Y038061 1 806403 85/6403 APOLLO-a catalyst for full text delivery in Europe Vernimb, Carlo 8th International Online Information Meeting: London 4-6 December 1984 541-545. table. 19 refs Lang.: Eng. APOLLO project The Commission of the European Communities (CEC) having supported Euronet and the creation of data bases and thus contributed to the development of a European market for electronic references to documents, is now supporting the electronic delivery of full-text documents, e.g. by co-funding 10 pilot experiments. As present telecommunication means are not suitable for electronic document delivery the CEC, together with ESA, EUTELSAT, CEPT and interested PTTs developed the APOLLO concept for electronic document delivery by satellite and recently agreed on an APOLLO draft system requirements specification. APOLLO services are expected to start in 1986 Desc.: Technical processes and services; Information storage and retrieval; Information retrieval; Subject indexing; On-line information retrieval; Computerised information retrieval; Searching; Searching; Computerised information storage and retrieval; Document delivery Sec. Head.: COMPUTERISED SUBJECT INDEXING; Document delivery; APOLLO project SECT. HEAD. CODES: ZmVtv Y038061 2 806402 85/6402 What the user wants in a document delivery service Fjallbrant, Nancy 8th International Online Information Meeting: London 4-6 December 1984 533-539. 15 refs Lang.: Eng. APOLLO project Examines existing document delivery services against the criteria of satisfaction rate, speed of delivery and costs. Users needs for document supply systems are presented: straightforward easy to use system, high success probability, reliability, reasonable speed of supply with fast supply option, low costs, facility for assessing content, quality and cost before ordering, ability to obtain multi-media documents. Suggests that document transmission by satellite as in the APOLLO project could meet many of the requirements for a rapid document delivery system Desc.: Technical processes and services; Information storage and retrieval; Information retrieval; Subject indexing; On-line information retrieval; Computerised information retrieval; Searching; Searching; Computerised information storage and retrieval; Document delivery Sec. Head.: COMPUTERISED SUBJECT INDEXING; Document delivery; APOLLO project SECT. HEAD. CODES: ZmVtv Y038061 3 806332 85/6332 CompuServe and The Source: Databanks for the end-user O'Leary, Mick Database 8 (2) June 85, 100-106. illus Lang.: Eng. CompuServe; The Source Discusses the features of 2 end-user on-line services CompuServe and the Source, and the information and communications services they offer. Those services cater not for the professional on-line community, but for the amateur users. They are searched primarily by menus, the data bases are short and simple, the costs are relatively low, and the documentation extensive. Data bases cover investment, finance, general business and news, reference and entertainment. Communications services include transactional services, electronic mail, and a variety of user maintained services Desc.: End users; Technical processes and services; Information storage and retrieval; Information retrieval; Subject indexing; On-line information retrieval; Computerised information retrieval; Searching; Searching; Computerised information storage and retrieval; Data bases; Information services; Computerised information services; Magnetic tape; External magnetic tape information services Sec. Head.: COMPUTERISED SUBJECT INDEXING; Data bases; Information services; End users; CompuServe and The Source SECT. HEAD. CODES: ZmRnHz Y038061 4 806259 85/6259 The 3M experience: use of external databases in a large diversified company Flynn, Karen L. Special Libraries 76 (2) Spring 85, 81-87 Lang.: Eng. 3M Company (Minnesota) Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company is a large, highly diversified firm employing 85, 000 employees worldwide. The company's products range from the familiar SCOTCH brand tapes to surgical drapes, optical discs, abrasives, electrical connectors, and more than 40, 000 other products. Because of the broad technology base supporting development of these products, it is necessary that 3M's information access channels be able to reach an equally broad universe of informations resources, and that these resources be used within the company in the most flexible, far-reaching ways possible. Describes some of the services developed at 3M, both traditional and non-traditional, that exploit the power and value of on-line data bases Desc.: Technical processes and services; Information storage and retrieval; Information retrieval; Subject indexing; On-line information retrieval; Computerised information retrieval; Searching; Searching; Computerised information storage and retrieval; Commercial firm libraries Sec. Head.: COMPUTERISED SUBJECT INDEXING; Commercial firm libraries; Minnesota; 3M Company SECT. HEAD. CODES: ZmHm Y038061 5 806247 85/6247 OCLC Users Council meeting Hielkema, Arthur Action for Libraries 11 (3) Mar 85, 3-4 Lang.: Eng. Online Computer Library Center. Users' Council meeting (1985) The OCLC Users' Council met on 20-22 Jan 85. Reports were given by various standing and ad-hoc committees. Discussion centred particularly on copyright and third party use. The interest of research libraries was noted. OCLC is currently researching electronic document delivery, subject access, very intelligent terminals and language normalisation. Outlines new hardware and software developments. OCLC will begin a subscription service on an OCLC Micro magazine, and is developing a guide to new products and services. Increased telecommunications costs are likely. The year was financially good for OCLC. Discussed the draft contracts with networks where there may be some irreconcilable differences Desc.: Conferences; User groups; Use; Technical processes and services; Information storage and retrieval; Information retrieval; Subject indexing; On-line information retrieval; Computerised information retrieval ; Searching; Searching; Computerised information storage and retrieval; Conferences Sec. Head.: COMPUTERISED SUBJECT INDEXING; Conferences; Online Computer Library Center User's Council meeting (1985) SECT. HEAD. CODES: ZmAg Y038061 6 806183 85/6183 That bibliographic highway in the sky Glazer, Frederick J. Library Journal 110 (2) 1 Feb 85, 64-67. illus Lang.: Eng. West Virginia Library Commission. Library Automation Plan Part of an issue on information technology. Outlines developments leading to the West Virginia Library Commission, USA, Library Automation Plan. The plan comprises a central data base of academic, special and public library holdings, at the centre of a star type 4 tier hierarchical network. The Virginia Tech Library System (VTLS) was selected for implementation throughout the State. Describes the network and the telecommunications facilities including microwave and cable which are under test. Laser discs will hold all the MARC records. Discusses the benefits and anticipated new services provided by their electronic highway Desc.: West Virginia; Telecommunications; Technical processes and services; Information storage and retrieval; Information retrieval; Catalogues by special characteristics; Union catalogues; Cooperation; Cataloguing; Computerised union catalogues; On-line union catalogues Sec. Head.: UNION CATALOGUES; On-line; Telecommunications; West Virginia Library Commission; Library Automation Plan SECT. HEAD. CODES: UzhOts Y038061 7 806174 85/6174 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules 1908-1978: a state of the art Tikku, Upinder Kumar Annals of Library Science and Documentation 30 (3-4) Sept-Dec 83, 151-165. 123 refs Lang.: Eng. AACR Describes the development of the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules in the light of various facts having important bearing on these rules. The salient features and weaknesses of each edition of the Code are highlighted. The Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, 2nd edition, published in 1978 and implemented in 1981 have been discussed in detail. Their impact on cataloguing in general and on library automation in particular is the major focus of this study Desc.: Technical processes and services; Information storage and retrieval; Information retrieval; Author cataloguing; Cataloguing; Rules; Codes; AACR Sec. Head.: AUTHOR CATALOGUING; Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules SECT. HEAD. CODES: Uv (AACR) Y038061 8 806160 85/6160 Library automation in the Netherlands and Pica Bossers, Anton; Van Muyen, Martin Electronic Library 2 (2) Apr 84, 87-99. illus. table. 6 refs Lang.: Eng. Muyen, M.van; PICA (Project for Integrated Catalogue Automation) The Pica Library Automation Network originated from a research project on catalogue automation on behalf of some Dutch research libraries in the years 1969-75. The name Pica derives from this project: Project for Integrated Catalogue Automation. Since 1976 Pica has been a non-profit-organisation, sponsored by the Dutch government, for the realisation of an on-line automated library network in the Netherlands, based on a centralised bibliographic data base in which information is stored only once. Satellite library systems as well as other associated systems are provided with information from this central data base. Duplication of efforts needs to be eliminated. In 1983 the following Pica-systems became operational: online shared cataloguing system; circulation control system; acquisition system; on-line Dutch union catalogue with interlibrary loan subsystem. They form a network based on a central Pica data base in connection with local data bases for circulation control and, in future, the online public access catalogue. Discusses the state-of-the-art of library automation in the Netherlands within the scope of Pica Desc.: Technical processes and services; Information storage and retrieval; Information retrieval; Cataloguing; Computerised cataloguing; On-line cataloguing; Centralised on-line cataloguing; Netherlands Sec. Head.: CATALOGUING; On-line; Centralised; Netherlands; PICA (Project for Integrated Catalogue Automation) SECT. HEAD. CODES: Togs Njr D492 Y038061 9 806096 85/6096 Interlending from the receivers' end: current user concerns Roberts, Dave Interlending & Document Supply 13 (2) Apr 85, 42-44. 4 refs Lang.: Eng. British Library. Lending Division The British Library Lending Division carries out visits to high-volume users in the UK in order to keep abreast of the practices, problems and concerns of the oranisations using the system. Out of 5, 800 registered UK users, only 300 account for 50% of total UK demand on BLLD. The following themes were found to dominate the thoughts of users: financial restrictions; library automation; internal interloans procedures; and document delivery Desc.: User surveys; Technical processes and services; Interloans Cooperation; Acquisitions; National libraries; Lending libraries Sec. Head.: INTERLOANS; National libraries; Lending libraries; British Library; Lending Division; User surveys SECT. HEAD. CODES: ScmFsEqn Y038061 10 806065 85/6065 Access of technical report literature in developing countries: the NTIS/USAID International Information Transfer Network Caponio, Joseph F.; Post, Frank Revista AIBDA 5 (2) July-Dec 84, 109-120. bibliog Lang.: Eng. NTIS; NTIS/USAID International Information Transfer Network In 1970 the US Agency for International Development asked the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) to cooperate in improving access in developing countries to US technical imformation. The NTIS/USAID International Information Transfer Network now comprises more than 40 local cooperating organisations which serve as local reference centres conduct user education, train reference librarians, conduct marketing and promotion campaigns and provide document order and fulfillment services. NTIS' recently expanded access to agricultural information constitutes a great opportunity for improved services by agricultural libraries as well as the complementary technical information services Desc.: Developing countries; Technical reports; Reports; Technical processes and services; Acquisitions Sec. Head.: ACQUISITIONS; Technical reports; Developing countries Role of NTIS SECT. HEAD. CODES: SbLrDr Y038061 11 806050 85/6050 LSN local systems market survey Library Systems Newsletter 4 (4) Apr 84, 25-30 Lang.: Eng. Reports the results of a survey of 27 companies selling library software and turnkey systems in North America. The companies surveyed were supporting 560 operations worldwide with another 65 systems awaiting installation, a clear indication the library automation industry is alive and thriving Desc.: Technical processes and services; Computerised technical processes and services Sec. Head.: BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORDS; Computerised; USA SECT. HEAD. CODES: SaOqD73 Y038061 12 806044 85/6044 How libraries obtain materials for their users Information Hotline 16 (4) Apr 84, 1, 17 1 ref Lang.: Eng. A recent study on Document Delivery in the United States, by the USA Council on Library Resources reveals that the document delivery service is presently weak. The report indentifies 4 likely trends over the next 5 years if no coordinated improvments take place. These are: increased electronic request transmission; increased number and percentage of documents provided by commercial services; increased use of surface courier services; and generally heightened awareness that document delivery is the time consuming element in an interlibrary lending system. As yet electronic technologies do not play a major role in document delivery. Processing time within libraries and document services appeared of greater concern to requestors than the time required for docment delivery Desc.: Services; Reader services; Document delivery; Availability of documents Sec. Head.: DOCUMENT DELIVERY; USA SECT. HEAD. CODES: RxD73 Y038061 13 805967 85/5967 The computer listing of archives: the British Antarctic Survey experiment Smith, G.Joan ADPA 4 (1-2) 1982-83, 77-95. tables. 8 refs. bibliog Lang.: Eng. British Antarctic Survey The records are relatively small in quantity but of very diverse types. When an archivist was appointed in 1979, the possibility of using a PDP 11/40 in-house linked to the Cambridge University IBM 3081 was investigated. The variety of listings and the higher speed of indexing was indisputable. The FAMULUS program was used initially, but later transferred to the Museum Documentation Association GOS. However, input is slow and the absence of on-the-spot support causes problems. A system for the entry of current files which will enable records to be traced through their life is now being studied Desc.: Services; Reader services; Information work; Computerised information work; Archives Sec. Head.: BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CONTROL; Computerised; Archives; British Antarctic Survey SECT. HEAD. CODES: RmOqLvxD1 Y038061 14 805905 85/5905 A mare usque ad mare: the Canadian scientific and technical system: some historical notes MacDonald, Alan H. Revista AIBDA 5 (2) July-Dec 84, 121-135. bibliog Lang.: Eng. The evolution of the Canadian scientific and technical information system is considered. The historical background is examined noting the extensive impact of foreign sources which provide some 95% of Canada's information. Comparisons are drawn between Canada and Brazil noting factors of size, distance and population concentration. Elements of the information system are identified and described noting the polycentric character of the Canadian system and the role of symbiosis in success. The Universities and their libraries are considered as are the political and professional roles of various library, university, scientific and professional associations in system evolution. The development of the important role of the National Research Council is considered through its instruments the National Science Library (NSL) and the Technical Information (CISTI), the largest single element of the Canadian sci/tech network. CISTI services are described with particular note being made of activities in selective dissemination of information (CAN/SDI), on-line services (CAN/OLE), numeric data bases (CAN/SND), document delivery (CAN/DOC) and technological developments such as application of DOBIS, the iNet Gateway intelligent network and electronic mail Desc.: Canada; Services; Reader services; Information work; Science; Science and technology Sec. Head.: BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CONTROL; Science and technology; Canada SECT. HEAD. CODES: RmM (5/6)D71 Y038061 15 805876 85/5876 Information brokers: complement or replacement? Cronin, Blaise; Lewis, Dennis Australian Special Libraries News 16 (1) Mar 84, 30-32. illus. 10 refs. bibliog Lang.: Eng. Paper presented at the 6th National Special Libraries Conference organised by the Special Libraries Section of the Library Association of Australia and held in Perth, 25-29 Sept 83. The history of information brokers is briefly reviewed and their current role is put in the context of the development of the modern information industry. Ideas on the future development of the technology and the information brokers, who will be operating at the technological interface, are developed to the point where a number of key conclusions are proposed Desc.: Information brokers; Brokers; Services; Reader services; Information work; Commercial firm services Sec. Head.: BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CONTROL; Commercial firm services; Information brokers SECT. HEAD. CODES: RmEqe Y038061 16 805780 85/5780 Managing research libraries: an interview with David Weber Fischer, Russell Wilson Library Bulletin 59 (5) Jan 85, 319-323. illus Lang.: Eng. Briefly discusses the career of David Weber, director of Stanford University Libraries. Considers the following topics which were discussed in an interview with him: the director's main function in a large research library; the principal problems encountered and attempts to find solutions; keeping up with current issues and new developments; the preparation of librarians for careers in large academic libraries and shortcomings in library school programmes; lack of intellectual commitment by librarians to librarianship; the impact of affirmative action and the women's liberation movement on the library profession; diminishing financial support and collection development; lack of use of many books and periodicals; the most significant issues facing research libraries; and advice to aspiring directors of large research libraries Desc.: Organisation and administration; Administration; Management ; Library administration; Library management; Research libraries Sec. Head.: ADMINISTRATION MANAGEMENT; Research libraries SECT. HEAD. CODES: NjEqr Y038061 17 805582 85/5582 The Guildhall Library Business Librarian 2 (4) July/Sept 84, 1, 3. illus Lang.: Eng. Guildhall Library, London (UK); City of London (UK). Public libraries; London, City of (UK). Public libraries Describes the growth of the collection of the Guildhall Library (London) from its foundation in the 15th century to the present day. The Library is the most comprehensive source of information on London history anywhere in the world and contains 200, 000 books, 60, 000 prints, 40, 000 maps and countless manuscripts Desc.: City of London (UK); London, City of; Public libraries; Municipal libraries Sec. Head.: MUNICIPAL LIBRARIES; UK; London; Guildhall Library SECT. HEAD. CODES: FxD21 Y038061 18 805576 85/5576 The public library 1985 plus Van Deventer, M.H. Cape Librarian Jan 85, 3-5. 