Describes the development of a union list in the San Francisco Bay area. (PF)

With approximately two-thirds of what is already the largest printed bibliography completed, all volumes are now scheduled for publication by the end of 1979. (Author)

This dictionary of the abbreviations used to identify libraries in union catalogs, bibliographies, and other works is a master list of symbols used by the Library of Congress plus those developed by other bibliographers. Libraries in the United States and foreign countries and commercial producers of microforms are listed by abbreviation and by…

A study of the National Program for Acquisitions and Cataloging (NPAC) progress was made to determine the program's effectiveness. Although the study was restricted to Australian, British, and French publications, the conclusions drawn may be applicable to all countries involved in NPAC. (Author/NH)

Two problems related to the delay in Library of Congress cataloging which are beyond the control of the Library of Congress are presented. It is concluded that some explanation should be given of the priority system of cataloging employed by the Library of Congress, and that steps must be taken to alleviate the printing backlog. (16 references)…

This union list contains over 100 microform music collections from eight libraries which are members of the Mountain-Plains Chapter of the Music Library Association. The 22-page list includes major sets, series, and complete works of composers. Excluded are periodicals, single work/dissertation titles, and general collections that are currently…

This union list identifies 75 microform publications for which the staff of 24 U.S. and Canadian research libraries have produced indexes, analytic cards, or other content guides. Each entry includes the name of the publisher, the format and types of entries in the finding tool, entry verification authority, and the name of the reporting library.…

This outline of how to establish and maintain an Asian national union catalog contains basic instruction for the staff and for the participating libraries of one of West Asia's largest union catalogs. It has been prepared to: (1) define and clarify the purposes of the Iranian National Union Catalog; (2) explain the policies and procedures under…

Traces the development of the concept of a Mini-MARC format, enumerates the objectives that the Mini-MARC format satisfies, and describes the MINIMARC system, an automated cataloging software package. (Author)

This description and short history of "The Indian National Bibliography" (INB) concludes with proposals for its future prepared after study undertaken at request of government of India. The purpose of the National Library and methods of production and administrative procedures leading to current appearance of INB are discussed. (EJS)

Gives highlights of library cooperation in Canada. (PF)

The statistics that are presented are based on a one percent systematic sample of the OCLC online union catalog as of January 1980. Detailed data were collected on the use of fields, subfields, indicators in bibliographic records, and on the co-occurrence of fields within bibliographic records. The sample used for the study was obtained by…

Systems and networks have been a fact of life in Indiana for several years. The Area Library Services Authority, the Indiana Cooperative Library Services Authority, the Indiana Union List of Serials, the statewide TWX network, and others are documented with emphasis on the participation of specialized libraries. (Author)

The first of two papers discusses serials cataloging issues, including fullness of bibliographic description, form of entry, successive versus latest entry cataloging, and microform reproductions as they affect union lists. The second paper discusses planning and implementation of the Iowa Newspaper project to inventory, catalog, and microfilm the…

The last few years have seen increasing interest in library networking in Australia from a number of different groups. All the projects have concerned networks of similar libraries and no parallel to U.S.A. developments of networks encompassing a variety of types of libraries has yet appeared. (Author)