Demonstrates how three commercial microcomputer software packages--PC-Talk III, Wordstar, and dBase III--were combined to produce an integrated library system at the U.S. Army Concepts Analysis Agency library. The retrospective conversion process is discussed, and the four modules of the system are described: acquisitions/cataloging; online…

This document begins with a statement of purpose for the Utah Governor's Mansion Library. Acknowledgments of individual contributors, institutional contributors, and the Governor's Mansion Foundation Library Committee members are acknowledged. An extensive bibliography lists the Library's holdings; entries are divided into sections for nonfiction,…

This paper outlines the challenges and opportunities for the services of the Japanese National Diet Library (NDL), especially the Research and Legislative Reference Bureau by using a SWOT (Strength, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analysis. The introduction lists the major goals of the NDL's reform. The second section discusses the NDL's…

This article reports on activities relating to the automation of technical processing at the Library of Congress. The master guidelines for automation of the LC core bibliographic system and several individual projects are described. (29 references) (Author/SJ)

The 138 references in this bibliography are arranged alphabetically by author, and each entry includes a descriptive annotation or an abstract from the contents of the article or book cited. (NH)

The three conclusions of this study are: (1) major Federal agencies need comprehensive and integrated information systems, (2) very few Federal agencies have libraries with the capacity to administer comprehensive information programs and (3) libraries can make a greater contribution to agency information programs if they were given the resources.…

Recent laws and regulations which affect the operation of federal libraries and which have not been previously reported are summarized. (Author/NH)

When Valerie Allen decided she did not want to be a Montessori teacher any longer, she began work on her MLIS. Immediately she learned concepts she could apply to her new job as information specialist for the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TN. While the LIS…

This article details the work of Michael Neubert from the Library of Congress. It briefly discusses his interest in Russian studies and how it originated. It then discusses that when he received his M.A. in Soviet Studies he was not sure how he would make a living--until he read about the job opportunities for area studies librarians.

This report of a conference convened by the Federal Library and Information Center Committee (FLICC) Subcommittee on Education provides brief summaries of four panel discussions conducted by 15 federal librarians who had assembled automation systems for their agencies' libraries and information centers. The first panel, consisting of Dean Hough,…

A documents librarian from an American University interviewed eight librarians in Canberra in April 1977 to gather information on Australian government publications and recent developments in their bibliographic control. This report gives descriptions for the following: (1) Australian Government Publishing Services (AGPS) and the agencies…

The overall objective of the Technical Information Support Activities (TISA) Project is the production of a "Post Commander's Handbook." The handbook will be instrumental in achieving greater utilization of available technical information resources to assist army scientists and engineers engaged in the support of army combat and other…

Participants at the workshop met in groups with assigned discussion leaders and reported on the following aspects of libraries: Command and staff libraries, academic libraries with staffs of 11 or more, academic libraries with staffs of less than ten, and research and technical libraries. Each group made recommendations for improved library…

Two issues relating to the library resources and services required by the National Institute of Education (NIE) are discussed. The first section of the paper examines the two major alternatives available to NIE for accessing library resources and services, namely: 1) to establish a NIE Reference Branch under the jurisdiction of the Department of…

A survey of the status of the federal library community and its involvement with automation was undertaken; the results are summarized in this report. The study sought to define which library operations were susceptible to automation, to describe potentially useful automation techniques and to establish criteria for decisions about automation.…