6 refs Lang.: Eng. Deventer, M.H.Van The public librarian's biggest challenge is to meet the social, cultural, economic and political changes of the 80s which will in turn affect staff and users, and are shaped by people, circumstances, resources and changing technology. Examines the following issues: the survival of the free public library in South Africa today; the role of high technology in public libraries; and the availability of manpower and relevant training for tasks of the future. Discusses the activities of 2 bodies which might greatly influence the future of public libraries in South Africa: the Public Libraries Division of the South African Institute of Library and Information Science (SAILIS), and the Committee for Information Utilisation of the National Advisory Council for Library and Information Science (NACLIS) Desc.: Future developments; South Africa; Public libraries Sec. Head.: PUBLIC LIBRARIES; Public libraries; South Africa; Future developments SECT. HEAD. CODES: FvD68C3 Y038061 19 805552 85/5552 Library profile: Oakland Schools, Pontiac, Michigan Kramp, Robert Education Libraries 9 (3) Fall 84, 49-50 Lang.: Eng. Oakland County Schools (Michigan). Library In 1969 Oakland County schools, Michigan, opened a new 40, 000 volume professional library for teachers and education administrators. This included a large periodicals collection and an ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) subscription. Despite an information campaign the known need for a professional library did not generate users for it. Word-of-mouth advertising has gradually rectified this. Computerised data base searching was introduced in 1975 and has increased the demand for periodicals at the expense of books. Demand has shifted the balance of the collection from the esoteric to the practical. Budgets reductions have led to cuts in services which provided bibliographies and copies Desc.: Libraries by subject interest; Special libraries by subject interest; Social sciences; Education Sec. Head.: LIBRARIES BY SUBJECT INTEREST; Education libraries; Michigan; Oakland County Schools SECT. HEAD. CODES: Er (37)D774 Y038061 20 805465 85/5465 The second twenty volumes of Notes; a retrospective re-cast Krummel, D.W. Notes 41 (1) Sept 84, 7-25. 5 refs Lang.: Eng. Notes Reviews the history of the quarterly journal of the Music Library Association, Notes, during the last 20 years. Discusses the importance of the reviews in Notes and profiles the articles which have appeared in vols. 21-40 Desc.: Librarianship; Library periodicals Sec. Head.: LIBRARIANSHIP; Periodicals; Notes SECT. HEAD. CODES: Ao (NOT) Y038061 21 805351 85/5351 Special-purpose hardware and effective information processing Agosti, Maristella Information Technology: Research Development Applications 3 (1) Jan 84, 3-14, illus. table. 64 refs Lang.: Eng. Studies the characteristics of current information processing systems, and considers if the introduction of special-purpose hardware can increase the range of functions supported by future systems. Concentrating particularly on less structured data systems (LSDS). Considers: the management of LSDS; evaluation criteria; their functionalities and functional requirements; the input/query component; and the processing and storage component. Considers whether conventional computer systems are suitable for information processing, and discusses whether special-purpose hardware under development would be suitable for the management of LSDS Desc.: Less structured data systems; Technical processes and services; Information storage and retrieval; Information retrieval; Subject indexing; Computerised information retrieval; Computerised information storage and retrieval; Searching; Searching; Subject indexing; Computerised subject indexing Sec. Head.: COORDINATE SUBJECT INDEXING; Less structured data systems SECT. HEAD. CODES: Zk Y038061 22 805344 85/5344 Theological subject headings reconsidered Nichol, W.Thomas Library Resources & Technical Services 29 (2) Apr/June 85, 180-188. tables. 11 refs Lang.: Eng. Library of Congress Subject Headings; Catholic Subject Headings The inadequate coverage of religious topics in early editions of the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) led to the creation of several special lists of theological subject headings. Although these lists are no longer widely used, lingering dissatisfaction with LCSH among theological librarians suggests that the case for theological subject headings should be reconsidered. In the study reported in this paper all headings in the 5th modified (1982) edition of Catholic Subject Headings (CSH) were compared with their closest counterparts, if any, in the 9th (1980) edition of LCSH to determine the extent of duplication and the nature of the differences. It was found that 59.7% of the headings are identical or differ only through the addition of an LCSH standard subdivision. The remaining 40.3% are unique to CSH. On the basis of these findings, recommendations are made for the future development of theological subject headings Desc.: Religion; Technical processes and services; Information storage and retrieval; Information retrieval; Subject indexing; Alphabetical subject indexing; Subject heading schemes; Library of Congress Sec. Head.: ALPHABETICAL SUBJECT INDEXING; Subject heading schemes ; Library of Congress Subject Headings and Catholic Subject Headings; Religion SECT. HEAD. CODES: Ypd (LC)M (2) Y038061 23 805278 85/5278 The Carnegie-Mellon experiment an electronic interlibrary loan local network Schieber, Phil Research Libraries In OCLC: A Quarterly (15) Autumn 84, 2-3. illus Lang.: Eng. Carnegie Mellon University (Pennsylvania). Libraries; Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) Since Spring 83 the resarch library of the Aluminium Company of America (ALCOA), the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Science and Technology Division, and the Westinghouse Research Library have communicated through the Carnegie-Mellon University (CMU) electronic mail system. Since Summer 84 they have been able to search the on-line public access catalogue (OPAC) of CMU libraries from terminals in their libraries. Requests for interloans from CMU could not be made on the OPAC so a separate request had to be made through CMU's electronic mail. Describes a project carried out by CMU in cooperation with the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) to add electronic mail and interloans components to CMU's OPAC. Describes the experiences of local libraries who use CMU's OPAC for interloans. These components will be available to other OCLC members from 1985 Desc.: Electronic mail; Telecommunications; University libraries; Mail; Technical processes and services; Interloans; Cooperation; Acquisitions Sec. Head.: INTERLOANS; Electronic mail; University libraries; Pennsylvania; Carnegie-Mellon University; Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) SECT. HEAD. CODES: ScmNx Y038061 24 805254 85/5254 How to evaluate integrated library automation systems Powell, James R.; Slach, June E. Online 9 (2) Mar 85, 30-36. illus. 11 refs Lang.: Eng. Upjohn Company (USA). Corporate Technical Library The Upjohn Company's Corporate Technical Library, USA, has decided upon an integrated approach to automation which will link together key library service functions. Describes the methodology used in compiling a list of candidate systems, specifying detailed library requirements, and identifying criteria on which to base the selection. Library personnel compared the features of each system against a weighted, ranked list of specifications, resulting in the final choice of an integrated system, the Library Information System Desc.: Commercial firm libraries; Technical processes and services ; On-line technical processes and services Sec. Head.: BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORDS; On-line; Commercial firm libraries; USA; Upjohn Company; Corporate Technical Library SECT. HEAD. CODES: SaOtsHmD73 Y038061 25 805240 85/5240 TELETEX-a new high speed communication service for text Ithell, Alan Information Media & Technology 18 (2) Spring 85, 59-63. illus. 3 refs Lang.: Eng. TELETEX State of the art review of telex system for document storage and facsimile transmission Desc.: Telex; Services; Reader services; Document delivery; Availability of documents; Facsimile transmission Sec. Head.: DOCUMENT DELIVERY; Facsimile transmission; Telex; TELETEX SECT. HEAD. CODES: RxNxy Y038061 26 804857 85/4857 Magazines as learning materials: tapping their potential in the elementary Keeney, Patrick Quill & Quire 50 (5) May 84, 7-8. illus. table Lang.: Eng. Reports the results of a survey of 40 elementary school teachers attending summer courses at Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, during 1983. The survey was designed to identify which periodicals teachers used in the classroom, to pinpoint the parts in the curriculum where periodicals were most likely to be beneficial learning material, and to glean information from teachers and librarians on how Canadian periodical publishers could make their produce more attractive for classroom use. Teachers considered current events copy to be the most useful element of periodicals for classroom use and frequently requested a current guide to methods for using periodicals in the classroom. Stresses that the onus for increasing periodical use in the classroom lies with the publishers Desc.: Periodicals; Teaching aids; Aids; Education; Teaching methods Sec. Head.: EDUCATION; Teaching aids; Periodicals SECT. HEAD. CODES: 232 Y038061 27 804852 85/4852 OCLC and the Linked Systems Project's authorities protocol Jacob, Mary Ellen Research Libraries In OCLC: A Quarterly (14) Spring/Summer 84, 9-10 Lang.: Eng. Linked Systems Project (USA); Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) Briefly describes the Linked Systems Project's (LSP) authorities protocol project, its current status, and the Online Computer Library Center's (OCLC) plans for participating in it. LSP is a communications protocol enabling 1 computer system to communicate data and commands to another. Library of Congress, Washington Library Network and Research Library Group are participating in LSP and the Council on Library Resources is coordinating the project. In Feb 84 OCLC decided to implement the protocol and participate in the authorities protocol project Desc.: Computers; On-line computers; Telecommunications; Data transmission Sec. Head.: COMPUTERS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS; On-line and Telecommunications; USA; Linked Systems Project; Online Computer Library Center SECT. HEAD. CODES: 1675+181 Y038061 28 804847 85/4847 Acquiring full-text documents: the information specialist's ongoing problem Gordon, Dena W. National Online Meeting Proceedings-1984. New York, April 10-12, 1984 67-76. 28 refs Lang.: Eng. The efficient use of today's sophisticated research tools is impeded by the lack of equally sophisticated vehicles for acquiring the full text of the documents that are the object of the research. Currently available document delivery technologies include: facsimile transmission; full text data bases; and electronic mail. Document delivery will soon be furthered by the advent of full-scale electronic document delivery systems, increasing use of videodisc technology, and advances in computer graphics. However, the users of these tools will still encounter problems involving recordkeeping requirements, copyright laws, and the entire process of technology management. Until these problems are worked out, and until upcoming technologies are widely available, the information specialist can still find ways to improve document delivery. These methods include: making better use of electronic mail; building small facsimile transmission networks; and employing the services of commercial document suppliers Desc.: Technical processes and services; Information storage and retrieval; Information retrieval; Subject indexing; On-line information retrieval; Computerised information retrieval; Searching; Searching; Computerised information storage and retrieval; Document delivery Sec. Head.: COMPUTERISED SUBJECT INDEXING; Document delivery SECT. HEAD. CODES: ZmVtv Y038061 29 804836 85/4836 Training university faculty as end-use searchers: a CAI approach Grotophorst, Clyde W. National Online Meeting Proceedings-1984. New York, April 10-12, 1984 77-82. bibliog Lang.: Eng. Fenwick Library. George Mason University (Virginia); George Mason University (Virginia). Libraries Discusses the faculty end-user training programme developed and recently implemented by the Information Services Division of Fenwick Libary, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia. The chief elements include: a BASIC language Computer-Assisted-Instruction package (for the IBM-PC), designed to introduce trainees to Boolean logic, truncation, proximity searching, and search strategy; demonstrate several extensively annotated searches on BRS, Dialog, and BRS/After Dark; and through simulation, teach log-on procedures for a variety of communications networks; consultations between trainees and appropriate staff searchers, discussing intricacies of searching data bases in the faculty member's area of interest; the purchase of several university-wide BRS/After Dark passwords, to allow end-users to search at home (using modem-equipped Osborne I's available on loan from the library); and the promotion of library search staff as consultants as well as intermediaries. Discusses evaluation and future directions of the programme Desc.: University libraries; Faculty; Use instructions; Technical processes and services; Information storage and retrieval; Information retrieval; Subject indexing; On-line information retrieval; Computerised information retrieval; Searching; Searching; Computerised information storage and retrieval; Data bases; Information services; Computerised information services; Magnetic tape; External magnetic tape information services Sec. Head.: COMPUTERISED SUBJECT INDEXING; Data bases; Information services; Use instructions; Users; Faculty; University libraries; Virginia; George Mason University; Fenwick Library SECT. HEAD. CODES: ZmRnRmi Y038061 30 804820 85/4820 COLLEAGUE: a comprehensive online medical library for the end user Baker, Carole A. Medical Reference Services Quarterly 3 (4) Winter 84, 13-26. illus Lang.: Eng. COLLEAGUE COLLEAGUE, from BRS/Saunders, is an on-line information service intended for use by health professionals. Describes both the data bases and services available through COLLEAGUE and shows specific search examples. Highlights special COLLEAGUE features as well as the differences between COLLEAGUE and both BRS/AFTER DARK and the BRS Search System. Discusses the role of the librarian in end user searching and future directions for COLLEAGUE Desc.: Technical processes and services; Information storage and retrieval; Information retrieval; Subject indexing; On-line information retrieval; Computerised information retrieval; Searching; Searching; Computerised information storage and retrieval; Data bases; Information services; Computerised information services; Magnetic tape; External magnetic tape information services; Medicine Sec. Head.: COMPUTERISED SUBJECT INDEXING; Data bases; Information services; Medicine; COLLEAGUE SECT. HEAD. CODES: ZmRnM (61) Y038061 31 804788 85/4788 SANYO Technical Information Retrieval System - effectiveness of its introduction and its future direction (in Japanese) Kawata, K. Joho Kanri (Journal of Information Processing and Management) 27 (7) Oct 84, 623-634 Lang.: Japanese Sanyo Electric Company (Japan) Outlines the Technical Information Retrieval System established by the Sanyo Electric Company in 1978 to provide information to Sanyo engineers in different divisions. Discusses the trends in local processing of information and describes the Optical Local Area Network System installed in Sanyo's Research Centre. Gives the key points to consider when setting up an information retrieval system Desc.: Japan; Commercial firm libraries; Electrical engineering; Technical processes and services; Information storage and retrieval; Information retrieval; Subject indexing; On-line information retrieval; Computerised information retrieval; Searching; Searching; Computerised information storage and retrieval Sec. Head.: COMPUTERISED SUBJECT INDEXING; Electrical engineering Commercial firm libraries; Japan; Sanyo Electric Company SECT. HEAD. CODES: ZmM (621.3) Y038061 32 804785 85/4785 Meeeting business needs via online searching Roan, Tattie W. National Online Meeting Proceedings-1984. New York, April 10-12, 1984 313-317. 4 refs Lang.: Eng. The proliferation of data bases and on-line services poses problems for the end-user of business information. Whether he performs searches independently or relies on a colleague or professional searcher, the end-user needs an awareness of options that are available. Corporate management also needs this awareness to insure information delivery of the highest quality at all levels of work. Reviews the information needs of corporate executives, managers, sales representatives, lawyers, and engineers; suggests appropriate on-line resources for meeting those needs; identifies various avenues for obtaining needed information in cost-effective ways; considers the relationship between the end-user and the searcher; and sets criteria for evaluating data bases, vendors, and service possibilities. Gives practical guidelines for companies with decisions to make about instigating on-line services, publicising existing capabilities, organising or reorganising libraries, or using an information company/broker Desc.: User needs; Business information; Technical processes and services; Information storage and retrieval; Information retrieval; Subject indexing; On-line information retrieval; Computerised information retrieval ; Searching; Searching; Computerised information storage and retrieval Sec. Head.: COMPUTERISED SUBJECT INDEXING; Business information; User needs SECT. HEAD. CODES: ZmM (38)Jd Y038061 33 804780 85/4780 Closing the gap: the role of the librarian in online searching Dalrymple, Prudence W. RQ 24 (2) Winter 84, 177-185. 43 refs Lang.: Eng. On-line searching has affected the librarian's traditional role of assisting users in their pursuit of information. With the recent introduction of user-friendly systems designed to promote end-user on-line searching, a new look at the librarian's role as a search intermediary is needed. Discusses, through a review of the literature, several key aspects of the librarian's changing role in the on-line search process including the reference interview, on-line search evaluation, user training, and information service management Desc.: End users; Technical processes and services; Information storage and retrieval; Information retrieval; Subject indexing; On-line information retrieval; Computerised information retrieval; Searching; Searching; Computerised information storage and retrieval Sec. Head.: COMPUTERISED SUBJECT INDEXING; End users SECT. HEAD. CODES: ZmHz Y038061 34 804738 85/4738 The Lyle Wright American Fiction Series Cooperative Cataloging Project Tyner, Sue Research Libraries In OCLC: A Quarterly (14) Spring/Summer 84, 5-6 Lang.: Eng. Lyle Wright American Fiction Series. Cooperative Cataloguing Project; Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) Describes the cooperative project for the cataloguing of the Lyle Wright American Fiction Series vols. 1-3 carried out by 13 institutions who were members of the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) during 1982-84. It is hoped to complete the cataloguing of vols. 4-5 with the aid of a grant. Stresses that it would have greatly assisted participants if OCLC had had some sort of electronic mail system Desc.: Fiction; American literature; Technical processes and services; Information storage and retrieval; Information retrieval; Cataloguing; Computerised cataloguing; On-line cataloguing; Cooperation Sec. Head.: CATALOGUING; On-line; Cooperation; USA; Lyle Wright American Fiction Series; Cooperative Cataloguing Project; Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) SECT. HEAD. CODES: TogsNcc Y038061 35 804728 85/4728 Library automation and overdues: a discussion of possibilities and potentialities McClintock, Patrick Library and Archival Security 6 (2/3) Summer/Fall 84, 97-103 Lang.: Eng. Contribution to an issue devoted to library overdues. Intended as a guide for libraries that are considering automation and for which the overdues process is an area of concern. Manual and automated overdues procedures are compared, and special features of automated systems (sorting by ZIP codes, manual overrides) are examined. Minimum requirements for the automated handling of the overdues function are outlined. For example, such a system should be able to produce overdues notices in batch mode Desc.: Computerised circulation control; Circulation control; Overdue materials; Technical processes and services; Services; Reader services; Circulation Sec. Head.: CIRCULATION; Overdue materials; Computerised circulation control SECT. HEAD. CODES: Sjgix Y038061 36 804721 85/4721 Baltimore County Public Library and the delinquent borrower Murray, Marilyn Library and Archival Security 6 (2/3) Summer/Fall 84, 51-56. illus Lang.: Eng. Baltimore County (Maryland). Public library Contribution to an issue devoted to library overdues. Explains how the Baltimore County (Maryland) Public Library has employed small claims court measures in its overdues procedures. The library attempts to contact patrons with 40 or more in overdue materials. If the patron cannot be contacted and if the patron does not respond to letters, court action is initiated. The results of this approach are documented, and forms are appended Desc.: Public libraries; Overdue materials; Technical processes and services; Services; Reader services; Circulation Sec. Head.: CIRCULATION; Overdue materials; Public libraries; Maryland; Baltimore County Public library SECT. HEAD. CODES: SjgFvD572 Y038061 37 804707 85/4707 Computer-assisted binding preparation at a university library Kim, David U. Serials Librarian 9 (2) Winter 84, 35-43. illus. table Lang.: Eng. Library binding involves a large amount of repetitive clerical work. Despite notable progress in other areas of library automation during the past few years, only a little development has been made in automating binding preparation processes. By storing binding information in the computer memory, it is possible to generate binding slips, packing slips, and other necessary listings by computer with a greatly reduced need for clerical intervention. Discusses an automated binding preparation system that is currently used at Sam Houston State University, Texas Desc.: Computers; Technical processes and services; Preservation; Conservation; Binding; Periodicals Sec. Head.: PRESERVATION OF MATERIAL; Binding; Periodicals; Use of Computers SECT. HEAD. CODES: SemLmAw Y038061 38 804659 85/4659 Telefacsimile in BCOP libraries: policy study Brunton, Stephen L.; Hadlow, James F. Birmingham, University of Aston, 1984, 16p. tables. (BLRD report 5820) Lang.: Eng. British Library. Research and Development Department. BLRD report 5820; Birmingham Libraries in Cooperation (UK); B.C.O.P. (Birmingham Libraries in Cooperation) Describes the work carried out during a 3-month policy study in preparation for participation by the 4 major Birmingham libraries through their cooperative organisation, BCOP (Birmingham Libraries in Cooperation) in the nationwide facsimile project promoted by the British Library Research and Development Department. The study investigated the potential facsimile transmission traffic in BCOP, the likely costs of providing a facsimile service, methods of publicising the service, and the attitudes of staffs towards accommodating and operating such a service within the 4 libraries Desc.: Services; Reader services; Document delivery; Availability of documents; Facsimile transmission Sec. Head.: DOCUMENT DELIVERY; Facsimile transmission; UK; Birmingham Libraries in Cooperation SECT. HEAD. CODES: RxNxy Y038061 39 804650 85/4650 Marketing a subscription current awareness service Oliver, Kathleen B. National Online Meeting Proceedings-1984. New York, April 10-12, 1984 273-277. 