History and present status of cooperative efforts in microfilming foreign newspapers. Library of Congress' role as coordinator. Future needs and expansion. (LS)

A computer-produced catalog, "Audiovisual Aids for Health Science Education: a Catalog of Materials at Case Western Reserve University," was developed at Cleveland Health Sciences Library to provide a rapid cataloging system for a newly established audiovisual department. (Author)

Procedures of processing, cataloging, and classification are discussed in detail, and in many cases examples are given. (Author)

Prepared to identify problem areas and to present cataloging principles in accordance with basic subject and name entry theory and practice, this final subcommittee report makes five recommendations to the Resources and Technical Services Division of the American Library Association for changes in current practices in subject cataloging of…

IN AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CATALOGS FOR FILMS AND FILMSTRIPS, PART I LISTS CATALOGS OF NATIONAL ORIGIN (34 NATIONS ARE REPRESENTED), PART III LISTS CATALOGS BY SUBJECT, AND PART II LISTS ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION. THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE AS B.1996 FROM NATIONAL DISTRIBUTORS OF UNESCO PUBLICATIONS OR FROM THE DIVISION OF FREE FLOW…

THE CHECKLIST WAS DESIGNED TO STUDY CHARACTERISTIC WORD USAGE IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THE STUDENT IS ASKED TO CIRCLE THE WORD IN A GROUP OF WORDS WHICH HE ORDINARILY USES TO DESIGNATE A SPECIFIC THING. FOR INSTANCE--SELF OVER FIREPLACE - MANTEL, MANTEL BOARD, MANTEL PIECE, SHELF, CHILDHOOD WORD FOR MOTHER - MA, MAMA, MOM, MOTHER, MOMMY. ONE…

Between 1900 and 1905, Rudolph Focke published a series of papers on classification theory and a draft of a code for the construction of classified catalogs. His work was the direct result of the reform of librarianship during the last decades of the nineteenth century. The large number of classification systems used by German university and…

This second edition of Black Periodicals and Newspapers is a guide to the holdings and locations of more than 600 periodical and newspaper titles relating to black Americans which were received before February 1979 in the libraries of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and in the Library of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. The guide…

The seventh volume in the SER-LARS (Special Education Resource Location Analysis and Retrieval System) series, a diagnostic-prescriptive instructional data bank for teachers of handicapped children, presents information on instructional materials. Listed alphabetically by title, each entry includes information on source, catalog number, and an…

This catalog lists all curriculum materials submitted for display at the 1976 Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Conference in Miami Beach. Materials are grouped according to subject matter, with separate sections for general curriculum development, adult education, art, bilingual education, career education, consumer…

TRIAL (Technique for Retrieving Information from Abstracts of Literature) is an information storage and retrieval system which can be used by school media specialists to produce indexes of non-print materials. This manual provides a step by step approach for media specialists to automate their non-print holdings. These procedures can also be…

A special committee of North Carolina library staff compiled an annotated listing of 50 16mm films concerning the heritage theme and the Revolutionary War period. The films are listed alphabetically by title, and the entries include information about length, rental and purchase price, age appeal, and a brief summary of the contents. Most of the…

The fact that so many notions and principles set forth by Panizzi are still in evidence today is proof of his great contribution to present day cataloging. The comparisons made of the two sets of rules point out many contrasts and similarities. But even more significant is that, while reading the comparisons, one is constantly reminded of the…

The catalog contains descriptions of approved courses in the Los Angeles City Schools, course numbers, and amounts of high school credit that may be earned. These courses are classified into nine areas: academic, business, civic and public services, elementary and citizenship, fine arts and crafts, health, homemaking, industrial (subdivided into…

This alphabetical union list of alternative periodicals includes publications which are politically and culturally to the left of center, and which express views not usually found in the daily or "straight" press. The information given for each item includes title, place of publication, institutional focus (if any), publisher, microform…