Showing papers on "Resource Description and Access published in 1981"

Use of Library Materials at a Small Liberal Arts College.

Abstract: The 1978 University of Pittsburgh library materials has received considerable attention. Nevertheless, few librarians have replicated the study. This article reports on a partial replication at a small liberal arts college. The author found a similar book use pattern at the undergraduate institution studied as at the University of Pittsburgh and DePauw University. He concludes that the book use pattern exhibited may be typical among academic libraries and suggests close cooperation between librarians and classroom faculty in selection and use of undergraduate books.

Identifying Issues and Concerns: The University of Connecticut's MAGIC - a Case Study

Abstract: OCLC is the largest bibliographic utility in the United States. One of its greates tassets is its computerized database o fstandardized cataloging information. The database, which is built on the principle of shared cataloging, consists of cataloging records input from Library of Congress MARC tapes and records contributed by member libraries.

Proposed standards for professional health sciences library services in hospitals of New York State.

Abstract: Hospital libraries are considered to be the basic unit of the medical information system. A major statewide effort was begun in 1978 to introduce and support legislation in the New York State Legislature which would encourage hospitals to establish and maintain libraries that meet minimum services standards. Included in this legislation is the concept that the Commissioner of Education in consultation with the Commissioner of Health shall have the power to establish standards for hospital libraries. The Ad Hoc Committee for the Promotion of Hospital Library Services, Western New York Library Resources Council, proposes The Standards for Professional Health Sciences Library Services in Hospitals of New York State to clarify and to strengthen existing hospital library standards. These standards differ specifically from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals standards in that they place equal and specific emphasis on eleven points: administration, qualifications of library staff, continuing education of library staff, requirement for a library advisory committee, required library services, required library resources, library space requirements, library budget, library network and consortium membership, documentation of library policy, and continued evaluation of the needs of the hospital for library service. Detailed interpretations are provided. An appendix describes the qualifications of a hospital library consultant.

The Northwestern Africana Project: An Experiment in Decentralized Bibliographic and Authority Control

Abstract: The Northwestern Africana Project was designed to demonstrate that a system of decentralized bibliographic-control centers could be an effective· method for building a comprehensive, consistent national database for use in a national library network. Utilizing funding granted by the National Endowment for the Humanities and by the Carnegie Corporation , Northwestern sought to show that a high-quality database, that is, one that conforms to Library of Congress cataloging standards and heading usage, could be prepared and maintained at a location remote from LC. This database would be transmitted to a central location (in this case the Library of Congress) for incorporation into a common database and for distribution.

Progress in documentation: the british library i973–80

Abstract: Perhaps the first whisper of the British Library(hereinafter BL) may be found in the report of the Parry Committee which recommended the formation of a national policy in regard to libraries and the provision of information. This was swiftly followed by the Dainton Committee report, a White Paper, and finally the British Library Act, which came into force on 1 July 1973 when the Board of the new BL formally took over responsibility for the library departments (excepting Prints and Drawings) and the Science Reference Library from the Trustees of the British Museum, plus the National Lending Library for Science and Technology and the former National Central Library. To this weighty nucleus were added the major responsibilities of the former Office of Scientific and Technical Information, in April 1974, forming the basis of a new Research and Development Department, and the British National Bibliography, in August 1974, as the foundation of the new Bibliographic Services Division. The way for this very consi...

AACR2: OCLC's Implementation and Database Conversion.

Abstract: OCLC's Online Union Catalog (OLUC) contains bibliographic records created under various cataloging guidelines. Until December 1980, no system-wide attempt had been made to resolve record conflicts caused by use of the different guidelines. The introduction of the new guidelines, the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, Second Edition (AACR2) , exacerbated these record conflicts. To reduce library costs, w hich might increase dramatically as users attempted to resolve those conflicts, OCLC converted name headings and uniform titles in its database to AACR2 form. The purpose of the conversion was to resolve record conflicts that resulted from rule changes and to conform to LC preferred forms of heading if possible.