The four elements of this documentation and control system are: standard catalog entries, data abstract or description forms, content documentation codebooks, and records of physical and logical characteristics of the data set. (9 references) (Author)

After distinguishing between automation and cybernation, the author briefly describes the manifold effects of cybernation on society. (DE)

Job restructuring can play an important part in preparing the unskilled for today's society and in easing the United States into the postindustrial era. (BC)

The model circulation system outlined is an on-line real time system in which the circulation file is created from the shelf list. The model extends beyond the operational limits of most existing circulation systems and can be considered a reflection of the current state of the art. (36 references) (Author/NH)

This is a selective bibliography covering journal literature, trade publications, monographs and technical reports on the subject of library automation. (SJ)

Activities are outlined to design and build a prototype system to place within one or more of the University's computer systems a description of each of the approximately 1.4 million books held by one or more of the libraries on the four campuses of the University of Missouri. (Author/NH)

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…

A computer circulation control system provides do-it-yourself charge-outs at Northwestern's library to ease the paperwork burden and maintain management controls. (Author)

The Certificate in Data Education (Basic) examination is designed to certify that successful candidates are academically proficient in those principles and concepts of automation, computing, and data processing (including social and user implications) which are usually taught in basic introductory courses at the college or university level. (CK)

The Clinical Documentation Section of Schering Corporation's Medical Information Center has developed an automated document storage and retrieval system capable of generating indexes to all documents in the system, summaries, and reports for management by computer. (MF)

Papers presented on file management systems at the annual meeting of the American Society for Information Science, October 3, 1969. (Editor)