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Thomas, P. A. – 1970
The work reported here is the second stage of a study initially reported in Aslib Occasional Publication no. 3 (The Use of Bibliographic Records in Libraries, by P.A. Thomas and H. East). The earlier paper reported on an analysis of procedures for classification of processes, applicable to all types of libraries, and a statement of what data…
Descriptors: Citations (References), Data Analysis, Foreign Countries, Libraries
Westby, Barbara M. – 1969
The National Program for Acquisition and Cataloging (NPAC) authorized under Title IIC of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is called the Shared Cataloging Program. Under this Act the Library of Congress is authorized to: (1) acquire for its own collections all materials currently published throughout the world that are of value to scholarship and…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Citations (References), College Libraries, International Programs
Gleaves, Edwin S.; Martin, I. Margareta – 1970
An investigation was made of the Nashville Union Catalog to explore the possibility of its expansion into a regional catalog and making it the nucleus of a bibliographic center serving the state of Tennessee. The primary objectives were investigation of: the catalog and its format possibilities; the structural organization, and required funding,…
Descriptors: Automation, Cataloging, Financial Support, Libraries
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 1971
The purpose of this inventory is to list a number of "major" information services and systems in the field of science and technology, either in the government or in the private sector. If a distinction is made between traditional information systems such as libraries, documentation services etc., and the wide spectrum of mechanized…
Descriptors: Automation, Directories, Foreign Countries, Information Centers
1971
This collection of 25 papers and panels presented at the 1971 Engineering Conference of the National Association of Broadcasters surveys recent technical developments in the field. At least four of these papers are relevant to education. "Everything You Wanted to Know About Cartridge Machines--But Were Afraid to Ask" describes improvements in…
Descriptors: Automation, Broadcast Industry, Commercial Television, Conference Reports
California Univ., Los Angeles. Inst. of Library Research. – 1967
Contents: Developmental program for a center for information services; Preliminary specifications (hardware and software) for a center for information services; On the development of social science information and documentation services; Joint design and development of library systems; The library and human memory. (For Part I see LI 004 165)…
Descriptors: Automation, College Libraries, Conferences, Data Processing
National Library of Canada, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1971
The following papers were presented at an invitational conference on cataloging standards: (1) "Canadiana Meets Automation;" (2) "The Union Catalogues in the National Library - The Present Condition;" (3) "A Centralized Bibliographic Data Bank;" (4) "The Standardization of Cataloguing;" (5) "The…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Conferences, Foreign Countries
Wright, Kieth C. – Information-Part 2, 1972
This paper briefly reviews the information explosion of the last thirty years and the various attempts made to organize that information in new ways. Section B offers a brief historic review of modern classification and subject heading theory. Section C reviews the literature of automatic indexing, automatic abstracting, and automatic…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Automatic Indexing, Automation, Classification
Knoop, Patricia A.; Welde, William L. – 1973
Air Force investigators conducted a three year program to develop a capability for automated quantification and assessment of in-flight pilot performance. Such a capability enhances pilot training by making ratings more objective, valid, reliable and sensitive, and by freeing instructors from rating responsibilities, allowing them to concentrate…
Descriptors: Aircraft Pilots, Automation, Aviation Technology, Evaluation Methods
National Archives and Records Service (GSA), Washington, DC. Office of Records Management. – 1970
A detailed guide to selecting appropriate source data automation equipment is presented. Source data automation equipment is used to prepare data for electronic data processing or computerized recordkeeping. The guide contains specifications, performance data cost, and pictures of the major types of machines used in source data automation.…
Descriptors: Automation, Computers, Cost Effectiveness, Costs
Vilentchuk, Lydia, Ed.; Haimovic, Gila, Ed. – 1972
Information science is a young and rapidly growing field, embracing a wide range of subjects and activities. The conference, in ten technical sessions, attempted to cover various aspects of information work. The areas covered were: information analysis and information analysis centers; retrieval of information; selection, education and training of…
Descriptors: Automation, Conference Reports, Evaluation, Information Retrieval
Foskett, D. J. – 1972
The Special Library is distinguished from other libraries as being a library serving a particular group of readers, who have an existence as a group outside of their readership of the library, and whose members direct at least some of their activities towards a common purpose. Thus, the special librarian's first and major responsibility is to know…
Descriptors: Automation, Definitions, Information Dissemination, Information Needs
Maron, M. E.; Sherman, Don – 1971
The results of the second 18 months (December 15, 1968-June 30, 1970) of effort toward developing an Information Processing Laboratory for research and education in library science is reported in six volumes. This volume contains: the introduction and overview, problems of library science, facility development and operational experience. One…
Descriptors: Automation, Computers, Data Processing, Databases
Mignon, Edmond; Travis, Irene – 1971
The results of the second 18 months (December 15, 1968-June 30, 1970) of effort toward developing an Information Processing Laboratory for research and education in library science is reported in six volumes. This volume contains: basic operating instructions, commands, scoring measures of association and a subject authority list. The data base…
Descriptors: Automation, Data Processing, Databases, Guides
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. – 1974
The January, 1974, meeting of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) focused on "Changing Objectives in Research Libraries." Two speakers--Hugh Atkinson, Director of Libraries at the Ohio State University, and Richard Boxx, Director of Libraries at the University of Tennessee--discussed client definitions of library objectives,…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Conference Reports, Databases, Library Administration
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