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Basefsky, Stuart Mark – 1979
The author presents a conceptual analysis of the role of bibliographic citations in the control and retrieval of U.S. government publications, and a factual examination of citation forms for government documents as prescribed by eight major style manuals. A discussion of the general purpose of bibliographic citations and the relationship between…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Citations (References), Databases, Government Publications

Bolef, Doris – Special Libraries, 1974
This article reports on the advantages and disadvantages of computer output in microfiche or microfilm (COM). Libraries using COM, costs and equipment are discussed. (JG)
Descriptors: Computer Output Microfilm, Computers, Costs, Equipment
Stewart, R. C.; Byrnes, Margaret – 1977
Focusing on the major collections in the microform reading room at the University of Michigan Library, this guide lists only those collections for which there are indexes or guides in the microform reference collection. Materials described include personal family and presidential papers, early American newspapers, bibliographies of books and…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bibliographies, College Libraries, Library Collections
Propp, Dale; Walton, Robert – 1977
This report has been prepared in order to assist those interested in learning more about the Texas State Publications Clearinghouse, to allow the staff to review the program's strengths and weaknesses, and to reassess goals and objectives for the future. In order to facilitate a clear understanding of how the program evolved, Section One presents…
Descriptors: Depository Libraries, Government Publications, Indexing, Library Collections
Brewster, John W. – 1976
To study user problems with the microform collection at the North Texas State University Library, oral interviews were conducted with a sample of 24 users. Results were evaluated and recommendations made in the areas of access, equipment, staff training, and attitude toward microforms. A selected bibliography is included. (EMH)
Descriptors: Attitudes, College Libraries, Educational Specifications, Higher Education
Keeler, F. Laurence; Rizzo, William A. – 1976
The first phase of a four-phase study on the effectiveness of microfiche medium for onboard training systems examined a variety of microfiche readers with respect to: (1) ease-of-use; (2) loading and unloading characteristics; and (3) branching to specific microfiche frames. Some 60 Navy recruits performed branching tasks to simulate the branching…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Branching, Equipment Evaluation, Microfiche

Simmons, Robert M. – 1974
A question-and-answer format is utilized to provide library patron with a brief orientation to the use of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) publication Resources in Education (RIE). Topics covered include the nature of the ERIC system and an explanation of microfiche and related equipment such as: microfiche readers,…
Descriptors: Databases, Education, Guides, Information Systems
Reichmann, Felix; Tharpe, Josephine M. – 1970
This interim report provides some guidelines for the bibliographic control of microforms which at the present time is either inadequate or non-existent on a local level within a given library. A literature search and direct inquiry of librarians revealed that adherence to cataloging rules is inconsistent, there is wide variation in microform…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Guides, Librarians
Information Dynamics Corp., Reading, MA. – 1966
A study intended to provide the Defense Documentation Center (DDC) with a five-year plan for the development of improved and new microfiche products, services, and production capabilities is summarized in this report. In addition, the major findings, conclusions, and recommendations developed during the study are noted. The results of the research…
Descriptors: Documentation, Information Dissemination, Information Sources, Information Systems
Reichmann, Felix; Tharpe, Josephine M. – 1972
There are two major parts to this book. The first is a study of bibliographic control of microforms, and the second is an extensive annotated bibliography of microforms. The study included a survey of 190 libraries and showed that local bibliographic control of microforms is often so inadequate that usefulness of the microform collection is…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Automatic Indexing, Cataloging, Computers
Svobodny, Dolly D. – 1971
In order for the ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) microfiche and the MLA (Modern Language Association of America) abstract system to have maximum impact, it was felt that scholars and teachers would need to own their own microfiche readers and that the potential of microfiche must be demonstrated to this same audience. A low-cost…
Descriptors: Demonstrations (Educational), Equipment Utilization, Exhibits, Information Dissemination
National Archives and Records Service (GSA), Washington, DC. Office of the National Archives. – 1972
It is the purpose of this handbook to provide managers and their assistants with guidelines for determining where new information processing systems (dissemination, storage and retrieval) might profitably be employed in Government offices and with criteria for selecting the right methods and equipment. While the main objective is to encourage…
Descriptors: Administration, Automatic Indexing, Coordinate Indexes, Guidelines

Ball, Joyce – Microform Review, 1978
Discusses such aspects of administering microformatted government documents in today's library as attitudes, bibliographic control, space and cost considerations, collection development. (Author/CMV)
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Attitudes, Cataloging, Depository Libraries

Aboyade, B. O. – International Library Review, 1976
Examines to what extent primary source materials required by humanistic scholars are accessible to them through the library. (Author/PF)
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Audiovisual Aids, Humanities, Library Collections

Hill, Lamar M. – Microform Review, 1988
Responds to a critique of a previously published paper on the development of a microform collection of British historical documents at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). Issues addressed include the completeness of the UCI collection, the value of using microform collections, and alternatives to filming of historical documents. (MES)
Descriptors: College Libraries, European History, Higher Education, Library Collections