3 refs Lang.: Eng. American College of Cardiology. Griffith Resource Library; Griffith Resource Library. American College of Cardiology In Spring 81, following a marketing survey of a sample of its membership, the Griffith Resource Library of the American College of Cardiology offered a cost recovery subscription service based on monthly retrievals of 15 subject profiles stored at the National Library of Medicine and run against the SDILINE data base. In the 1st year the Monthly Literature Service (MLS) had 308 subscribers who had subscribed to 635 topics. A fee of 60 for the 1st topic and 40 for additional topics was asked. At the end of the 1st year the Service had recovered all costs. In Dec 80 a questionnaire survey was made of 200 randomly selected members of the College. The questionnaire included a sample and description of the proposed Service. The purpose of the survey was to determine general interest, find out how members used their professional time, and elicit suggestions for topics to be covered. By Jan 10, 56% of the sample had responded and 23% expressed a willingness to subscribe to one or more topics at an estimated cost of 45 per topic. 23% was sufficient to warrant offering the Service. Legal issues were reviewed, topics selected, a brochure developed and a number of promotional techniques used Desc.: Cardiology; Learned, society and institute libraries; Services; Reader services; Information services (Published and distributed services); Selective Dissemination of Information; S.D.I. (Selective Dissemination of Information); Computerised SDI; Medicine Sec. Head.: SELECTIVE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION; Cardiology; Use of SDILINE/MEDLINE; USA; Learned, society and institute libraries; American College of Cardiology; Griffith Resource Library SECT. HEAD. CODES: RpM (616.12) Y038061 40 804557 85/4557 The changing role of the information professional Bearman, Toni Carbo Library Trends 32 (3) Winter 84, 255-260 Lang.: Eng. Contribution to a thematic issue on atypical careers and innovative services in library and information science. Paper adapted from presentations made at a conference cosponsored by the Information Institute, International Academy at Santa Barbara and the Association of American Library Schools, 6-8 May 82. Examines the following changes which are taking place in the role of the information professional and their implications for his education: a blurring of the different elements in the information transfer chain; the harnessing of new technology and management tools; a shift to customised information services; changing patterns of library and information science education; a better image for the information professional; a change in the ethical commitment of information professionals; and increased international awareness Desc.: Future developments; Staff; Information work; Staff; Documentalists; Information scientists Sec. Head.: STAFF; Information work staff; Future developments SECT. HEAD. CODES: PydC3 Y038061 41 804547 85/4547 New technology and working environments in Danish research libraries Ny teknologi og arbejdsmiljoet i danske forskningsbiblioteker Pedersen, Eva Tidskrift foer Dokumentation 40 (2/3) Dec 84, 61-65. illus. 10 refs Lang.: Swedish Describes the automation of Danish research libraries in relation to the working environment, using the Riso Library, Roskilde, as an example. The Riso Library introduced automation in 1965 and is planning the setting up of an integrated computerised library system. Emphasises that planning, resources and employee participation are fundamental to a successful change from traditional to integrated library system Desc.: Denmark; Research libraries; Computers; Staff; Working conditions Sec. Head.: STAFF; Working conditions: Influence of Computers; Research libraries; Denmark SECT. HEAD. CODES: PeAzOq Y038061 42 804473 85/4473 The laser sound in the library Laseraani kirjastossa Poroila, Heikki Kirjastolehti 77 (10) 1984, 484-485. illus Lang.: Finnish Sotkamo (Finland). Public library Sotkamo Public Library, Finland, has been offering a compact disc record player and a collection of laser records to users for 9 months. The equipment is easy to operate and produces the sound quality the manufacturers promise. The price of the system is prohibitive, especially the records, whose prices show no sign of dropping. The main problem is the scarcity of laser records: approximately 3, 500 laser records exist at present but only some hundreds can be bought in Finland. Nothing is available in ethnological or children's music. Manufacturers stress commercial aspects but do promise a more comprehensive supply Desc.: Finland; Public libraries; Optical discs; Compact discs; Library materials; Stock; Audio-visual materials; Gramophone records; Sound records Sec. Head.: AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS; Sound records; Compact discs; Public libraries; Finland; Sotkamo Public Library SECT. HEAD. CODES: Mwj Y038061 43 804428 85/4428 The future of school library media centers: a look at the impact of technology upon library media program development Craver, Kathleen W. School Library Media Quarterly 12 (4) Summer 84, 266-284. bibliog Lang.: Eng. Presents a scenario which is a standard method employed by library researchers for predicting and studying the future. Considers some of the present technological, economic, educational, social and organisational trends that are having an impact on or may impinge upon the school library media centre and may alter its future Desc.: Future developments; Children; School libraries; School resource centres; Resource centres Sec. Head.: SCHOOL LIBRARIES; School resource centres; Future developments SECT. HEAD. CODES: HykGpEqsC3 Y038061 44 804407 85/4407 The Telecommunications Information Center at George Washington University: a prototype Sessions, Judith A.; Haworth, Cathy Library Hi Tech 2 (1) 1984, 63-65. illus Lang.: Eng. George Washington University (Washington D.C.). Telecommunications Information Center; Telecommunications Information Center. George Washington University (Washington D.C.) Describes the scope of collections, users and catalogue at the Telecommunications Information Center of George Washington University, Washington D.C.. The Center collects materials on the economics, technology, and regulation policy of broadcasting cable communications, common carrier, communications satellites, teletext-videotex services, electronic mail, mobile communications services and the computer-communications interface. The Center has been open 2 years and is becoming a major depository for telecommunications materials Desc.: Telecommunications; Academic libraries; University libraries Sec. Head.: UNIVERSISTY LIBRARIES; Telecommunications libraries; George Washington University; Telecommunications Information Center SECT. HEAD. CODES: GdEr (621.39) Y038061 45 804388 85/4388 User's attitudes change during online search training session: a case study of inexperienced librarians Makiko Miwa; Kazuhiko Nakayama National Online Meeting Proceedings-1984. New York, April 10-12, 1984 227-233. illus Lang.: Eng. Miwa, Makiko; Nakayama, Kazuhiko; Tsukuba University (Japan). Science Information Processing Center 40 reference librarians of university libraries without experience in on-line bibliographic searching attended a 3-day on-line search training session using the UTOPIA system at the University of Tsukuba Science Information Processing Center in Aug 81. Changes in trainees' attitudes as a result of the training session were examined using Semantic Differencial Methods questionnaires. Each trainee was asked to fill out the same questionnaire twice, once at the beginning and once at the end of the training session. Answers to the questionnaires were analysed using SPSS (Statistical package for the Scoial Sciences). As a result, overall attitudes toward computers changes from negative to positive. The positive change in the trainees' attitudes reflects the success of the training session. The same study was done at a similar training session in 1983. This session was evaluated as unsuccessful because of improper selection of the data base used at the terminal session. Based on the 2 studies, the following factors were found to be very important for this kind of on-line training session: uniformity of the trainees' backgrounds; fitting the training contents to the trainees' interests; and proper selection of data bases for the terminal session. The method used was very powerful to evaluate the kind of training session under study Desc.: Japan; Short courses; Information services; Data bases; Professional education; Curricula; On-line information retrieval Sec. Head.: CURRICULA; Curriculum subject; On-line information retrieval; Data bases; Information services; Short courses; Japan; Tsukuba University; Science Information Processing Center SECT. HEAD. CODES: Bw (ZmRn)Bvs Y038061 46 8504307 85/4307 The impact of electronics on publishing Poler, Ellen M. National Online Meeting 1983: proceedings of the fourth National Online Meeting New York, April 12-14, 1983 429-437. 6 refs Lang.: Eng. Computers are becoming smaller, cheaper, and portable, while gaining memory capacity. They could spell the end of the printed word as a means of information storage and dissemination. The cost of preparing and distributing print material is rising and the cost of information processing is falling. The amount of print material in every discipline and specialty is proliferating rapidly. The computer revolution has enormous ramifications for education. Though textbook expenditures have declined in the last few years, spending for localised personal computing has risen in a soft economy. Changes in the workplace will occur. Fewer individuals will have to be physically present at a particular location for work to occur. In addition to uses such as electronic mail and conferencing, computers perform familiar functions such as calculating, library research and filing, word-processing, text editing, and instant delivery of information. Information received or generated by computers can be rearranged so that it can be used to make strategic decisions. Decision-making by future professionals is linked with electronic access to information. As the novelty of computers wears off, it will be seen that information and knowledge are power, and the information will begin to dominate the delivery vehicles Desc.: Computers Sec. Head.: ORGANISATION AND ADMINISTRATIO; General treatment SECT. HEAD. CODES: 16 Y038061 47 8504200 85/4200 Online at Hunter: a first semester report card Library Hi Tech News 1 (4) Apr 84, 1, 11. table Lang.: Eng. City University (New York). Hunter College Library When Hunter College Library, City University of New York, USA, opened the doors to its new 9-floor library in Sept 83, it unveiled the newly installed CLSI public access catalogue. For a student population of around 17, 000 there are 19 touch terminals in the main library, 11 in the reference area and 1 on each of the other 8 floors. There are currently 211, 000 titles in the data base produced from Hunters OCLC tapes. Discusses users reactions to the system. At the end of 1 semester of use the on-line catalogues get a positive evaluation from staff and users Desc.: University libraries; On-line catalogues; OPACs (On-line public access catalogues); Technical processes and services; Information storage and retrieval; Information retrieval; Physical forms of catalogu Form of catalogue; Cataloguing; Computerised catalogues Sec. Head.: CATALOGUES BY PHYSICAL FORM; On-line catalogues; University libraries; New York; City University; Hunter College SECT. HEAD. CODES: UegGd Y038061 48 8504189 85/4189 Cataloguing operations in Arab university libraries Nazir Ahmad Pakistan Library Bulletin 15 (1-2) Mar-June 84, 1-17. illus. 20 refs Lang.: Eng. Ahmad Nazir; Petroleum and Minerals University (Saudi Arabia). Library Briefly describes catalogue automation developments in the UK. Outlines the computerisation of technical services which has taken place at the Library of the University of Petroleum and Minerals at Dharan, Saudi Arabia, which uses the DOBIS/LIBIS system. Discusses some of the problems (and solutions) of automation, including the need to standardise Arabic name headings. Assesses the value of library automation in Arab countries Desc.: University libraries ; Arabic materials ; Technical processes and services ; Information storage and retrieval; Information retrieval; Cataloguing; Computerised cataloguing Sec. Head.: CATALOGUING; Computerised; Arabic materials; University libraries; Saudi Arabia; Petroleum and Minerals University SECT. HEAD. CODES: TogKz (61) Y038061 49 8504175 85/4175 Telefacsimile as a mechanism for document delivery in interlibrary loan part III Reynolds, Dennis Action for Libraries 10 (5), May 84, 1 Lang.: Eng. Most advantages of using telefacsimile for document delivery in interlibrary loan are service orientated. Considers the costs involved. Indicates that the price of high speed digital telefacsimile is decreasing. Compares purchases with rental and leasing. Notes a questionnaire on telefacsimile being undertaken in May 1984 by the Bibliographical Centre for Research, Rocky Mountain Region, USA, and being circulated in that region. For parts 1 and 2 see 84/6753 and 84/6754 Desc.: Facsimile transmission; Technical processes and services Interloans; Cooperation; Acquisitions; Document delivery Sec. Head.: INTERLOANS; Document delivery; Facsimile transmission SECT. HEAD. CODES: ScmRxNxy Y038061 50 8504153 85/4153 Ringling School of Art and Design builds a CASTLE Morse, Yvonne; Davis, Wendy Library Hi Tech 2 (1) 1984, 47-55. illus Lang.: Eng. CASTLE (Computer Automated Software for the Total Library Environment) Computer Automated Software for the Total Library Environment; Ringling School of Art and Design (Florida). Library Describes the development and installation of CASTLE (Computer Automated Software for the Total Library Environment) in the Ringling School of Art and Designs library from Mar-Sept 83. CASTLE provides an automated circulation system and user-friendly on-line catalogue with a capacity of 20, 000 books and 200 periodicals titles. The CASTLE software is run on an ONYX C800IMU microcomputer with 256K memory, 40 megabytes hard disc, and streamer tape backup Desc.: Art college libraries; Technical processes and services; On-line technical processes and services Sec. Head.: BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORDS; On-line; Art college libraries Florida; Ringling School of Art and Design; Computer Automated Software for the Total Library Environment (CASTLE) SECT. HEAD. CODES: SaOtsGjEr (7) Y038061 51 8503996 85/3996 Identifying needed technical standards: the LITA TESLA Committee at work Carter, Ruth C. Library Hi Tech 2 (1) 1984, 37-40. 5 refs Lang.: Eng. American Library Association. Library and Information Technology Association. Technical Standards for Library Automation Committee Describes the current work of the Technical Standards for Library Automation Committee (TESLA) of the Library Information Technology Association (LITA) of the American Library Association. Identifies the existing standards in the field of library automation and TESLAs suggestions of areas where standards should but do not exist. TESLAs model of technical standards will feature at the Chicago 1985 Conference of the American Library Association. Invites suggestions for other areas in library automation which require standards Desc.: Standards; Data processing; Computers Sec. Head.: COMPUTERS; Standards for; American Library Association; Library and Information Technology Association; Technical Standards for Library Automation Committee SECT. HEAD. CODES: OqAs Y038061 52 8503991 85/3991 Direct broadcast satellites: an interview with Hartford Gunn Library Hi Tech 1 (4) Spring 84, 7-12. illus Lang.: Eng. Gunn, H.; Satellite Television Corporation (USA) Reports on an interview with Hartford Gunn, Satellite Television Corporation (STC), a subsidiary of COMSAT. Discusses the concept of direct broadcast by satellite (DBS), and the involvement of COMSAT and STC. Considers the assignment of radio frequencies and discussions to reach international agreement. Discusses the security of broadcasts and the use of encryption and decoding. Considers the relationship with cable television (CATV). Discusses the development of new services and facilities particularly those of interest to libraries Desc.: Satellites; Organisation and administration; Administration ; Library equipment ; Equipment ; Office equipment; Telecommunications; Data transmission; Management; Library administration; Library management Sec. Head.: OFFICE AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS; Satellites SECT. HEAD. CODES: Nx Y038061 53 8503865 85/3865 Library of Parliament Helsinki: a survey of its history and activities LIBER News Sheet (12) 1984, 40-43 Lang.: Eng. Briefly surveys the history of Finlands Library of Parliament. In 1978 the library moved to a new building and now occupies some 5, 500 sq.m. The librarys role is to acquire the relevant literature required for the Parliament to carry on its work and to serve as a national special library for jurisprudence and political science (it has legal deposit rights to Finnish literature in this field). Collections amount to about 440, 000 vols. with subscriptions to 1, 200 periodicals. The library employs 40 staff. The library also has responsibility for the upkeep of the Archives of Parliament (documents produced during Parliaments lifetime). The library has alphabetical and subject catalogues and publishes an annual bibliography of government publications in Finland. Cataloguing and information retrieval is automated Desc.: Finland; Parliamentary libraries Sec. Head.: PUBLIC, OFFICIAL AND GOVERNMEN; Finland SECT. HEAD. CODES: FgD471 Y038061 54 8503832 85/3832 Prof. Abdul Moid (1920-84): father of Pakistan librarianship Syed Jalaluddin Haider Pakistan Library Bulletin 15 (1-2) Mar-June 84, 26-59. 