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Showing papers on "Resource Description and Access published in 1979"


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TL;DR: It is important to recognize the conceptual difference between thevalue of information itself and the value of the medium by which the information is obtained and to make it explicit that one is comparing information channels.
Abstract: ITIS IMPORTANT to recognize the conceptual difference between the value of information itself and the value of the medium by which the information is obtained. This distinction is useful for two reasons: first, the value of information is often nebulous or difficult to ascertain, or both; and, second, by making it explicit that one is comparing information channels one can often avoid these more difficult problems. This is not to say that it is unimportant to understand why information has value; however, once the decision has been made to seek or acquire information, it is possible to determine independently which channel or channels to use in the process. For the decision-maker, information has value because it may enable a better decision to be made.l This is true both for the manager seeking information about potential markets, competitors, etc., and for the consumer planning a major purchase. On the other hand, some information is valued as a final product, a commodity to be consumed. Examples here might include best sellers, biographies, and so on. Certain types of information fall in both categories; for example, art history might be valued for consumption by some and others might use the information to increase their understanding of the market in the paintings of old masters.

14 citations


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TL;DR: The 1980s will be marked by continuing fiscal constraint in higher education as mentioned in this paper, which will require universities to make some serious choices regarding programs and priorities, and the manner in which a university faculty and staff respond to these difficult choices will be an indication of the educational values they consider important.
Abstract: THE1980s WILL CHALLENGE universities to make some serious choices regarding programs and priorities. These choices will arise, to a great extent, from the continued deterioration of the economic status of higher education in general. Following a period of extensive growth, and then one of relative stability, the 1980s will almost surely be marked by continuing fiscal constraint. The manner in which a university faculty and staff respond to the difficult choices of the next decade will be an indication of the educational values they consider important. Maintenance of academic standards is the first and most significant of the choices that will have to be considered. Much of the financial problem which universities will face is a consequence of the reduction in numbers of 18to 22-year-old students. For these institutions, the temptation may be to increase the number of students by any means possible. A danger in over-responding to the need for increased enrollment is to lower academic standards in an effort both to admit and to retain more students. While open access to and increased availability of higher education are desirable goals, they can be justified only when academic standards axe maintained. In fact, such goals make it essential that all students demonstrate rhat they have the necessary skills to remain students once they enter the university. If universities lower academic standards, grad-

13 citations






01 Aug 1979

3 citations



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TL;DR: There is a new library ecology in which interdependence is the dominant force, and the establishment of new operating mechanisms (such as a national periodicals center and a national library agency) is discussed.
Abstract: There is a new library ecology in which interdependence is the dominant force , and the establishment of new operating mechanisms (such as a national periodicals center and a national library agency) is discussed. Funds in the amounts required to meet libraries' traditional needs will not be forthcoming, and thus libr.aries must transform themselves and make substantial changes in their operations. There is also the need for better ways to set basic policies that determine a library's capabilities, costs, and services. In their management academic libraries have not done as well as their parent institutions in developing reliable data and in putting them to use. But while libraries need the attributes of scientific management, they must not make the mistake of thinking library management is only a science.

2 citations


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TL;DR: Collection overlap between public library collections in the United States and Canada is examined from both the general user's and the bibliographer's viewpoint.
Abstract: Collection overlap between public library collections in the United States and Canada is examined from both the general user's and the bibliographer's viewpoint. Random samples of monographs published since 1970 were taken from eight public libraries and searched in the OCLC data base. The consistently high find rate on OCLC and the large percentage of Library of Congress MARC cataloging are discussed.

2 citations





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TL;DR: Based upon a survey of accredited library schools several changes were observed in the teaching of cataloging and classification in the period between 1966-1976.
Abstract: Based upon a survey of accredited library schools several changes were observed in the teaching of cataloging and classification in the period between 1966-1976. More emphasis was placed upon teaching methodology; fewer schools are requiring students to take cataloging courses and to take fewer credit hours of cataloging; and 74 per cent of the schools introduced computerized cataloging into the curriculum. The authors conclude that library schools need to continue to explore changes in the cataloging curriculums.














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TL;DR: A reflection of the profession’s growing concern for the development of effective media programs within schools, the fledging School Section identifies as a priority the effort to bring school libraries into the mainstream of national bibliographic and network planning.