This union list identifies 455 microform collections held by 8 public and academic libraries in New Orleans. It is noted that newspapers, periodicals, Government Printing Office (GPO) depository microfiche, and individual monograph titles were excluded from the list unless they are a part of a publisher's series, archival project, or manuscript…

Discusses the administration of the Illinois Regional Library Council. (PF)

Information is supplied on new editions and on annuals which began or ceased publication during 1973. (Author)

This paper traces the development of classification at the Library of Congress in terms of its broader context and by accounting for changes in the present system since its initial period of creation between 1898 and 1910 and the present. Topics covered include: (1) Early Growth of the Collections; (2) Subject Access During the Early Years; (3) A.…

Although the classified catalog at Boston University libraries has been a useful research tool, it has proven too expensive to keep current. The library has converted to a traditional alphabetic subject catalog and will recieve catalog cards from the Ohio College Library Center through the New England Library Network. (Author/LS)

Summarizes the physics courses offered at the College of Technology in Eire, involving thecourse structure, optional subjects, and research fields. Included is the address for further information. (CC)

The National Union Catalog (NUC) resulted from years of planning by librarians. Its history includes: (1) establishment of exchange agreements in 1909 with continuous increase in size resulting from donations and appropriations; (2) availability in book catalog form in 1946; (3) publication of titles of 1956 and later imprints, useful in…

This descriptive map list has been compiled as a finding aid for historians, geographers, teachers, librarians, students, and others who have need for maps of America during the Revolutionary War period. The map descriptions are arranged in seven geographical sections: North America, Canada, New England, Middle Atlantic Region, West Point and…

This bibliography lists writings on correspondence education originally collected for use in staff training and provides examples of the thoughts and experiences of practitioners, as well as of courseware and administrative material. Some emphasis is given to the theory and practice of student attrition. Entries are arranged by author, topic, and…

A comprehensive guide to the literature published between World War II and 1979 which critically evaluates the Library of Congress list of Subject Headings (LCSH), this bibliography has been prepared for information personnel involved with subject authority files, thesauri, or vocabulary control. A brief bibliometric analysis of the literature…

The National AudioVisual Center's materials on dentistry are presented in this catalog under 16 subject areas. Most of the materials listed are films; but books (accompanying an audiovisual program), filmstrips, slidesets, and videocassettes are also included. Entries contain all the information pertinent to a particular title, including a…

These papers presented at a program by the Boston Library Consortium Cataloging Committee had three objectives: to present basic non-technical information on the implications for member libraries of the decision by the Library of Congress to close its catalog and to adopt AACR2; to emphasize the need to make decisions in the next two years on card…

This study of the variation in use of uniform titles from one library to another and even within a card catalog, a practice sanctioned by Anglo American Cataloging Rules (AACR), examines the validity of this variation in use of uniform titles, and explains how a uniform title is selected and its preferred form is determined. A discussion of the…

THIS CATALOG LISTS EQUIPMENT THAT HAS BEEN TESTED AND APPROVED FOR USE WITH PRESCHOOL AND SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN. THE FIRST SECTION OF THE CATALOG GIVES SUGGESTIONS FOR EQUIPMENT THAT WOULD BE SUITABLE FOR NURSERY SCHOOL, KINDERGARTEN, PRIMARY, OR INTERMEDIATE GROUPS. EQUIPMENT LISTS IN THE BODY OF THE CATALOG ARE BROKEN INTO THE CLASSIFICATIONS, ART…