36 refs Lang.: Eng. Jalaluddin Haider Syed; Haider Syed Jalaluddin; Moid, A. Detailed biographical study of Abdul Moid who spent 40 years in the library profession in India, Pakistan and Nigeria and is known as the father of Pakistan librarianship because of his pioneering work Desc.: Librarians; Biographies Sec. Head.: BIOGRAPHIES OF LIBRARIANS; Moid, Abdul SECT. HEAD. CODES: Bji (MOI) Y038061 55 8503678 85/3678 Teaching MELVYL: a research study Ritch, Alan DLA Bulletin 4 (2) Oct 84, 4-7. tables Lang.: Eng. California University. Division of Library Automation. MELVYL; MELVYL. California University. Division of Library Automation In Mar 84, a questionnaire was distributed to 150 out of 550 librarians in the California University system to determine: how often librarians used MELVYL; how they had learned to use it; which methods of teaching seemed most effective; what instructional resources were most needed; and who should provide them. Results are tabulated and conclusions presented. A significant demand for an on-line tutorial mode is suggested with the Division of Library Automation as the preferred source for on-line instruction Desc.: Surveys ; Use ; California ; University libraries; Technical processes and services ; Information storage and retrieval; Information retrieval ; Physical forms of catalogue; Form of catalogue; Cataloguing; Computerised catalogues Sec. Head.: CATALOGUES BY PHYSICAL FORM; On-line; Use; University libraries; California University; Division of Library Automation; MELVYL; Surveys SECT. HEAD. CODES: UegJaGdD73 Y038061 56 8503671 85/3671 Authority control in manual versus online catalogs: an examination of See references Thomas, Catherine M. Information Technology and Libraries 3 (4) Dec 84, 393-398. tables Lang.: Eng. California University at San Diego; California University. Division of Library Automation. MELVYL ; MELVYL. California University. Division of Library Automation Research was carried out by California University at San Diego to investigate some of its cataloguing authority control practices in the light of machine searching capabilities of the MELVYL system. The hypothesis that a substantial number of the cross-references cataloguers routinely make for searching manual files would be unnecessary for searching MELVYL was supported. Nearly one half of the cross-references required in manual files could be dispensed with in MELVYLs on-line keyword search environment Desc.: Cross references; Authority files; On-line cataloguing; Technical processes and services ; Information storage and retrieval; Information retrieval; Cataloguing by special characteristics ; Cataloguing Sec. Head.: CATALOGUING BY SPECIAL CHARACT; Cross references; On-line cataloguing; Authority files; California University at San Diego; MELVYL SECT. HEAD. CODES: Txf Y038061 57 8503663 85/3663 Consolidation of monograph records in the UC online catalog Colye, Karen DLA Bulletin 4 (2) Oct 84, 10-13. illus Lang.: Eng. California University. Division of Library Automation. MELVYL; MELVYL. California University. Division of Library Automation Consolidation is the process of merging records that represent the same bibliographic item. Since Oct 84, all monograph records entering MELVYL have been processed by a new consolidation algorithm. Before this, many records stayed apart in MELVYL, appearing on-line as multiple records of the same item. The algorithm involves assigning a numeric weight based on several characteristics of the record. A list of data elements (classification number, ISBN, title, author) used in matching records is given Desc.: Merging; Consolidation; Duplicates; Technical processes and services; Information storage and retrieval; Information retrieval; Cataloguing; Computerised cataloguing; On-line cataloguing Sec. Head.: CATALOGUING; On-line; Duplicate records; Merging; MELVYL SECT. HEAD. CODES: TogsNan Y038061 58 8503660 85/3660 Transaction logs: gathering information about MELVYL Larson, Ray R. DLA Bulletin 4 (2) Oct 84, 17-18 Lang.: Eng. California University. Division of Library Automation. MELVYL; MELVYL. California University. Division of Library Automation The transaction log system was developed concurrently with the prototype of MELVYL to monitor the catalogues performance and collect statistics on its use. With the advent of the production catalog, the transaction log system underwent considerable revision. The old and new versions of the system are compared and the reasons for the changes are discussed Desc.: Transaction logs ; Technical processes and services; Information storage and retrieval; Information retrieval; Cataloguing; Computerised cataloguing; On-line cataloguing Sec. Head.: CATALOGUING; On-line; Transaction logs; MELVYL SECT. HEAD. CODES: Togs Y038061 59 8503659 85/3659 Application of a personal/business computer in library automation. Updating a mainframe resident authority file Streensland, M.C.; Spaith, T.G. Electronic Library 2 (4) Oct 84, 279-284. 14 refs Lang.: Eng. Keeping a library authority file up-to-date and therefore authoritative can be a cumbersome task even when the file is maintained in computer-readable form. When, in addition, it becomes necessary to do massive updating to bring the entire file into conformity with a changed or newly-adopted standard, the task becomes even more difficult. Describes an example of accomplishing such an update on the Chemical Abstracts Service Source Index (CASSI) using a relatively low level of human resources, and computer resources which had been placed in the library mainly for word-processing. The same strategy was re-used in a similar update of a related authority file Desc.: Updating ; Authority files ; Technical processes and services ; Information storage and retrieval; Information retrieval; Cataloguing; Computerised cataloguing Sec. Head.: CATALOGUING; Computerised; Authority files; Updating SECT. HEAD. CODES: TogNah Y038061 60 8503645 85/3645 Automated circulation and beyond: an examination of choices. ALA-LAMA McKinley, Margaret Library Hi Tech 1 (3) Winter 83, 87-88 Lang.: Eng. Salmon, S.; Matthews, J.R.; Tenunfeld, T.; Kershner, L. Briefly describes papers given at a 2-day pre-conference session on circulation services held in Los Angeles, California, 23-24 June 83. Stephen Salmon spoke on the development of integrated library systems and the advantages and disadvantages of using minicomputers for multiple library functions. Joseph Matthews presented a straightforward plan for selecting the right automated system. Kevin Hegarty and Jane Burke presented warnings for those negotiating contracts with vendors of turnkey systems. Thomas Tenunfeld discussed telecommunications. Lois Kershner offered guidelines for effective cooperation among libraries planning to share a circulation system. Summarises points made by speakers on library automation Desc.: Conferences; Technical processes and services ; Circulation; Services ; Reader services ; Circulation control ; Computerised circulation control Sec. Head.: CIRCULATION; Circulation control; Computerised; Conferences SECT. HEAD. CODES: SixAg Y038061 61 8503636 85/3636 Improving interlibrary loan in the Research Libraries Group Smith, Malcolm Interlending Document Supply 12 (4) Oct 84, 143-145. 1 ref Lang.: Eng. Research Libraries Group (USA) Describes a project initiated by the Research Libraries Group (RLG) among 6 of its members (Cornell University, Brigham Young University, University of California, Berkeley, Princeton University, University of Iowa and University of Michigan) to investigate the scope for improving interloans procedures and explore the potential of facsimile transmission for this purpose Desc.: Technical processes and services; Interloans; Cooperatio Acquisitions; University libraries Sec. Head.: INTERLOANS; University libraries; USA SECT. HEAD. CODES: ScmGd Y038061 62 8503611 85/3611 Libramatic services to libraries Vine (53) Apr 84, 29 Lang.: Eng. Libramatic Systems Pty Ltd Briefly describes the role played by Libramatic Systems Pty Ltd., the Australian agent for the LIBS-100, in library automation in Australia Desc.: Technical processes and services ; On-line technical processes and services; Australia Sec. Head.: BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORDS; On-line; Australia; Role of Libramatic Systems Pty Ltd SECT. HEAD. CODES: SaOtsD941 Y038061 63 8503607 85/3607 Library automation at UC Davis Vigil, Peter DLA Bulletin 4 (2) Oct 84, 16, 18 Lang.: Eng. California University at Davis. Library Describes briefly the automation of library systems at California University at Davis. These included: retrospective conversion of cataloguing records; computerised circulation control; periodicals holdings lists; computerised cataloguing of the Higgins Collection; Automated Information Retrieval Service (AIRS); end-user training activities Desc.: Technical processes and services; Computerised technical processes and services; University libraries Sec. Head.: BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORDS; Computerised; University libraries; California University at Davis SECT. HEAD. CODES: SaOqGd Y038061 64 8503604 85/3604 A conversation with Steve Silberstein Freedman, Mitch Technicalities 3 (12) Dec 83, 3-7. illus Lang.: Eng. Silberstein, S.; Innovative Interfaces Inc. (USA) Interviews Steve Silberstein, of Innovative Interfaces Inc., USA, about the development of their library automation systems. Discusses: their first installation, a black box interface between CLSI and OCLC; the development of the company and why they entered the library field; the creation of an acquisitions system; and their future plans Desc.: Technical processes and services; Computerised technical processes and services Sec. Head.: BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORDS; Computerised; Innovative Interfaces Inc SECT. HEAD. CODES: SaOq Y038061 65 8503586 85/3586 Library instruction integrated with patient managment Ben-Shir, Rya Bulletin of the Medical Library Association 72 (3) July 84, 310-311. 8 refs Lang.: Eng. Shir, R.Ben- Reports an individualised library instruction programme for residents in training at MacNeal Memorial Hospital, a 427-bed community teaching hospital affiliated with Illinois University. The programme was directed toward some 40 residents in internal medicine and family practice. 21 residents who participated in the scheme were surveyed to determine user satisfaction Desc.: Doctors ; Medicine ; Services ; Reader services ; Information work; Use instructions Sec. Head.: INSTRUCTIONS IN USE OF LIBRARI; Medicine; Users; Doctors SECT. HEAD. CODES: RmiM (61)Hz (614.25) Y038061 66 8503473 85/3473 A national university service: SUNIST Un serveur universitaire national: le SUNIST Dubray, Gerald Bulletin des Bibliotheques de France 29 (3) May-June 84, 249-250 Lang.: French To provide universities with the resources necessary for developing scientific and technical information systems, the French Department of Libraries, Museums and Scientific and Technical Information (DBMIST) has set up a fully equipped national centre for automated information procesing, SUNIST (Serveur Universitaire National de Information Scientifique et Technique). Since it became operational in Mar 84 the service has compiled a collective catalogue of periodicals, established an interlibrary loan system using electronic mail and assisted in the creation of some 50 specialised data bases. Future projects include research on the possible applications of optical numeric discs, electronic publishing and computer translation Desc.: France; Data processing; Computers; University libraries Sec. Head.: COMPUTERS; University libraries; France SECT. HEAD. CODES: OqGdD44 Y038061 67 8503367 85/3367 Family library link Crowthers, Lesley PLG News (19) Autumn 84, 5-8. illus Lang.: Eng. Havant (UK). Public libraries ; Family Library Link, Havant (UK); Hampshire (UK). Public libraries The Family Library Link mobile library service began in Aug 83 to serve the under-5s in Leigh Park, Havant, a housing estate with a population of 40, 000 which has been designated an Area of Urban Deprivation. When equipment had been purchased an annual revenue of 20, 364 was needed to pay the salaries of a professional librarian and driver and cover the bookfund and running costs. The service now enjoys links with the local community centre, playgroups, childminders and clinics and community response has been encouraging Desc.: Havant (UK) ; Mobile libraries ; County libraries; Hampshire (UK); Pre-school children Sec. Head.: SCHOOL LIBRARIES; Libraries; Users; Pre-school children; County libraries; Mobile libraries; UK; Hampshire; Havant; Family Library Link SECT. HEAD. CODES: HymFwEqg Y038061 68 8503228 85/3228 Description of proposals for experiments in electronic supply of documents and electronic publishing (in English) Vernimb, M. Cahiers de la Documentation 38 (1) 1984, 7-10 Lang.: Eng. Paper presented at the Belgian Documentation Associations General Assembly in Mar 83. The EEC Directorate General XIII, which is responsible for information marketing, is allocating financial support for research in electronic supply of documents and electronic publishing, both to develop existing information technology and to complement the available Euronet services. Following an initial study of potential user demand and technical feasibility an action programme calling for research proposals has been launched. Studies in using satellites for document delivery are already under way. The intention is to develop ultimately a more interactive information market, providing commercial services geared to established user needs and developing innovatory projects such as the electronic mailbox Desc.: Technical processes and services; Information storage and retrieval ; Information retrieval; Subject indexing; On-line information retrieval ; Computerised information retrieval; Searching; Searching; Computerised information storage and retrieval; Document delivery Sec. Head.: COMPUTERISED SUBJECT INDEXING; Document delivery SECT. HEAD. CODES: ZmVtv Y038061 69 8503217 85/3217 Labels from the Electronic Yellow Pages: a BASIC routine Wismer, Donald Online 8 (4) July 84, 36-40. illus Lang.: Eng. EYPLABEL; Electronic Yellow Pages; DIALOG. Electronic Yellow Pages Describes a BASIC program, EYPLABEL, for printing labels downloaded from Electronic Yellow Pages (EYP) files 501-510 on DIALOG. The program is necessary to weed unwanted labels or to control label spacing. Lists both the full and the compressed versions of the program, and gives a sample printout from file 504 with and without EYPLABEL. The program runs on a 48k RAM TRS-80 Model III with an RS-232 port, single disc drive, a C Itoh F10/40 daisy wheel printer, 300 baud acoustic coupler and a data communication program MODEM 80 Desc.: Programs (Computers); Labels; Reprocessing; Downloading ; Output ; Technical processes and services; Information storage and retrieval ; Information retrieval; Subject indexing; On-line information retrieval ; Computerised information retrieval; Searching; Searching; Computerised information storage and retrieval; Data bases; Information services ; Computerised information services; Magnetic tape; External magnetic tape information services Sec. Head.: COMPUTERISED SUBJECT INDEXING; Data bases; Information services; Output; Reprocessing; Labels; Computer programs; DIALOG; Electronic Yellow Pages; EYPLABEL SECT. HEAD. CODES: ZmRnOwf Y038061 70 8503187 85/3187 Information scientists and librarians as a market for viewdata in the UK Hayden, Virginia Journal of Information Science 8 (4) May 84, 149-165. tables. 12 refs Lang.: Eng. Viewdata is both a means of storing, retrieving and disseminating information and of communication between individuals or organisations. As such, viewdata, whether a private system or the public system Prestel, is of direct relevance to information scientists and librarians. A research project is described which surveyed non-student members of the Institute of Information Scientists and of the Library Association working in the UK, as a market for viewdata services. The main objective was to see whether this market was homogeneous or whether it could be partitioned into a number of distinct segments. The market was segmented on the basis of perceived benefits of viewdata. Data were collected using a questionnaire which was constructed from items obtained during group discussions with information scientists and librarians. Cluster analysis showed that the market was not homogeneous and questionnaire respondents were classified into 4 segments. Segment 1 which had generally reserved or unfavourable perceptions of viewdata was assigned the descriptors unconcerned, reserved. Segment 2 which had the most favourable perceptions was given descriptors experienced, enthusiastic. Segment 3 with overall quite favourable perceptions was designated experienced-but-wary, user-oriented. Segment 4 which, due to very low awareness of viewdata was generally lacking in perceptions, was described uninformed, worried. Factors affecting perceptions were identified. These included lack of awareness of hard-copy facilities, lack of awareness of general characteristics of viewdata and perceptions which respondents had of British Telecom Desc.: Surveys ; U.K. ; Librarians; Information scientists; Market research ; Technical processes and services; Information storage and retrieval ; Information retrieval ; Subject indexing ; On-line information retrieval ; Computerised information retrieval; Searching; Searching; Computerised information storage and retrieval; Telecommunications ; Data transmission ; Videotex; Viewdata systems; Interactive videotex; Telephone-based videotex Sec. Head.: COMPUTERISED SUBJECT INDEXING; Telecommunications and Computer systems; Videotex; Interactive; Viewdata systems; Users; Librarians and Information scientists; UK; Surveys SECT. HEAD. CODES: ZmNxabH (02) Y038061 71 8503145 85/3145 Pocket radio for library automation Brownrigg, Edwin B.; Lynch, Clifford A.; Pepper, Rebecca L. Information Technology and Libraries 3 (3) Sept 84, 229-244. illus. bibliog Lang.: Eng. MELVYL. Calfornia University. Division of Library Automation ; California University. Division of Library Automation. MELVYL Describes the experimental communications system introduced by California University, Division of Library Automation. The system uses packet radio, a blend of radio and digital packet switching technology, to transmit data between the on-line catalogue, MELVYL, and its terminals. The system eliminates the need for data cables Desc.: Packet radio; Radio; Packet switching; Telecommunications ; Terminals; On-line catalogues; Technical processes and services; Information storage and retrieval; Information retrieval; Physical forms of catalogue ; Form of catalogue ; Cataloguing ; Computerised catalogues Sec. Head.: CATALOGUES BY PHYSICAL FORM; On-line catalogues; Terminals; Telecommunications; Packet switching; Use of Radio; Packet radio; California University; Division of Library Automation; MELVYL SECT. HEAD. CODES: UegOwjNx Y038061 72 8503144 85/3144 Catalog use studies-since the introduction of online interactive catalogs: impact on design for subject access Cochrane, Pauline A.; Markey, Karen Library and Information Science Research 5 (4) Winter 83, 337-363. illus. table. 59 refs Lang.: Eng. Cochrane, P.Atherton; Atherton Cochrane, P. Article based on Pauline A. Cochranes presentation at the Resources and Technical Services Division (RTSD)/Reference and Adult Services Division (RASD)/Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) of the American Library Association (ALA) Preconference on Prospects for the Online Catalog on 8 July 82 in Philadelphia. Describes the transition from card to on-line catalogues during 1981-82. Discusses methods for studying on-line catalogues and identifies 4 priority areas for study: analysing user requirements and behaviour; monitoring existing on-line public access catalogues (OPACs); developing cost management methods; and developing distributed computing and system linkages. Suggests that all of the techniques described have provided data and answers to some research questions. Outlines new directions for OPAC research. Concludes that how the user and the system interact is more important than that the interaction occurs on-line Desc.: Evaluation ; On-line catalogues; Technical processes and services ; Information storage and retrieval; Information retrieval; Physical forms of catalogue ; Form of catalogue ; Cataloguing ; Computerised catalogues Sec. Head.: CATALOGUES BY PHYSICAL FORM; On-line; Evaluation SECT. HEAD. CODES: UegNh Y038061 73 8503077 85/3077 Library automation at Presbyterian College Cox Yarborough, Cynthia; Thomason, James H. Small Computers in Libraries 3 (9) Sept 83, 6-7. illus Lang.: Eng. Presbyterian College (South Carolina). Library; Yarborough, C.Cox The Presbyterian College Library, Clinton, South Carolina, USA, have produced several library automation programs for their 64K Apple II+4 with 2 disc drives and an Okidata Microline 93 printer. Programs are: Card and Label Manager for original catalogue card production and book label production; Booklist which produces a new titles listing; and General Manager which is used for periodicals holdings. Word processing is used for materials needing frequent updating such as bibliographic instruction files, library procedure manuals and library handouts Desc.: College libraries ; Microcomputers; Technical processes and services Sec. Head.: BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORDS; Computerised; Microcomputers; College libraries; South Carolina; Presbyterian College SECT. HEAD. CODES: SaOunGic Y038061 74 8502987 85/2987 Information for industry: the next ten years London, Technical Change Centre, 1984, 92p. illus. tables. 