Discusses the implementation of free online search services at the Mount Vernon Public Library for all registered borrowers of the county library system. Policy decisions and planning, operating procedures, publicity, and usage evaluation are noted. Retrieval procedures, search request forms, and sample searches are appended. (EJS)

This discussion of the installation of microcomputing tools in organizations and institutions describes the effects of change, precautions for management, procedures to support inexperienced employees, and directives for microcomputer installation. Nine references are listed. (EJS)

Reviews the major publications and developments related to descriptive cataloging for 1981, with specific discussions devoted to the continued controversy over the implementation of Anglo American Cataloging Rules 2nd Edition (AACR2), new cataloging tools, technological developments, use studies, and the current state of cataloging. A 63-item…

Describes three categories of computer-based information systems for career guidance (batch process, online information retrieval, and online career guidance), addresses the issue of effectiveness, and discusses the approach to system selection used for the Illinois Career Information Delivery System (CIDS) Feasibility Study. Thirty-one references…

Describes the features and operations of a user-searchable online catalog called PaperChase which was developed and implemented for the retrieval of medical literature by physicians at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston. Interaction with the system and use of the catalog during its first year of operation are discussed. (JL)

Predicts that library cooperation, in its developed form, will involve state or regional electronic libraries having the following minimum components: (1) a short record automated system which will record the holdings of each member library, (2) an efficient document delivery system, and (3) a complete bibliographic system. (LLS)

Presents an overview of the library's use of online systems in the areas of library user instruction, query analysis, and public access to library information. (FM)

Describes current and potential uses of computers in adult guidance and counseling. Topics include career development theory as it applies to adult learners, the computer as a delivery system, content of the DISCOVER College/Adult system, and a discussion of how the DISCOVER system works. (CT)

INDEX, an interactive retrieval program developed at Pepperdine University, is described. It is easy to use and maintain, locates sources of information from a general description of the information needed, requires only a modest investment of time, and is widely applicable. (MLW)

A pilot study at the University of Arizona library reports improvement in verification of questionable citations by using RLIN and OCLC as reference tools in place of print sources. A further full-scale study is planned. (RAA)

This comparison of three major bibliographic utilities, prepared at the University of Oregon, provides evaluative information to members of the university community contemplating the use of their services. Included are basic characteristics, resource sharing, technical processing, and public services. (RAA)

Presents a chart which compares selected command functions of DIMDI and IRS/ESA, two major versions of the EURONET Common Command Language, with the IRS/ESA-Quest retrieval language and includes specific remarks for most of the commands. (RBF)

The problems of introducing biological simulations into two Open University courses and the proposed solutions are discussed in relation to sound computer assisted learning practice. Eight references are included. (Author/CHC)

Discusses the design criteria of a study being conducted by the International Labor Office to determine potential uses of videotex at the UN and discusses approaches for locating publications via videotex, system publication categories, and existing information systems. (RBF)

Describes online courses offered--basic class, refresher course, advanced strategy session, and information session--at the University of Hawaii for librarians. Background, media aids, and future plans of the program as well as recommendations for other programs are addressed. Two tables outline the course series and basic class. (RBF)