Members of a symposium on Automation and Society," Athens, Georgia, 1970, suggested that: (1) the life of people around the world might be improved via creative capitalism; and (2) that the world faces disaster if capitalism does not alter its course. (Author/CJ)

Auto automation from parking meters to mechanized garages helps car-clogged campuses find solution to parking problem. (Editor)

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)

Outlines a practical approach to planning for office automation termed the "Focused Process Approach" (the "what" phase, "how" phase, "doing" phase) which is a synthesis of the problem-solving and participatory planning approaches. Thirteen references are provided. (EJS)

This discussion of microcomputers notes applications in libraries; the impact of microcomputers in the home, library, or office; and ways to combat static electricity in the work area. (EJS)

Quality of work life is examined as it applies to a company's decision to implement automation changeover and whether or not employees are involved in design decisions. (CT)

The steps taken toward office automation by the University of Maryland are described. Office automation is defined and some types of word processing systems are described. Policies developed in the writing of a campus plan are listed, followed by a section on procedures adopted to implement the plan. (Author/MLW)

Uses an experimental system for authority control on a collection of bibliographic records to demonstrate the resemblance between thesaurus-based automatic indexing and automatic authority control. Details of the automatic indexing system are given, results discussed, and the benefits of the resemblance examined. Included are a rules appendix and…

A computer program that utilizes an optical scanning machine is used for ordering supplies in a Louisiana school system. The program provides savings in time and labor, more accurate data, and easy-to-use reports. (Author/MLF)

Discusses online bibliographic searching in light of the Toren theory, i.e., that computerization may lead to deprofessionalization of an occupation when it can no longer hold a controlling monopoly over its knowledge base. Also considered is the opposing position that online searching enhances the status of the searcher. (Author/SW)