19 refs (BLRD report 5802) (ISBN 0-946890-30-7) Lang.: Eng. British Library. Research and Development Department. BLRD report 5802 Davies, D.; Perry, B.; Rothwell, R.; Jones, A.; Dare, G.; Smith, C.; Finniston, M. ; Ward, S.; Lester, R.; Spreadborough, J.; Conference on information for industry: the next ten years (1983) Proceedings of a conference organised by the British Library Research and Development Department in association with the Technical Change Centre and held at the Oakley Court Hotel, Windsor on 17 and 18 Oct 83. Papers presented were: Chairmans welcome, by Dr. Duncan Davies; British Library welcome, by Brian Perry; Information and successful innovation, by Dr. Roy Rothwell; Information demand and supply in British industry 1977-1983, by Dr. Alun Jones; Information requirements of managers for decision-making, by Gillian Dare; Education and training of information staff-the current situation, by Christine Smith; Chairmans welcome, by Sir Monty Finniston; Pharmaceutical industry information services and the impact of new technology, by Dr. Sandra Ward; Planning for the end of libraries by Dr. Ray Lester; and Future dissemination of information, by Dr. John Spreadborough Desc.: Conferences ; Future developments ; U.K.; Services; Reader services; Information work; Industrial users Sec. Head.: BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CONTROL; Industrial users; UK; Future developments; Conferences; Conference on Information for industry: the next ten years (1983) SECT. HEAD. CODES: RmHzbwD1 Y038061 75 8502947 85/2947 Data base management software in libraries information centers Herther, Nancy K. Small Computers in Libraries 3 (10) Oct 83, 1-2. 3 refs Lang.: Eng. dBase II Briefly conside 3 library-related applications using the Ashton-Tate dBase II data base management system (DBMS). DBMS are of particular importance to librarians because their goals and capabilities replicate many of those jobs done to data in libraries: creating; updating; retrieving; manipulating; and production of reports. A company is using dBase to produce a sophisticated directory for the daily sales usage and for mailing lists. An information centre used dBase for indexing internal publications, replacing card catalogue indexing and saving an estimated 40 of staff time. A corporate library is using dBase to create a file of pre-patented and other proprietary documents Desc.: Data base management systems; Data processing; Computers Sec. Head.: COMPUTERS; Data base management systems; Ashton-Tate dBase II SECT. HEAD. CODES: Otc Y038061 76 8502757 85/2757 Reflections on the problems of access to archival literature Moltke-Hansen, David American Archivist 47 (3) Summer 84, 293-295 Lang.: Eng. Hansen, D.Moltke- Archivists have little knowledge of international professional literature and very few journals are abstracted. The holdings of major libraries, even in London, cover only about 40 of the total available literature. A high proportion of archivists work in near-isolation from their colleagues and training courses are almost exclusively national in outlook. More needs to be done in abstracting journals and in involving archivists in international studies Desc.: International relations ; Profession ; Librarianship; Profession; Archives Sec. Head.: PROFESSION; Archives; International relations SECT. HEAD. CODES: Bkbr Y038061 77 8502672 85/2672 Cabs - a new biological database Smith, H.; Brewis, J.M. International Journal of Micrographics and Video Technology 2 (4) 1983, 305-307. table Lang.: Eng. Pergamon InfoLine ; CABS Online ; Current Awareness in Biological Sciences Describes Pergamon Press new bibliographic data base, Current Awareness in Biological Sciences, soon to be available as CABS Online. Discusses format, on-line searching techniques, and terms of availability Desc.: Technical processes and services; Information storage and retrieval ; Information retrieval; Subject indexing; On-line information retrieval ; Computerised information retrieval; Searching; Searching; Computerised information storage and retrieval; Data bases; Information services ; Computerised information services; Magnetic tape; External magnetic tape information services Sec. Head.: COMPUTERISED SUBJECT INDEXING; Data bases; Information services; Biology; Pergamon InfoLine; CABS Online SECT. HEAD. CODES: ZmRnM (57) Y038061 78 8502573 85/2573 Interlending activities in Canada Clement, Hope Interlending Document Supply 12 (4) Oct 84, 140-143 Lang.: Eng. Discusses interloans activities in Canada during 1983-84, including: the work of the Resource Network Committee of the National Library Advisory Board on union catalogues and a central monograph collection; the publication of a study of Canadian interloans; extension of access to the DOBIS data base; improvements in the document delivery service; interloan statistics for the Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (CISTI); the progress of the iNet trial of a nationwide decentralised voluntary library and information network; the inauguration of the University of Toronto Library Automation System (UTLAS), an electronic interloan facility; and the launching of 2 new data bases of materials for handicapped library users (CANUC: H and CANWIP) Desc.: Canada ; Technical processes and services; Interloans; Cooperation; Acquisitions Sec. Head.: INTERLOANS; Canada SECT. HEAD. CODES: ScmD71 Y038061 79 8502560 85/2560 The Sedna Information Management System McQueen, Judy Software Review 2 (4) Dec 83, 230-244. illus Lang.: Eng. Sedna Information Management System; Minnesota University. Libraries; Diehl Bio-Medical Library. Minnesota University The Minicomputer-based Integrated Library System (MILS) was developed to support library activities at the University of Minnesotas Diehl Bio-Medical Library, with funds from the National Library of Medicine and the University. The Sedna Corporation has further developed the system producing the fully integrated Sedna Information Management System version 1 (SIMS-1). Describes: the bibliographic data base; the catalogue enquiry system; the acquisitions system; the cataloguing system; the circulation system; the interlibrary loan system; the on-line public catalogue system; the serial system; the audio-visual system; the electronic mail system; external data base searching; and the management information system Desc.: Technical processes and services ; On-line technical processes and services; National libraries; University libraries Sec. Head.: BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORDS; On-line; University libraries; Minnesota University; Diehl Bio-Medical Library; Sedna Information Management System SECT. HEAD. CODES: SaOtsGd Y038061 80 8502547 85/2547 Digital facsimile: Columbia Law Library and Pacific Northwest Library Facsimile Network Tracy, Janet; De John, William Library Hi Tech 1 (3) Winter 83, 9-14. illus Lang.: Eng. Columbia University (New York). Law School Library; Pacific Northwest Library Facsimile Network; John, W.de In 1982 Columbia Universitys Law School Library rented Rapicom 6100 telefacsimile equipment for sending periodical articles to New York University Law School Library and to law firms which subscribe to Columbias reference subscription service. Discusses Columbia Law Librarys equipment selection criteria and briefly evaluates the equipment chosen and the telefacsimile service. The 2nd half of the article evaluates the facsimile transmission project run between Jan-June 83 by the University of Washington libraries, involving libraries in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Utah, with particular reference to the experiences of the Alaskan libraries Desc.: Services; Reader services ; Document delivery ; Availability of documents; Facsimile transmission Sec. Head.: DOCUMENT DELIVERY; Facsimile transmission SECT. HEAD. CODES: RxNxy Y038061 81 8502283 85/2283 Technology and the post-industrial society: the academic library in the 1980s and beyond Turock, Betty J. Catholic Library World 55 (7) Feb 84, 298-304. 29 refs Lang.: Eng. Paper presented at the 1983 Catholic Library Association (USA) Convention in Washington, D.C. Summarises the state of academic libraries at the beginning of the 1980s and the changes they have experienced as a result of the new technologies. Outlines strategies for educating future library professionals to cope with these changes. Forecasts further changes which will come about because of new technologies Desc.: Technological innovations; Future developments; Academic libraries Sec. Head.: HIGHER EDUCATION LIBRARIES; Future developments; Influence of Technological innovations SECT. HEAD. CODES: GcC3 Y038061 82 8502227 85/2227 Challenges for the library and information profession Hwa-wei Lee Journal of Educational Media Library Sciences 21 (3) Spring 84, 248-265. 18 refs Lang.: Eng. Lee, Hwa-wei This paper was also published in the commemorative volume of the Bulletin of the Library Association of China (35) 18 Dec 83, 235-246. Identifies 5 challenges as important for the library and information science profession in the future and discusses them in terms of relevance to the Republic of China: the information explosion and the information pollution; new information technology; changing roles of libraries and information centres; requirements for new professional competencies; and global interdependence. While observing the problems inherent in these new situations, focuses on ways in which the profession can address and cope with the information age Desc.: Future developments; Chinese Peoples Republic; Professio Librarianship Sec. Head.: LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONS; Chinese Peoples Republic; Future developments SECT. HEAD. CODES: BkD511C3 Y038061 83 8502192 85/2192 A conversation with Maurice B. Line Cargill, Jennifer; Alley, Brian Technicalities 4 (8) Aug 84, 3-6. illus Lang.: Eng. Line, M.B. An interview with Maurice B. Line in which he talks about: the British Library Lending Division; electronic technology and document supply; cataloguing cooperatives; microform; the future of libraries; and library education Desc.: Librarianship Sec. Head.: LIBRARIANSHIP; General treatment SECT. HEAD. CODES: A Y038061 84 8502164 85/2164 Deciphering electronic mail: connecting and interconnecting services Oliver, Dennis Library Hi Tech 1 (2) Fall 83, 29-32 Lang.: Eng. Gives a history of electronic mail services, describing characteristics and potential. Lists factors to consider in selecting an electronic mail system. Discusses means of communicating with different types of systems with particular reference to software for personal equipment and use of an interconnection service agency. Describes the features of International Electronic Mail Services Inc Desc.: Electronic mail; Telecommunications; Data transmission Sec. Head.: COMPUTERS AND TELECOMMUNICATIO; Electronic mail SECT. HEAD. CODES: 18 Y038061 85 8502162 85/2162 Watch your language Which Computer? Sept 83, 106-107, 109. illus Lang.: Eng. Part 2 of an article on user friendly languages. For part 1, see Which Computer?, Aug 83, 36-37, 39-40, 45. Programming languages have traditionally been the preserve of researchers, software developers, programmers in large companies, and more recently home computer hobbyists who were quickly perceived as a promising market. Languages for the home computer include BASIC, Pascal, and the so-called user friendly languages such as APL, FORTH, and Logo. Logo, which is symbolic rather than algebraic, has its basis in the more difficult to learn LISP which offered powerful symbolic and list processing capabilities. Outlines the turtle graphics features of Logo, and features of the Digital Research 16-bit Logo Desc.: Languages; Programs (Computers); Computers Sec. Head.: COMPUTERS AND TELECOMMUNICATIO; Programming languages SECT. HEAD. CODES: 167 Y038061 86 8502095 85/2095 Cataloguing problems and multilingualism in Kenya Arap Tanui, Tirong K. International Cataloguing 13 (3) July/Sept 84, 35-36. 9 refs Lang.: Eng. Tanui, T.K.Arap The cataloguing of vernacular literature presents special problems to some of the large Kenyan public and academic libraries. Librarians may be from any one of over 40 major ethnic tribes of Kenya. This leads to problems in translating the contents of books in native dialects from the point of view of: African names; vernacular literature; literal translations. The advantages of English over the vernacular are noted Desc.: Kenyan languages materials ; Technical processes and services ; Information storage and retrieval; Information retrieval; Cataloguing Sec. Head.: CATALOGUING; Kenyan language materials SECT. HEAD. CODES: ThLd (967) Y038061 87 8502051 85/2051 LIAS-library automation with an integrated design Cline, Nancy Library Hi Tech 1 (2) Fall 83, 33-48. illus Lang.: Eng. Pennsylvania State University. Libraries Through a single computerised system, the Libraries Information Access System (LIAS) provides integrated access to a range of information functions in support of services at all libraries of the Pennsylvania State University. It supports both academic and administrative needs. Its design facilitates access to all components through a common terminal. In development since 1975 by the university libraries, LIAS is a fully interactive system, providing immediate information about collections and transactions. Describes: the Bibliographic Control System; cataloguing activities; the COM catalogues; the inventory control processor subsystem; and features and subsystems under development Desc.: Technical processes and services ; On-line technical processes and services; National libraries; University libraries Sec. Head.: BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORDS; On-line; University libraries; Pennsylvania State University; Libraries Information Access System (LIAS) SECT. HEAD. CODES: SaOtsGd Y038061 88 8501942 85/1942 Library removal-it could happen to you Stoddart, Helen; Hughes, Lesley New Zealand Libraries 44 (5) Mar 84, 83-84. illus. table Lang.: Eng. Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (New Zealand). Central Library; Agriculture and Fisheries, Ministry of (New Zealand). Central Library Describes the planning, organisation and execution of the removal in 1983 of the Central Library of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, New Zealand, to a new location 40 sq. metres smaller than the old one Desc.: New Zealand; Agriculture; Government department librarie Organisation and administration ; Administration and organisation ; Buildings ; Library buildings ; Architecture ; Equipment ; Library equipment; Removals to new buildings Sec. Head.: BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT; Removals to new buildings; Government department libraries; Agriculture libraries; New Zealand; Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries; Central library SECT. HEAD. CODES: QaFjEr (63) Y038061 89 8501769 85/1769 Services to disabled users at WAIT Hillman, Jessica Link-up (21) July 83, 2-4. 2 refs Lang.: Eng. Western Australian Institute of Technology Library; Robertson Library. Western Australian Institute of Technology The Robertson Library of the Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT) is committed to assisting disabled students use its resources successfully. 2 qualified librarians share responsibility for services to the disabled. A survey was carried out to evaluate these services in order to gauge their current effectiveness as well as to suggest future developments. Outlines the findings of the survey which highlighted the fact that different physical disabilities faced different types of problems in a library Desc.: Australia; Technical college libraries; Welfare services ; Handicapped ; Institutional libraries ; Isolated ; Disadvantaged; Handicapped; Physically handicapped Sec. Head.: INSTITUTIONAL LIBRARIES; Libraries; Users; Physically handicapped; Technical college libraries; Western Australian Institute of Technology; Robertson Library SECT. HEAD. CODES: HxhGict Y038061 90 8501630 85/1630 Publishers and librarians: reflections of a research library administrator Lucker, Jay K. Library Quarterly 54 (1) Jan 84, 48-60. tables. 12 refs Lang.: Eng. Contribution to an issue devoted to the proceedings of the 42nd conference of the University of Chicago Graduate Library School, 13-15 May 83 on publishers and librarians. Comments on the impact of photocopying, networking, and resource sharing on the acquisitions programmes of research libraries. These practices are seen as having relatively little effect when compared with that of the avilability of funds. The fiscal situation in academic institutions in general, and libraries in particular, is described with specific reference to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology libraries. Questions are raised about electronic publishing and the role of the research library as both subscriber and intermediary. Suggestions are made for improving communication between publishers and librarians Desc.: Libraries; Publishers; Publishing; Publishers Sec. Head.: PUBLISHING; Relationship with Libraries SECT. HEAD. CODES: 76Aw Y038061 91 8501595 85/1595 I A C's document delivery and more Tenopir, Carol Library Journal 109 (10) 1 June 84, 1104-1105 Lang.: Eng. Information Access Company (USA) The Information Access Company (IAC) now offers 2 full text data bases, Magazine ASAP, and Trade Industry ASAP, that provide on-line search and retrieval of the complete texts of many publications indexed in the bibliographic parent files of Magazine Index and Trade Industry Index. All are available exclusively on DIALOG. Initially Magazine ASAP will offer the full texts of 40 general interest magazines and Trade Industry ASAP the full text of 80 business and trade publications. IAC has also made an equivalent of Magazine ASAP, the Magazine Collection, available on microfiche and also offers a Business Collection, the microfiche equivalent of IAC's Business Index Desc.: Technical processes and services; Information storage and retrieval ; Information retrieval; Subject indexing; On-line information retrieval ; Computerised information retrieval; Searching; Searching; Computerised information storage and retrieval; Full text searching Sec. Head.: COMPUTERISED SUBJECT INDEXING; Full text searching; Data bases; Information services; USA; Information Access Company SECT. HEAD. CODES: ZmVcd Y038061 92 8501568 85/1568 European notes: European networks Anthony, L.J. Online 7 (5) Sept 83, 122-125 Lang.: Eng. Reports on the activities of the European networks. Notes that after 3 years of operation, in Mar 83, Euronet Diane recorded an average 30, 000 calls per month compared with 10, 000 in Mar 80; 2, 500 users in 14 countries compared with 250 in 1980; and 40 hosts offering 370 data bases, of which are factual and numeric data banks. Notes some of the European hosts and data bases. Comments on: Micronet 800; document delivery; cable T.V.; a study by Aslib for the British Library on education for information management; and the establishment of a European Institute for Information Management Desc.: Technical processes and services; Information storage and retrieval ; Information retrieval; Subject indexing; On-line information retrieval ; Computerised information retrieval; Searching; Searching; Computerised information storage and retrieval; Telecommunications; Data transmission; Europe Sec. Head.: COMPUTERISED SUBJECT INDEXING; Telecommunications and Computer systems; Europe SECT. HEAD. CODES: ZmNxD4 Y038061 93 8501536 85/1536 Evaluation of a COM catalog in a community college Maclaren, Grant E. Community Junior College Libraries 2 (4) Summer 84, 69-73. illus Lang.: Eng. St. Louis Community College (Missouri). Libraries During the fiscal year 1979-80 St. Louis Community College, Missouri, conducted a questionnaire survey of 450 users at its 3 campus libraries to evaluate how well the new COM catalogues, viewed on ROM microfilm readers, were meeting user needs. 