Discusses problems inherent in planning for a transition from traditional card catalogs to other catalog forms. Some attention is given to the implications of the second edition of the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR II), the lack of an automated authority control system, and difficulties in obtaining machine-readable retrospective files.…

The National Library initiated a study of Canadiana to identify problems, suggest solutions, and plot future directions for national bibliographic services. Proposed services include magnetic tape, COM (computer output microfiche), and print. Problems dealt with include comprehensiveness of coverage, adherence to international standards, full…

Traces activities, problems, and decision making in converting from a card catalog to a computer output microfilm (COM) catalog in an academic library. (KP)

Traces the historical background of the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) 1986 standard for serials holdings statements, which encompasses both summary levels and detailed, issue-specific holdings levels. An earlier 1980 standard is compared with the new one and questions that may arise in applying the new standard are considered.…

In 1972-73 the University of Guelph Library used machine readable files of its collections to take inventory. A book detection system was also installed which reduced losses to .5 percent for the year. (Author/AP)

Available from: EC 082 990.

Outlines innovations in library tools made possible by use of computer output microfilm. (PF)

This paper proposes changes in the use of the catalog and the model upon which it rests. The first section describes why these changes are necessary if the library is to transition effectively into the digital age, including: the disruptive context caused by technological change; the costs associated with the catalog; the changing nature of…

The impact of a bibliographic retrieval/card production system, such as the Ohio College Library Center (OCLC), on the cataloging procedures of the large academic library is examined. (11 references) (Author/RS)

Unusual societies, e.g., The Association for the Prevention of Premature Burial, listed in the British Museum Catalogue intrigued this author. (3 references) (Author/SJ)

Described is the file organization and design of an on-line catalog suitable for automation of one million books. A method of virtual hash addressing allows rapid search of the indexes to the catalog file. Storage of textual material in a compressed form allows considerable reduction in storage costs. (14 references) (Author/SJ)

The ideal information system would instantly connect knowledge producers with knowledge users. Clearinghouses in the ERIC network are both processors of educational literature and publishers of a variety of research analysis products. These dual functions of the clearinghouses, together with ERIC's index catalogs and document reproduction…

This article describes strategies, variables, and techniques employed in developing a production facility used to date for publication of some 300,000 frames of microcomposed library catalog cards, and which is now available for other graphic arts quality computer output microfilm (COM) applications. (0 references) (Author)

Reports on NICEM's progress in creating "a single, computerized, comprehensive media index. (Editor/LS)