The first part of this paper traces the historical origins of two current practices of bibliographical description. There is a general lack of historical knowledge of the origins of modern practice as well as an absence of rational justification which is exemplified by today's use of quasi-facsimile transcription to represent title pages. The…

An annual cumulative guide lists in alphabetical order, books, journals, and other materials which are available on microfilm and other microforms from United States publishers. This edition of the guide contains over 25,000 entries, each with full ordering information: author and title, name of the publisher, current price, and type of microform…

Concise and up-to-date information about videotape recorders (VTR) is presented in a form designed to be useful to non-technical people as well as to the industry itself. The emphasis is on providing current information about such things as prices and applications ideas rather than background information about technology or production methods. The…

The University of Oregon Library accompanied the division and expansion of its 2.8-million-card dictionary catalog with implementation of improved card production and catalog maintenance procedures. The typing, proofreading, filing, and revision time gained by these innovations increased departmental productivity by 12 percent by the end of the…

Traces the development of the concept of a Mini-MARC format, enumerates the objectives that the Mini-MARC format satisfies, and describes the MINIMARC system, an automated cataloging software package. (Author)

The potential usefulness of citation analysis in Fine Arts is illustrated by applying it to art collection catalogs. Unlike a previous study which used art periodicals, ten permanent collection catalogs presenting material on Chinese bronze vessels were used. Findings revealed significant features about both the specialized and general research…

This description and short history of "The Indian National Bibliography" (INB) concludes with proposals for its future prepared after study undertaken at request of government of India. The purpose of the National Library and methods of production and administrative procedures leading to current appearance of INB are discussed. (EJS)

Developing a catalog retrieval system that permits easy access to specific software topics and formats as well as categories and brands of equipment and supplies is a simple task. (Author)

The Canadian Library Association submits a brief to the Canadian legislature. History, purpose, and status of government publications and their catalogs and distribution are discussed. Recommendations are provided for an improved government publications program. (LS)

With many variations of computerized systems operating, the librarian considering automation for the first time is understandably perplexed. This article will not provide all the answers, but is an attempt to give the uninitiated a better understanding of the problems involved. (6 references) (Author)

Four different methods of arranging Chinese-language author-title catalogs were compared in terms of the amount of information required to locate entries. The results of the study reinforce the current trend toward the strictly alphabetical arrangement of Chinese-language library catalogs on the basis of Romanized entries. (JB)

There are two ways a library supplement MARC tapes to establish a machine readable file of its entire collection: use the catalog cards to create the records, or use other machine readable data bases in addition to MARC. (35 references) (SJ)

The chains of search terms generated in the course of subject searches of a university library card catalog are investigated. (2 references) (SJ)

Commercial card catalog trays are unrelated to actual in-use wear. Specifications for card catalog trays for the new Elemer Holmes Bobst Library at New York University, detailed in this article, are designed to meet the most demanding of actual needs. (1 reference) (Author)

A summary and overview is given of a several-year research project, Requirements Study for Future Catalogs.'' The research was intended essentially to ascertain what information should be recorded in future library catalogs in order to best serve their users. Various publications and reports based on the project are summarized. (Author/NH)