Showing papers in "Technical Services Quarterly in 1988"

Study of the Cataloging Costs at the University of California, Riverside

Abstract: This case study was conducted at the University of California-Riverside Library (UCR) in order to determine cataloging costs. While the figures apply to that specific library at that specific time, the model used for the study can, with modifications reflecting local conditions, be used by other libraries.

Cataloguing and Catalogue Maintenance

Abstract: The article describes a functional cost-allocation system, made applicable to any university library through the identification of 11 generic cataloguing functions. Annually, a unit cost is determined for each function allowing the rate of increase or decrease in the cost of performing a function to be monitored.

Managing the Library's Commercial Library Binding Program

Abstract: Commercial library binding services, correctly used, can be a owerful preservation tool. The role of the manager of the library's binding program is discussed and suggestions are made for giving a binding program a stronger preservation orientation.

The University of Wyoming Catalog Survey

Abstract: This document describes the University of Wyoming (UW) Libraries' Online Catalog and reports on a survey of UW Online Catalog users. The UW Online Catalog, developed by Brodart, was introduced to users in October, 1985. The survey, conducted in November, 1986, is an adaptation of the Council on Library Resources Online Catalog Study. It was designed to gauge how library patrons used the online catalog, what they thoug% of its features, and how they felt the catalog could be improved. Data from the UW survey is reported and compared to the data collected in the Council on Library Resources survey of users in 31 U.S. libraries in 1982. The results of the UW survey are consistent with national findings with a few exceptions. The authors are members of the University of Wyoming Libraries Online Catalog Implementation Committee and are public services/reference librarians.

Securing Asian and African Materials for Library Collections

Abstract: The geographical spread of countries in Asia and Africa is the first obstacle in acquiring books and journals from this region. While a variety of processes and methods are needed to acquire foreign titles, these unique areas generate a series of common problems as well as geographically specific ones which must be overcome to succeed in obtaining library materials. A librarian must try a mixture of approaches and contacts and, in addition, keep abreast of changes in these countries and acquisition processes in order to be successful for the library.