84 of respondents found the instructions for catalogue use easy to follow, 91 found the equipment easy to use, 92 found catalogue locations convenient, 62 rated catalogue legibility as good and 61 checked author in the catalogue while 85 checked subject Desc.: User surveys ; Community college libraries ; User satisfaction ; Technical processes and services; Information storage and retrieval ; Information retrieval; Physical forms of catalogue; Form of catalogue; Cataloguing; COM (Computer-Output-Microforms); Microforms Sec. Head.: CATALOGUES BY PHYSICAL FORM; COM (Computer-Output-Microform) catalogues; User satisfaction; Community college libraries; Missouri; St; Louis Community College; Surveys SECT. HEAD. CODES: UehyhJf Y038061 94 8501535 85/1535 Microcomputers and MELVYL Engle, Mary DLA Bulletin 3 (2 (5)) Oct 83, 6-13. illus Lang.: Eng. MELVYL; California University. Division of Library Automation. MELVYL While the growing family of the University of California, USA, MELVYL terminals in libraries is the major access point to the catalogue, for many the alternative is the micro-computer. some micro-computers currently communicating with MELVYL are the APPLE, IBM PC, IBMXT, IBM Displaywriter, Zenith Z100, Heathkit H89 and Radio Shack TRS 80. Describes requirements to establish the link. Discusses the unique advantages of communicating with MELVYL by micro-computer. Once set up the micro-computer can then access other information providers and serve any number of other useful functions in the library Desc.: Microcomputers; Searching; On-line catalogues; Technical processes and services ; Information storage and retrieval; Information retrieval ; Physical forms of catalogue; Form of catalogue; Cataloguing Computerised catalogues Sec. Head.: CATALOGUES BY PHYSICAL FORM; On-line; Searching; Microcomputers; California University; Division of Library Automation; MELVYL SECT. HEAD. CODES: Uegti Y038061 95 8501533 85/1533 Reports from the CLR Project Lawrence, Gary; Presley, Heather DLA Bulletin 3 (2 (5)) Oct 83, 7, 18. illus. Bibliog Lang.: Eng. Council on Library Resources (USA) The University of California (UC), USA was one of 5 organisations that conducted a national study, funded by the Council on Library Resources (CAL), of users and non-users of on-line catalogues for public access. The others were Joseph Matthews and Associates, the Library of Congress, the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC), and the Research Libraries Group (RLG). Describes 2 reports from the study. The 1st, University of California Users look at MELVYL, discusses the MELVYL user, the problems, and attitudes to MELVYL. The 2nd, users look at on-line catalogues, part 2: interacting with on-line catalogues, reports on a detailed analysis of 4 public access on-line catalogues compiled from their transaction logs Desc.: Surveys ; U.S.A.; Research libraries; General public; OPACs (On-line public access catalogues); On-line public access catalogue On-line catalogues; Technical processes and services; Information storage and retrieval; Information retrieval; Physical forms of catalogue; Form of catalogue; Cataloguing; Computerised catalogues Sec. Head.: CATALOGUES BY PHYSICAL FORM; On-line catalogues; Users; General public; Research libraries; USA; Surveys; Council on Library Resources investigation SECT. HEAD. CODES: Ueghz Y038061 96 8501527 85/1527 DLA's computer-communications network: part 3 Lynch, Clifford DLA Bulletin 3 (2 (5)) Oct 83, 8-9, 17. illus Lang.: Eng. California University. Division of Library Automation. MELVYL; MELVYL Last of a series of 3 articles on the University of California, USA, Division of Library Automation computer communication network. Considers the periphery of the network and looks at how access is actually provided to the user. Describes the use of dedicated and dial up terminals to access MELVYL. Discusses the use of switches to access computers, and the moves toward local area networks. Looks at the possibilities and impact of using personal computers to access MELVYL Desc.: Technical processes and services; Information storage and retrieval ; Information retrieval; Cataloguing; Computerised cataloguing ; On-line cataloguing; Cooperation Sec. Head.: CATALOGUING; On-line; Cooperation; California University; Division of Library Automation; MELVYL SECT. HEAD. CODES: TogsNcc Y038061 97 8501526 85/1526 Automation at UCSC Dyson, Allan J.; Millsap, Larry DLA Bulletin 3 (2 (5)) Oct 83, 4-5. illus Lang.: Eng. MELVYL; California University at Santa Cruz. Library Outlines the development of library automation on the University of California, Santa Cruz, USA, Campus (UCSC). By Nov 80 all cataloguing was being done in OCLC. About 50, 000 records catalogued on OCLC will soon be loaded into MELVYL. The goal is to load all 320, 000 UCSC records into MELVYL. Much current automation activity is in the area of serials, and the serials file will appear on MELVYL when CALLS is loaded. There are plans for the automation of monograph acquisitions and accounting. Longer term planning includes expansion in the direction of integrated library automation Desc.: Technical processes and services; Information storage and retrieval ; Information retrieval; Cataloguing; Computerised cataloguing ; On-line cataloguing; University libraries Sec. Head.: CATALOGUING; On-line; University libraries; California University at Santa Cruz Library; MELVYL SECT. HEAD. CODES: TogsGd Y038061 98 8501519 85/1519 Catalogue cataloguing: innocent pleasures and enduring controversies Malinconico, S.Michael Library Journal 109 (11) 15 June 84, 1210-1213 Lang.: Eng. Contribution to a special issue devoted to information technology. The library catalogue has always been the object of passionate controversies. Identifies 4 main causes of such controversies as: catalogues are very costly items; the difficulty of predicting users' questions of a catalogue and designing it accordingly; the importance of the catalogue in shaping library services-what users receive and what they are encouraged to seek; and the apparently contradictory requirements of a catalogue-that it should be simple to use and yet be responsible for inventory control on a scale not known in any other context. Argues that the advent of on-line catalogues and networking amongst groups of libraries will reduce costs through shared cataloguing and help to solve retrieval failures through powerful computer searching capabilities. Further, computer literate users will conduct their own searches and leave library staff more time to help users in difficulties Desc.: Future developments ; Technical processes and services; Information storage and retrieval; Information retrieval; Cataloguing Sec. Head.: CATALOGUING; Future developments SECT. HEAD. CODES: ThC3 Y038061 99 8501496 85/1496 Conservation: why the scientist can help Baynes-Cope, David Archives (UK) 16 (70) Oct 83, 162-166. 2 refs Lang.: Eng. Cope, D.Baynes- Books and their climate have water in common. A vital part of conservation is ensuring that only a permissible quantity of water is attached to a book and that the relative humidity of its surroundings is controlled between 40 and 65. Heat speeds up the process of decay from acid attack hence libraries should be kept as cool as possible (55F to 65F). Both humidity and heat should be kept as constant as possible. Light, particularly beyond the red end of the spectrum, can also be damaging as it causes chemical and heat reactions Desc.: Technical processes and services ; Preservation ; Conservation Sec. Head.: PRESERVATION OF MATERIAL; General treatment SECT. HEAD. CODES: Se Y038061 100 8501467 85/1467 State of automation in Swiss art libraries Jost, Karl Inspel 17 (4) 1983, 292-298. 5 refs Lang.: Eng. The state of library automation in Swiss art libraries is exemplified using 3 of Switzerland's largest libraries which reflect 3 different levels of automation. Presently, library automation is used to administer acquisitions, circulation, cataloguing, serials control and subject searches. However, independent development, as well as little coordination between these systems, has inhibited the development of cooperative exchange of cataloguing information. New efforts for cooperation in the future will help strengthen these systems, as well as help building up others Desc.: Switzerland; Fine arts; Technical processes and services ; Computerised technical processes and services Sec. Head.: BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORDS; Computerised; Fine arts libraries; Switzerland SECT. HEAD. CODES: SaOqEr (7) Y038061 101 8501466 85/1466 Computer-based library systems in Scandinavian countries with focus on the Danish libraries Sinding, Elisabet; Ornager, Susanne Program 18 (4) Oct 84, 334-341. illus. bibliog Lang.: Eng. The development of computer-based systems in Scandinavian libraries began during the early 1970s. In the individual Nordic countries there are no approaches to formulating a joint policy to influence this development. The absence of a formalised policy implies that a kaleidoscopic picture of systems and development strategies in the 80s has emerged. The categories of computerised library automation systems operational in Scandinavian countries today are described just as consideration is given to the schemes for systems developed up to 1990 Desc.: Scandinavia; Denmark; Technical processes and services; Computerised technical processes and services Sec. Head.: BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORDS; Computerised; Scandinavia SECT. HEAD. CODES: SaOqD48 Y038061 102 8501461 85/1461 Automation and the future of technical services Freedman, Maurice J. Library Journal 109 (11) 15 June 84, 1197-1203 Lang.: Eng. Contribution to a special issue devoted to information technology. Describes the traditional organisation of library technical services before the advent of the new technology. Considers the main developments in computer technology relevant to libraries and assesses the future of library technical services in relation to these developments. Predicts the effects of automation on: the positions and responsibilities of library staff; the organisation of technical services; the flexibility of personnel assignments; and the relationship between technical services and the rest of the library. Discusses how librarians should plan for future changes Desc.: Technological innovations; Future developments; Technical processes and services Sec. Head.: BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORDS; Future developments; Influence of Innovations; Technological SECT. HEAD. CODES: SaC3Az Y038061 103 8501329 85/1329 A central body on crutches Centralorgan pa krykker Hansen, Lone Bibliotek 70 (10) 1984, 262-263 Lang.: Danish Comments on plans for a new administrative structure for research libraries. The last 10 years have seen many proposals but now at last a decision on the overall control seems likely. It is planned to separate the office of national librarian from that of chief librarian of the Royal Library. The national librarian shall run the research libraries' joint services: the Exchange Institute, the Accession Catalogue and the Joint Council's computer office, and act as consultant for the government on research library matters. An advisory research library council will be set up by the Minister of Culture and chaired by the national librarian. A joint committee of public and research libraries will also be established. The budget for the council is set at 1.9 million. kr., a sum the author criticises for being too small for effective development of the research library service Desc.: Denmark; Organisation and administration; Administration and organisation ; Management; Library administration; Administration; Library management; Research libraries Sec. Head.: ADMINISTRATION MANAGEMENT; Research libraries; Denmark SECT. HEAD. CODES: NjEqrD489 Y038061 104 8501311 85/1311 Technology and the modern library Boss, Richard W. Library Journal 109 (11) 15 June 84, 1183-1189 Lang.: Eng. Contribution to a special issue devoted to information technology. Asserts that dramatic changes in library automation have occurred since the 1960s. Suggests that although the integrated or total systems approach in which a single bibliographic file supports all functions (acquisitions, serials, cataloguing, circulation etc.) is technically sound, most institutions have developed their own in-house automated library systems and automated only those functions that appeared to lend themselves to rapid and less expensive automation. Discusses the implications of the following developments for libraries: turnkey vendors, bibliographic utilities; commercial suppliers of records; state and regional networks; electronic linkages; remote data base searching; the terminal is the system; micros as workstations; building local data bases; delivery of information; videotex systems; electronic delivery of hard copies; communications costs as a factor; microwave; cable TV to transmit data; and automating office procedures. Outlines the outlook for the future Desc.: Technological innovations; Organisation and administratio Administration and organisation; Innovations Sec. Head.: ORGANISATION AND ADMINISTRATIO; Technological innovations SECT. HEAD. CODES: Nb Y038061 105 8501191 85/1191 Shifting gears: information technology and the academic library De Gennaro, Richard Library Journal 109 (11) 15 June 84, 1204-1209. 4 refs Lang.: Eng. Gennaro, R.De Contribution to a special issue devoted to information technology. Outlines the major steps librarians must take to add a powerful new electronic dimension to the academic library's traditional collections in order to effect the change from a collection-centred to an access- and service-oriented institution which will function as part of a national and international library network. Academic libraries will need to convince universities that they must provide funds for 4 major changes: the creation of on-line catalogues with internal and external networking capabilities; the conversion of the old card-catalogues to machine-readable records; the strengthening of the library's book and periodicals collections and the provision of traditional and technological means of access to other institutions' collections; and the provision of more space to meet the library's growth and changing needs Desc.: Technological innovations; Future developments; Academic libraries Sec. Head.: HIGHER EDUCATION LIBRARIES; Future developments; Influence of Innovations; Technological SECT. HEAD. CODES: GcC3Az Y038061 106 8501167 85/1167 Art libraries in the Federal Republic of Germany Lersch, Thomas Inspel 18 (2) 1984, 65-81. 30 refs Lang.: Eng. A comprehensive overview of the historical development of art libraries in West Germany. Refers to the large number (about 130) of special libraries which collect art literature of which some 40-50 are of more than local importance. Some individual libraries are described including their special collection areas and the respective supporting institutions. The lack of use of electronic data processing in art libraries is discussed. The issue of cataloguing the collection and/or extremely detailed documentation (content analysis) of the works is discussed. The cooperative accession policy of the large special libraries (Berlin, Cologne, Florence, Munich, Nuremberg, Rome) which have received considerable funds from the German Research Council since 1972, to carry out this programme, is presented in detail. Local cooperation among art libraries is outlined using the example of Munich where cooperative acquisition agreements exist. Remarks on the lack of a representative national art libraries society in line with those in Anglo-Saxon countries. Nevertheless there is in other countries a great interest in German art libraries Desc.: Libraries by subject interest ; Special libraries by subject interest; Fine arts; West Germany Sec. Head.: LIBRARIES BY SUBJECT INTEREST; Fine arts libraries; West Germany SECT. HEAD. CODES: Er (7)D433 Y038061 107 8501132 85/1132 In search of a name: information science and its conceptual antecedents Schrader, Alvin M. Library and Information Science Research 6 (3) July-Sept 84, 227-271. tables. 57 refs Lang.: Eng. Sets out the chronology of disciplinary names which have been used in the scholarly literature over the past 80 years to characterise information science and its antecedents. 7 major categories among the 40 terms which have been proposed in the literature are revealed: bibliography; documentation; scientific information; information retrieval; information science; informatics; and bibliometrics Desc.: Profession ; Librarianship ; Profession ; Information science; Definitions; Terminology Sec. Head.: PROFESSION; Information science; Terminology; Definitions SECT. HEAD. CODES: BkbqAbt Y038061 108 8501061 85/1061 Electronic mail in libraries through bibliographic online vendors Online Libraries and Microcomputers 2 (6-7) June 84, 1-3. 2 refs Lang.: Eng. Many bibliographic utilities have or are developing electronic mail subsystems for their clients in order to capture a part of the new market. Libraries have a broad range of choices for computer-based messaging systems through such options as on-line cataloguing networks (OCLC, RLIN, UTLAS), packet switching networks (OnTyme II on Tymnet or Telemail on Telenet), dedicated electronic mail networks (e.g. Dialcom), on-line bibliographic vendors (BRS, and in the near future DIALOG), microcomputer networks and many other institutional-specific systems. Outlines services being introduced by DIALOG, SDC, US Patent and Trademark CASSIS, and others such as Dow/Jones News Retrieval, The Source and Compuserve Desc.: Electronic mail; Telecommunications; Data transmission Sec. Head.: COMPUTERS AND TELECOMMUNICATIO; Electronic mail SECT. HEAD. CODES: 18 Y038061 109 8501023 85/1023 Some observations on the use of teletext Elton, Martin C.J.; Harris, Lynda J.; Thompson, Joyce H.; Zimmerbaum, Stephen M. Videodisc Videotex 3 (4) Fall 1983, 263-280. illus. tables. 1 ref Lang.: Eng. A field trial was made of the use of broadcast teletext in Washington, D.C., using decoders-40 in private homes and 10 at public locations-equipped to record the date, time and frame number of each page accessed. Uses the data collected to explore the following issues of importance to those designing services: the role of indexes in the way users move through the data base; the use of chained pages; and variations in the pattern of use during the day Desc.: User surveys; Washington (DC); Use; Technical processes and services; Information storage and retrieval; Information retrieval; Subject indexing; On-line information retrieval; Computerised information retrieval ; Searching ; Searching; Computerised information storage and retrieval ; Telecommunications ; Data transmission; Videotex; Teletext systems; Broadcast videotex Sec. Head.: COMPUTERISED SUBJECT INDEXING; Telecommunications and Computer systems; Videotex; Teletext systems; Use; Washington, D; C SECT. HEAD. CODES: ZmNxacJa Y038061 110 8501017 85/1017 The use of computer-monitored data in information science and communication research Rice, Ronald E.; Borgman, Christine L. Journal of the American Society for Information Science 34 (4) July 83, 247-256. illus. 111 refs Lang.: Eng. As computer based information retrieval and communication systems become more commonplace, researchers have a greater opportunity to evaluate the uses and impacts of new communication technologies. The systems and the kinds of data now available are discussed along with advantages and disadvantages of using computer-monitored data Desc.: Evaluation; Technical processes and services; Information storage and retrieval; Information retrieval; Subject indexing; On-line information retrieval ; Computerised information retrieval; Searching; Searching; Computerised information storage and retrieval; Telecommunications; Data transmission Sec. Head.: COMPUTERISED SUBJECT INDEXING; Telecommunications and Computer systems; Evaluation SECT. HEAD. CODES: ZmNxNh Y038061 111 8501004 85/1004 The National Online Meeting 1984 Levine, Emil H. Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science 10 (4) Apr 84, 8-9 Lang.: Eng. National Online Meeting (1984) Reports on the 5th National Online Meeting held in New York on 10-12 Apr 84. The main emphases in the meeting were on: new products to assist the user; the growth of new data bases, particularly the full text variety; and library automation Desc.: Technical processes and services; Information storage and retrieval ; Information retrieval; Subject indexing; On-line information retrieval ; Computerised information retrieval; Searching; Searching; Computerised information storage and retrieval; Conferences Sec. Head.: COMPUTERISED SUBJECT INDEXING; Conferences; National Online Meeting (1984) SECT. HEAD. CODES: ZmAg Y038061 112 8500976 85/976 Serials cataloging on RLIN: a user's viewpoint Graham, Crystal Serials Review 9 (3) Fall 83, 87-91. illus Lang.: Eng. Research Libraries Information Network Describes the Research Libraries Information Network (RLIN) system as used for serials cataloguing. There are 3 methods of record production and 3 display formats. The serials file contains a large number of titles, not only contributed by members, but also garnered from other sources. RLIN offers sophisticated search keys enabling the user to search by title, personal name, corporate name, subject or number. As with most other bibliographic utilities, quality control on RLIN is generally a self-policing activity. Notes that system performance has improved. The quality of system documentation is probably the user's greatest frustration. RLIN is now attempting to provide more adequate documentation. Considers RLIN a powerful and effective tool for serials cataloguing Desc.: Periodicals; Technical processes and services ; Information storage and retrieval; Information retrieval; Cataloguing; Computerised cataloguing ; On-line cataloguing ; Centralised on-line cataloguing Sec. Head.: CATALOGUING; On-line; Centralised; Periodicals; USA; Research Libraries Information Network SECT. HEAD. CODES: TogsNjrLm Y038061 113 8500975 85/975 American library network systems Les reseaux de bibliotheques americains Villard, Hubert Nachrichten Nouvelles Notizie 59 (2) Mar 83, 93-105 Lang.: French Discusses US ADP networking in library information work which relates to telecommunications technology. Defines the functions of a network as: cooperation; dividing resources between several institutions; and the rapid exchange of bibliographic information. Discusses the cataloguing-ADP relationships with examples of systems like UTLAS (University of Toronto Library Automation System), WLN (Washington Library Network), RLIN (Research Libraries Information Network) and OCLC (Online Computer Library Center). The government networking through FEDLINK is discussed as well as regional and state systems like INCOLSA (Indiana), SOLINET (S.E. USA) and N.E.LINET (N.E. USA). Identifies editions of COM local catalogues and counselling on equipment for small libraries (CLASS in California). Discusses ADP exploitation using teletext and videotex, electronic mail, electronic publishing, videodiscs at Canada's National Library, MARC, INET and the US concept of networking Desc.: U.S.A. ; Canada ; Technical processes and services; Information storage and retrieval; Information retrieval; Cataloguing; Computerised cataloguing ; On-line cataloguing ; Centralised on-line cataloguing Sec. Head.: CATALOGUING; On-line; Centralised; USA and Canada SECT. HEAD. CODES: TogsNjrD73 Y038061 114 8500935 85/935 The growth of interlibrary loan among ARL university libraries Waldhart, Thomas J. Journal of Academic Librarianship 10 (4) Sept 84, 204-208. illus. tables. 10 refs Lang.: Eng. Analyses the interloan activities of university libraries in the US Association of Research Libraries (ARL) between 1974-74 and 1982-83. Concludes that: ARL university libraries have not experienced a significant growth in their lending activities; the 1980-81 reduction in lending may result from the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) interloan module allowing libraries to gain access to the holdings of more libraries thus reducing the demand on ARL libraries; and the significant increase in the volume of originals and photocopies borrowed by ARL university libraries in 1982-83 may explain why ARL university libraries are finding interloan activities a growing burden Desc.: Technical processes and services; Interloans; Cooperatio Acquisitions; University libraries Sec. Head.: INTERLOANS; University libraries; USA SECT. HEAD. CODES: ScmGdD73 Y038061 115 8500811 85/811 Transmission of research-library development Forskningsformidling-biblioteksudvikling Hansen, Steen Stegeager Bibliotek 70 (9) 1984, 243-245 Lang.: Danish Comments on a report on research conditions in Denmark which the Research Planning Council handed to the Government on 20 Jan 84. The report, based on the view that a larger and better coordinated research effort can help solve the country's social problems, suggests that supplementary research grants should be available to universities whose normal research budget is often tied to declining student numbers. Non-university research institutes should be better coordinated by gathering all their grants under one ministry. Transmission of research results and methods of retrieval must be improved and the necessary means of developing not only use of computer based media and modern telecommunication in research libraries, but also traditional media must be forthcoming. Research libraries should be given resources for covering gaps in the literature provision. The report's part 2 surveys the present state of research. The section on external research transmission acknowledges the importance of public libraries for transmission of results to the wider public Desc.: Denmark; Technical reports; Services; Reader services; Information work Sec. Head.: BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CONTROL; Technical reports; Denmark SECT. HEAD. CODES: RmLrD489 Y038061 116 8500764 85/764 Research libraries and automation: Consequences for working conditions Forskningsbibliotekerne og edb: Konsekvenser for arbejdsforholdene Laursen, Annette Bibliotek 70 (9) 1984, 234-236 Lang.: Danish The Danish Group for Specification of Requirements of Automation in Research Libraries was set up in Mar 80 at a meeting where the staff was able to ensure that its terms of reference included investigation of consequences of introducing automation. But after the project's first phase resulting in a report on general effects of automation it was abandoned. A new start has been made with the allocation of 1.5 million kr. for 1984-86 for a technology evaluation project. It hopes to survey all the consequences of using computers in research libraries and will be carried out in 4-6 selected libraries by groups of staff. Consultants together with the project groups will evaluate the results. Argues for strong support for this project. Now that introduction of automation is increasingly decentralised, the financial burden falls largely on the individual libraries. Analysis of the effects becomes important if employees are to retain control of their working conditions. As the results are presented at meetings and in reports employees will have an opportunity to gain knowledge of the systems on offer Desc.: Denmark; Research libraries; Organisation and administration ; Administration and organisation ; Data processing; Computers Sec. Head.: COMPUTERS; Research libraries; Denmark SECT. HEAD. CODES: OqEqrD489 Y038061 117 8500523 85/523 Telecommunications equipment: Even a growth industry can have structural problems Information Hotline 15 (6) June 83, 17-22. tables. 2 refs Lang.: Eng. With the world telecommunications equipment market at $40 billion in 1981 and estimated growing at 8 per annum, both the private sector and the telcommunications authorities are keen to expand into this area. The soaring cost of R D in basic systems and the proliferation of services and products are radically changing the business. There are trends towards separating telecommunications from postal services. Standards implemented too early or too late either hinder technical advance or allow incompatibility. Governments, which have the responsibility of revising regulations and procurement practices so that industry development and expansion are minimised, should encourage liberalising domestic markets and avoid measures which distort or hinder competitive mechanisms. Reprinted from The OECD Observer (119) Desc.: Telecommunications; Data transmission Sec. Head.: COMPUTERS AND TELECOMMUNICATIO; General treatment SECT. HEAD. CODES: 181 Y038061 118 8500440 85/440 OCLC: time for a re-appraisal? Outlook on Research Libraries 6 (5) May 84, 6 Lang.: Eng. Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) Discusses the view that the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) is in some danger of becoming a victim of its own success and importance. OCLC's decision to copyright its data base, force home rigorous contracts with broken networks and member libraries, raise charges with little consultation, and the apparent lack of enthusiasm for national level cooperation in network development are all threatening to undermine OCLC's relationship with the research library community Desc.: U.S.A. ; Research libraries ; Technical processes and services ; Information storage and retrieval; Information retrieval; Cataloguing ; Computerised cataloguing; On-line cataloguing; Centralised on-line cataloguing; U.S.A. Sec. Head.: CATALOGUING; On-line; Centralised; USA; Online Computer Library Center; Relationship with Research libraries SECT. HEAD. CODES: TogsNjrD73Aw Y038061 119 8500426 85/426 Copyright policies in ARL libraries. Kit 102 Washington, D.C., Association of Research Libraries, Systems and Procedures Exchange Center, 1984, 98p. bibliog Lang.: Eng. Contains 4 university copyright policies; 4 library general policies; 8 reserve room policies; 4 photocopy guidelines; 3 interloans policies; 7 media and music reproduction policies; and 4 manuscripts and archives policies Desc.: U.S.A. ; Research libraries ; Policies ; Technical processes and services ; Copying services ; Photocopying services; Services; Reader services; Copyright Sec. Head.: PHOTOCOPYING SERVICES; Influence of Copyright; Policies; Research libraries; USA SECT. HEAD. CODES: StAz752 Y038061 120 8500425 85/425 Copyright: an ACRL resolution College Research Libraries News 45 (5) May 84, 237-238. 3 refs Lang.: Eng. Association of College and Research Libraries (USA). Copyright Committee The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Copyright Committee resolves that their members need not conform to the guidelines set forth in the 1982 lawsuit settlement between New York University (NYU) and 9 publishers, which the Association of American Publishers has urged other colleges and universities to adopt. The NYU guidelines are taken from the Agreement on Guidelines for Classroom Copying, which was developed for primary and secondary schools, and which ACRL's Copyright Committee sees as too limiting for the higher education sector Desc.: Academic libraries ; U.S.A. ; Technical processes and services ; Copying services ; Photocopying services; Services; Reader services; Copyright Sec. Head.: PHOTOCOPYING SERVICES; Influence of Copyright; Academic libraries; USA; Viewpoint of Association of College and Research libraries; Copyright Committee SECT. HEAD. CODES: StAz752 Y038061 121 8500421 85/421 Circulation software for the IBM System III, System/34 and System/38 Library Systems Newsletter 3 (6) June 83, 41-45 Lang.: Eng. IBM System III Whilst restating concern about the suitability of the IBM Series/34 minicomputer for library automation, reports the results of a recent investigation into the availability of software packages. The facilities and functions of the Rosemaries Baby package developed by the Grace A. Dowe Memorial Library, Midland, Michigan are listed and experiences of libraries using the package are briefly reviewed. Packages developed by J. K. Computer Systems Inc, Mesa, Arizona, and by East Brunswick Public Library (New Jersey) are also briefly reviewed Desc.: Programs (Computers); Minicomputers; Technical processes and services ; Circulation ; Services ; Reader services; Circulation control; Computerised circulation control Sec. Head.: CIRCULATION; Circulation control; Computerised; Minicomputers; IBM System III; Computer programs SECT. HEAD. CODES: SixOun Y038061 122 8500404 85/404 Electronic mail service in the Pacific Northwest Region Schardt, Connie M. Bulletin of the Medical Library Association 71 (4) Oct 83, 437-438. 1 ref Lang.: Eng. Washington University Resource Sharing Program; ONTYME 2 Describes the use of ONTYME 2, TYMNET's electronic mail system, by the Resource Sharing Program of Washington University (previously called the Pacific Northwest Bibliographic Center) for sending interloans requests to libraries within the region. It may also be used to transmit reference questions and information or messages Desc.: Electronic mail ; Requests ; Technical processes and services; Interloans; Cooperation; Acquisitions Sec. Head.: INTERLOANS; Requests; Use of Electronic mail; USA; Washington University Resource Sharing Program; ONTYME 2 SECT. HEAD. CODES: Scmnx Y038061 123 8500393 85/393 Planning the implementation of an integrated on-line acquisitions system Baldwin, Paul E. Canadian Library Journal 41 (1) Feb 84, 31-36. tables. 7 refs Lang.: Eng. Revision of a paper prepared for the Technical Services Co-ordinating Group Workshop 'Impact of automation on technical services: staff and cost implications' held on 16 June 83 in Winnipeg. Addresses the problems of bringing new systems into libraries where other automated systems are already operational, and the political context of the decision-making process and how cost data should be presented in particular situations. Comments upon the use of cost studies for library automation projects. Outlines a case study on how cost data were presented to obtain management approval to proceed with the implementation planning for an integrated, on-line acquisitions and fund accounting system. The project was undertaken by Simon Fraser University library, a member of the British Colombia Library Network (BCLN) Desc.: Planning; Technical processes and services; Acquisitions ; Computerised acquisitions Sec. Head.: ACQUISITIONS; Computerised; Planning SECT. HEAD. CODES: SbOqNbm Y038061 124 8500367 85/367 Short story classics Elliot, Paula College Research Libraries News 45 (5) May 84, 228-232. illus Lang.: Eng. Kansas State University. Farell Library For 2 years the Farell Library at Kansas State University has run 'Short Story Classics' during July and August, a series of readings of short fiction which has attracted weekly audiences up to 40 in number. Reports on the process of selecting stories and readers, promotion and publicity, and public response to the series. Offers guidelines for the development of such a programme at other institutions Desc.: University libraries; Literary activities; Short stories ; Readings ; Services ; Reader services ; Use promotion; Cultural activities; Library programmes; Programmes; Leisure; Extension work Sec. Head.: CULTURAL ACTIVITIES; Literary activities; Short story readings; University libraries; Kansas State University; Farell library SECT. HEAD. CODES: Ry Y038061 125 8500359 85/359 The development of techniques for transmission of complete texts L'evolution des techniques relatives a la transmission de textes complets Chauveinc, M. Cahiers de la Documentation 38 (1) 1984, 3-6 Lang.: French Paper presented at the Belgian Documentation Association's General Assembly in Mar 83 surveying the new techniques which have been developed in response to the problems of obtaining copies of documents. Microfiche copies are relatively cheap but inconvenient for users and facsimile transmission is both slow and expensive. The best solutions are offered by the new systems of digital transmission: magnetic tape, videotape and videodisc. In addition to transmitting copies of documents these techniques offer new possibilites, such as videotext and image banks Desc.: Technological innovations; Innovations; Services; Reader services; Document delivery; Availability of documents Sec. Head.: DOCUMENT DELIVERY; Technological innovations SECT. HEAD. CODES: RxNbo Y038061 126 8500356 85/356 Interlending and document supply: a review of recent literature: VI Bennett, Richard J. Interlending Document Supply 12 (3) July 84, 95-100. 22 refs Lang.: Eng. Firstly interlending statistics from West Germany and France are summarised. Secondly papers on interlending of specialist materials (microform, audio-visual materials and music) are discussed. Thirdly looks at recent applications of new technology: the use of electronic mail for request transmission in Canada, 3 experiments with telefacsimile transmission of documents in the USA together with a proposal for high-speed telefacsimile transmission via satellite in Australia, and the use of microcomputers in interlibrary loan departments. A new article delivery service in the USA and the demise of the Pacific Northwest Bibliographic Center are reported. Finally, the publication of a draft version of guidelines on union catalogues of serials is mentioned Desc.: State of the art reviews; Interloans; Services; Reader services; Document delivery; Availability of documents Sec. Head.: DOCUMENT DELIVERY; And Interloans; State of the art reviews SECT. HEAD. CODES: Rx+ScmAds Y038061 127 8500344 85/344 The 'bibliographic' control of microcomputer software Rorvig, Mark E. Electronic Library 2 (3) July 84, 183-195. tables. 10 refs Lang.: Eng. There are over 40, 000 microcomputer software packages available in the market place today. Explores some normative relationships between librarianship and computer software as intellectual works. A practical review of 7 software directories is performed. Directory features reviewed are indexes, entry composition, subject classifications, and coverage overlap Desc.: Programs (Computers) ; Services ; Reader services ; Information work; Bibliographical control Sec. Head.: INFORMATION WORK; Of Computer programs SECT. HEAD. CODES: Rm Y038061 128 8500084 85/84 Trailer library service in Lincolnshire Lyle, R.M. Service Point (28) Apr 84, 4-5. illus Lang.: Eng. Lincolnshire (UK). Public libraries Lincolnshire County Council introduced a Trailer Library Service in 1979-80 to provide services for communities with populations from 1, 500 to 4, 000. 2 trailers serve 2 urban and 5 rural locations, the longest stop being 3 days in 1 location. Trailers are 40 feet by 8 feet and hold 6, 000 volumes, a small staff kitchen and a flushing toilet. 1 part-time library assistant is employed at each location with additional assistance at 2 particularly busy stops. Each trailer is supervised by an Area Librarian who is responsible for other service points. The busier trailer uses photocharging and the other Browne. A contractor moves the trailer from location to location in the evening Desc.: Lincolnshire (UK); Public libraries; County libraries; Mobile libraries Sec. Head.: COUNTY LIBRARIES; Mobile libraries; UK; Lincolnshire SECT. HEAD. CODES: FwEqgD1 Y038061 129 8406871 84/6871 A wider role for videotex in 1984 and beyond Communication Technology Impact 5 (10) Jan 84, 4-8 Lang.: Eng. Videotex Europe (Conference, 1983) Reports on a conference and exhibition, Videotex Europe, held in Amsterdam, Nov 83. Notes the development of videotex as a method of presenting computer based information for mass access. Notes the growth of office and transaction oriented systems, for instance the use of 'smart cards' such as those used in Velizy, France. Notes the development of broadcast services, especially teletext in the UK. UK Prestel now operates a modified common carrier policy encouraging new services with greater vertical integration such as Homelink and Micronet 800 to attract new users. Technical improvements in user interface focus around equipment communications and retrieval. Discusses standards, downloading of telesoftware, and cryptography Desc.: International conferences ; Technical processes and services ; Information storage and retrieval; Information retrieval; Subject indexing; On-line information retrieval; Computerised information retrieval ; Searching ; Searching; Computerised information storage and retrieval; Telecommunications; Data transmission; Videotex; Conferences Sec. Head.: COMPUTERISED SUBJECT INDEXING; Telecommunications and Computer systems; Videotex; Conferences; International; Videotex Europe (Conference, 1983) SECT. HEAD. CODES: ZmNxaAg Y038061 130 8406796 84/6796 Some pointers on retrospective conversion Library Systems Newsletter 3 (3) Mar 83, 18-23 Lang.: Eng. Fundamental to any turnkey library automation project is the creation of a machine-readable file for loading into the system. The process of building this file represents a major effort in terms of both time and money. Emphasises that a data base is the most important part of an automated library system. Outlines: the steps which are involved in any bibliographic file conversion project based on the extraction of records from a resource bibliographic file; the problem of how much data to convert; techniques used by vendors and libraries to enter information in machine readable form; and factors governing costs Desc.: Retrospective conversion; Conversion; Manual catalogues Technical processes and services ; Information storage and retrieval; Information retrieval ; Physical forms of catalogue; Form of catalogue; Cataloguing; Computerised catalogues Sec. Head.: CATALOGUES BY PHYSICAL FORM; Computerised catalogues; Retrospective conversion from Manual catalogues SECT. HEAD. CODES: Ueg Y038061 131 8406774 84/6774 Technical processing of U.S. Government Printing Offices publications: issues and prospects McClure, Charles R.; Harmon, Coy L. Technical Services Quarterly 1 (1/2) Fall/Winter 83, 177-198. 