Information services provided by the reference librarians at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) are outlined as an introduction to this document on projected services to the public by the Center for Information Services (CIS). The report discusses the types of data base which may be searched (bibliographic reference tapes, full…

The acquisition functions of selection, ordering, receiving, blanket orders, serials, gifts, exchange, and microforms and the technical processing of each at the University of California at Los Angeles libraries are discussed. The requirements for converting these manual acquisition functions to a magnetic tape data base for the Center for…