areas: national library services, automation and networks, the academic library, the public library, microform and nonprint media, preservation and library…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Archives, Automation, College Libraries
Stein (Theodore) Co., New York, NY. – 1967
A processing center which would meet both the cataloging and acquisitions needs of the public libraries of New York state has been proposed. Described in this report is the acquisition system, which provides for handling of both items received on standing order and items received separately. The state center obtains information as early as…
Descriptors: Automation, Cataloging, Computers, Cooperative Planning
Little (Arthur D.), Inc., Cambridge, MA. – 1967
A survey of library service in Vermont, financed with Library Services and Construction Act funds, was conducted in two parts: (1) an examination of the procedures used by the Free Public Library Service in its role as the focus of interlibrary cooperation in Vermont and an evaluation of library resources in the state and (2) an evaluation of…
Descriptors: Administration, Automation, Blindness, Centralization