21 refs Lang.: Eng. A review of library literature indicates a continuing concern for the lack of access to government publications. Among the many reasons suggested for the limited use of documents is the limited technical processing applied to documents in various libraries. Examines the historical development of the technical processing of documents and briefly reviews the potential application of computer-assisted techniques in processing and accessing government publications. Following a discussion of the Guelph Document System and CODOC as working models of documents control systems, considers additional automation strategies and examines such issues as the need to catalogue or otherwise process documents, the training of documents librarians for on-line processing, the increasing use of microforms in documents publications, and the role of equipment and materials vendors in the processing of documents. Concludes by discussing prospects for future technical processing of documents Desc.: U.S.A.; Government publications; Technical processes and services ; Information storage and retrieval; Information retrieval; Cataloguing; Computerised cataloguing Sec. Head.: CATALOGUING; Computerised; USA government publications SECT. HEAD. CODES: TogKn (73) Y038061 132 8406771 84/6771 Report of the RLAC Task Force on Cataloging Microform Sets Survey Laird, W.David Research Libraries In OCLC: A Quarterly (12) Oct 83, 1-3 Lang.: Eng. Online Computer Library Center (OCLC). Research Library Advisory Committee. Task Force on Microform Cataloging Report of survey carried out by the Research Library Advisory Committee of OCLC's Task Force on Microform Cataloging into cooperative cataloguing of microforms. A list of the 70 microform sets most frequently owned, and compiled by the ARL Microform Project, together with a questionnaire was mailed to 196 libraries in 1983. The purpose was to determine which sets would be most desirable to have catalogued title by title. The recommendations of the Task Force, based on the results of the survey, are presented Desc.: Microforms; Cooperation; Technical processes and service Information storage and retrieval; Information retrieval; Cataloguing Sec. Head.: CATALOGUING; Cooperation; Microforms SECT. HEAD. CODES: ThNccMi Y038061 133 8406754 84/6754 Telefacsimile as a mechanism for document delivery in interlibrary loan. Part 2 Reynolds, Dennis Action for Libraries 10 (4) Apr 84, 1-2 Lang.: Eng. (Part 2 of a 3 part article. For part 1, see previous abstract). In the 80s, the key to improved facsimile transmission has been the introduction of digital technology. The replacement of analogue by digital equipment has meant that higher transmission speeds, increased reliability, improved resolution, and lower costs have been made possible. Practical details are given of the application of facsimile transmission to library conditions with particular attention to transmission from bound materials Desc.: Facsimile transmission; Technical processes and services Interloans; Cooperation; Acquisitions; Document delivery Sec. Head.: INTERLOANS; Document delivery; Use of Facsimile transmission SECT. HEAD. CODES: ScmRxAw Y038061 134 8406753 84/6753 Telefacsimile as a mechanism for document delivery in interlibrary loan. Part 1 Reynolds, Dennis Action for Libraries 10 (3) Mar 84, 3-4 Lang.: Eng. (Part 1 of a 3 part article). Computerised systems have played an important part in improving the process of interloans. However, a persistent stumbling block has been in the actual delivery of requested materials from one location to another. The early use of facsimile transmission, by libraries, for interloans is reviewed along with some current developments Desc.: Facsimile transmission; Technical processes and services Interloans; Cooperation; Acquisitions; Document delivery Sec. Head.: INTERLOANS; Document delivery; Use of Facsimile transmission SECT. HEAD. CODES: ScmRxAw Y038061 135 8406699 84/6699 Library automation in the year 2000 A.D Upham, Lois N. Technical Services Quarterly 1 (1/2) Fall/Winter 83, 73-78. 5 refs Lang.: Eng. An indication is given of some major trends and developments in the area of library and information sciences. Library organisation and staffing are discussed, as are production and use of various kinds of non-print media. Some conjectures are made concerning the cost of electronic information Desc.: Future developments ; Technical processes and services; Computerised technical processes and services Sec. Head.: BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORDS; Computerised; Future developments SECT. HEAD. CODES: SaOqC3 Y038061 136 8406698 84/6698 Technical services: the decade ahead Grarns, Theodore C.W. Technical Services Quarterly 1 (1/2) Fall/Winter 83, 19-23. 9 refs Lang.: Eng. Traces the future direction of technical services, and explains that automation progress may be slowed by increased costs. Anticipates the interconnection of major bilbiographic utilities, access to Library of Congress authority files on-line, automated serials control, wide use of on-line library catalogues, and a common inquiry language. States that while publication formats may change, the book will remain a principal information element. Predicts upgrading of clerical staff to handle complex automated procedures, and describes related changes in acquisitions, cataloguing, and serials. Notes problems posed by curtailment of the individual's access to information and the abridgment of his right to privacy Desc.: Future developments ; Technical processes and services; Computerised technical processes and services Sec. Head.: BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORDS; Computerised; Future developments SECT. HEAD. CODES: SaOqC3 Y038061 137 8406693 84/6693 Maximizing vendor support Morrell, Brian APLA Bulletin 47 (4) Jan 84, 4-5 Lang.: Eng. (Based on a paper presented at a workshop: Private Files-Choices and Implementations: Developing In-House Bibliographic Databases, 9 Dec 83). Covers a selection of strategies designed to get the most in terms of support from vendors of library automation systems Desc.: Technical processes and services; Computerised technical processes and services Sec. Head.: BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORDS; Computerised SECT. HEAD. CODES: SaOq Y038061 138 8406559 84/6559 An integrated information system Sistema kompleksnogo informatsionnogo obespecheniya Slobodyanyuk, V.P.; Georgievskaya, K.N.; Kats, R.G. Nauchno-Tekhnicheskaya Informatsiya Series 1 (4) 1982, 17-18 Lang.: Russian All-Union Institute of Energy Engineering (USSR). Patent, Licensing and Scientific Information Section The Patent, Licensing and Scientific Information Section of the All-Union Institute of Energy Engineering bases its information service on a library of 121, 000 items. Information specialists sift new acquisitions, removing secondary data and analysing all new information. A detailed information retrieval catalogue is maintained on cards. An SDI service is provided to 175 specialists and retrospective searches carried out. Since 1979, detailed profiles have been maintained for all research projects in progress in the institute, and about 6, 750 notifications are sent out annually in the form of photocopies of edge-punched cards. The compilation of detailed digests of information in particular subject areas is an important part of their work, and detailed analyses of information and patent searches is vital for preparing patent applications. Close personal contact between information scientists and researchers ensures accurate feedback. When each research project is completed, a report is submitted on the effectiveness of the information services received Desc.: U.S.S.R ; Engineering ; Services ; Reader services; Information work; Learned, society and institute libraries Sec. Head.: BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CONTROL; Learned, society and institute libraries; Engineering libraries; USSR; All-Union Institute of Energy Engineering; Patent, Licensing and Scientific Information Section SECT. HEAD. CODES: RmHfEr (62) Y038061 139 8406514 84/6514 New library for Bridgewater APLA Bulletin 48 (1) July 84, 1. illus Lang.: Eng. Bridgewater (Nova Scotia). Public library The town of Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, renovated an old bank using grants from the Canadian government to produce a new library of over 4, 000 sq ft. housing 18, 000 volumes and with seating for 40 people. The total cost of the building was $282, 485, with the town paying $162, 448 Desc.: Bridgewater (Nova Scotia); Organisation and administratio Administration and organisation ; Buildings ; Library buildings ; Architecture; Municipal libraries Sec. Head.: BUILDINGS; Municipal libraries; Nova Scotia; Bridgewater SECT. HEAD. CODES: QiFxD71 Y038061 140 8406426 84/6426 The impact of technology on users of academic and research libraries Jones, C.L. IFLA Journal 10 (1) 1984, 49-56. 18 refs Lang.: Eng. A review of library-adopted technologies suggests that few have dramatic effects upon library users until recently. Most technological innovations have focused on improving library operations, which while improving a library's performance, has had little impact on how users take advantage of libraries. But, with the advent of data base search services and on-line catalogues, library users are forced to modify their behaviour in order to use these services. However, the effect of technical innovation is not a one way street. Users have had their expectations for libraries and library-services raised through other experiences-especially experience with micro-computers. As users become more technically sophisticated, they make more complicated technical demands on libraries Desc.: Academic libraries ; Organisation and administration; Administration and organisation; Innovations Sec. Head.: ORGANISATION AND ADMINISTRATIO; Innovations; Technological; Academic libraries SECT. HEAD. CODES: Nbogc Y038061 141 8406194 84/6194 About an efficient strategy of development O skuteczna strategie rozwoju Cybulski, Radoslaw Bibliotekarz 48 (5) 1981, 105-109 Lang.: Polish Polish readers and the general interest in books are dropping at an alarming rate and this had repercussions on the cultural devlopment of the country. Problems facing the publishing industry are contributing to the situation. In the 1970s there were many national conferences on automation in libraries and the state system for information SINTO was developed; but modernisation has not made any real strides into Polish libraries and Poland lags behind the rest of Europe. The building of the new National Library should herald the beginning of a new era in Polish librarianship. It is hoped that the possibilities for development including new electronic technology will not be missed as have been other opportunities in the past Desc.: Future developments; Librarianship; Poland Sec. Head.: LIBRARIANSHIP; Poland; Future developments SECT. HEAD. CODES: AD438C3 Y038061 142 8406147 84/6147 Using an art data base in an academic library Baxter, Paula A. Art Documentation 2 (3-4) Summer 83, 89-90. 11 refs Lang.: Eng. ArtBibliographies Modern; DIALOG Describes experiences in using the on-line computer system DIALOG and its 1 art data base ArtBibliographies Modern, at the State University of New York at Purchase. Covers: the search process: evaluation of the search; and promotion of the on-line service to undergraduates and staff. Stresses the need for the creation of more art data bases, and makes some suggestions for improving ArtBibliographies Modern and all future art data bases. These include: making some more specific chronological descriptors for historical searching purposes; and the creation of explicit user aids to help librarians and users construct more effective search strategies Desc.: Fine arts; Technical processes and services; Information storage and retrieval; Information retrieval; Subject indexing; On-line information retrieval ; Computerised information retrieval; Searching; Searching ; Computerised information storage and retrieval; Data bases; Information services; Computerised information services; Magnetic tape; External magnetic tape information services Sec. Head.: COMPUTERISED SUBJECT INDEXING; Data bases; Information services; Fine arts; ArtBibliographies Modern; DIALOG SECT. HEAD. CODES: ZmRnM (7) Y038061 143 8406125 84/6125 Is the installation of Bildschirmtext feasible for libraries? Ist der Einsatz von Bildschirmtext (Btx) in Bibliotheken denkbar? Deider, Clemens Bibliotheksdienst 17 (2) 1983, 83-89 Lang.: German Bildschirmtext Bildschirmtext is the viewdata service provided by the West German Federal Post Office. It is an open communications network, allowing every subscriber direct access to another. It has great potential for library users, giving them immediate access to catalogues, locations and availability of stock as well as information regarding opening hours and mobile library stops. It can link libraries with their suppliers and with each other and can be used to supply information from other sources e.g. timetbles, local events. A pilot scheme conducted in Ohio showed that teletext was most used for the on-line encyclopaedia and secondly for the on-line catalogues of the city and county libraries Desc.: West Germany; Public libraries; Technical processes and services ; Information storage and retrieval; Information retrieval; Subject indexing; On-line information retrieval; Computerised information retrieval ; Searching ; Searching; Computerised information storage and retrieval ; Telecommunications ; Data transmission; Videotex; Viewdata systems; Interactive videotex; Telephone-based videotex Sec. Head.: COMPUTERISED SUBJECT INDEXING; Telecommunications and Computer systems; Videotex; Interactive; Viewdata systems; Public libraries; West Germany; Bildschirmtext SECT. HEAD. CODES: ZmNxabFvD433 Y038061 144 8406048 84/6048 Original cataloging via microcomputer Adler, Elhanan Small Computers in Libraries 3 (5) May 83, 2-3 Lang.: Eng. Haifa University (Israel). Library; ORICAT ORICAT, a means of original cataloguing, is a library automation project at the University of Haifa, Israel which supplements the library's Marc based cataloguing. The system is based on a Superbrain microcomputer, using the CP/M operating system. The system software, written inhouse in Microsoft Basic, provides 3 options: input of new cataloguing data; random revision and correction, and a mass data test. ORICAT, introduced in 1981, allows Hebrew and non-Hebrew input. The Technion, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Bar-Ilan University have joined the project Desc.: Israel ; Technical processes and services; Information storage and retrieval; Information retrieval; Cataloguing; Computerised cataloguing; University libraries Sec. Head.: CATALOGUING; Computerised; University libraries; Israel; Haifa University; ORICAT SECT. HEAD. CODES: TogGdD56 Y038061 145 8406037 84/6037 Multidimensional mapping of book circulation in a university library McGrath, William F. College Research Libraries 44 (2) Mar 83, 103-115. illus. tables. 21 refs Lang.: Eng. Circulated books classified according to academic subject areas and student majors were used to determine relative subject similarities in 40 academic departments. Multidimensional scaling was used to compute a best-fit solution of the similarities in 3 dimensions for undergraduate circulation, and 2 dimensions for graduates. Similarity, or distances, between departments is shown in 2 dimensional maps. The meaning of the dimensions and the tendency of departments to cluster within them is discussed. 5 principal clusters are strongly apparent: quantitative; social services; chemistry and life sciences; humanities; and engineering and earth sciences. Implications for collection development and storage are discussed, including applications for area bibliography, allocation of the budget to departments, organisation of the collection, and on-line retrieval Desc.: Multidimensional mapping; University libraries; Technical processes and services; Services; Reader services; Circulation Sec. Head.: CIRCULATION; University libraries; Use of Multidimensional mapping SECT. HEAD. CODES: ShcGdAw Y038061 146 8406026 84/6026 Telefacsimile in the Pacific Northwest De John, William Interlending Document Supply 12 (2) Apr 84, 52-54 Lang.: Eng. John, W.De Since Dec 82 libraries in the Pacific Northwest have been participating in a project using facsimile transmission for document delivery. The first part of the project involved 7 academic libraries and 3 state library agencies in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington with an additional participant in Utah. Concentrates on that part of the project fully funded by the Alaska State Library and designed to improve document delivery to end users in Alaska by means of RAPICOM digital facsimile transmission equipment Desc.: Alaska ; Facsimile transmission; Technical processes and services; Interloans; Cooperation; Acquisitions; Document delivery Sec. Head.: INTERLOANS; Document delivery; Use of Facsimile transmission; Alaska SECT. HEAD. CODES: ScmRxAw Y038061 147 8405973 84/5973 OCLC acquires Avatar Systems, Inc Action for Libraries 10 (2) Feb 84, 1-2 Lang.: Eng. Avatar Systems Inc. (USA); Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) OCLC have announced the acquisition of Avatar Systems, Inc., a library automation company involved in development and marketing of standalone, turnkey local library systems. Avatar will become a subsidiary of OCLC known as OCLC Washington Office Desc.: Technical processes and services; Computerised technical processes and services Sec. Head.: BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORDS; Computerised; USA; Avatar Systems Inc; and Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) SECT. HEAD. CODES: SaOq Y038061 148 8405971 84/5971 Predictions Berman, Sanford Technical Services Quarterly 1 (1/2) Fall/Winter 83, 61-63 Lang.: Eng. The deleterious effects of library automation are explored and discussed Desc.: Technical processes and services; Computerised technical processes and services Sec. Head.: BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORDS; Computerised SECT. HEAD. CODES: SaOq Y038061 149 8405954 84/5954 The Architectural Periodicals Index-ten years on Kamen, Ruth H. Art Documentation 2 (3-4) Summer 83, 93-95. illus. 3 refs Lang.: Eng. Architectural Periodicals Index Discusses the history and future development of the Architectural Periodicals Index (API), compiled by the British Architectural Library of the Royal Institute of British Architects. The subject range of API includes architecture and allied arts, constructional technology, design and environmental studies, landscape, planning, and relevant theory and research. It covers about 12, 000 articles per year from the world's journals, resulting in about 44, 000 entries. Subject headings are derived from 'Architectural Keywords' published by the British Architectural Library. Compared with API the architectural coverage of indexing and abstracting services in general is exceedingly limited, the only other index in the field with which the API can be directly compared being the 'Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals'. Mechanisation has greatly increased the speed of the service and formats available and future computerisation of the British Architectural Library will allow the API to change from a periodicals indexing service to something similar to ARIS: Architectural Records Information Service Desc.: Services; Reader services ; Information services (Published and distributed services); Indexing services; Architecture Sec. Head.: INDEXING SERVICES; Architecture; Architectural Periodicals Index SECT. HEAD. CODES: RsM (72) Y038061 150 8405812 84/5812 Under pressure: how can libraries survive and expand? Mann, Peter Library Association Record 86 (4) Apr 84, 167 Lang.: Eng. Analyses 70 replies recieved from chief librarians in the UK to letters asking what they felt was likely to be the main problem facing them in the management of public libraries in the next 10 years. 3 main problems were identified in the following order of importance: the management of resources in the face of difficult financial conditions; adapting libraries to the new technology; and adapting libraries to a changing pattern of leisure Desc.: Chief libraries; Future developments; U.K; Organisation and administration; Administration and organisation; Management; Library administration; Administration; Library management; Public libraries Sec. Head.: ADMINISTRATION MANAGEMENT; Public libraries; UK; Future developments; Viewpoint of Chief librarians SECT. HEAD. CODES: NjFvD1C3