THE OBJECTIVES OF THE ARMY STUDY DOCUMENTATION AND INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM (ASDIRS) ARE TO PROVIDE A CENTRAL LIBRARY OF ARMY STUDIES READILY ACCESSIBLE IN THE PENTAGON. AT THE PRESENT TIME, A BIBLIOGRAPHIC QUARTERLY CATALOG OF ARMY STUDIES AND A PERMUTED DESCRIPTOR/TITLE INDEX ARE PROVIDED. THE CATALOG OF ARMY STUDIES IS PRODUCED USING AN IBM…

Directions in the use of forms used by libraries to facilitate the interlibrary lending of newspapers, theses, books, and periodicals comprise the main body of this report. Numerous reproduced forms and worksheets illustrate these clerical aspects of loan procedures. A Library of Congress listing of union catalogs, library and publishers'…

This compendium provides an alphabetical, dated list of film titles in their first known version, with subsequent remakes. It gives the source of each film (as play, book, opera, legend, etc.); and for each film, the name of the releasing company. Film series with a continuing character or characters are listed in the appendix. (GO)

A discussion of inconsistencies in the present catalog card filing rules, and five guidelines for constructing a better code. (LS)

Removing cards temporarily from the card catalog and photocopying them serves as a quick, efficient means to produce typographically error free bibliographies that require no proofreading or correcting. (JB)

Union catalogues have had an important place in libraries for many years. Their use has been little investigated. Recent interest in the relative merits of physical and virtual union catalogues and a recent collaborative project between a physical and several virtual union catalogues in the United Kingdom led to the opportunity to study how users…

The survey examines three commercial services which reproduce on microfiche the catalog card output of the Library of Congress. Two services which index the National Union Catalog (NUC) and the Title II depository cards by LC card number are also described. (Author/NH)

This study, prepared as a part of a comparative study of the Cleveland and Columbus Union catalogs (LI 000 788), reviews the literature on the subject since 1956 under the headings: (1) historical overview, (2) functions of a union catalog, (3) operational costs, and (4) new technology. A bibliography of 32 items is appended. (RP)

This comparative study of the Cleveland Regional Union Catalog located at Case Western Reserve University and the Ohio State Library Catalog located in Columbus had as its purpose evaluation of the effectiveness of the catalogs and determination of their potential roles in Ohio library service. Data gathered on questionnaires and from analysis of…

The 116 citations on book catalogs are divided into the following two main sections: (1) Selected References, in alphabetic sequence by personal or institutional author and (2) Anonymous Entries, in alphabetic sequence by title. One hundred and seven of the citations cover the years 1960 through March 1969. There are five scattered citations in…

The writing of college catalog course descriptions in behavioral terms is urged, and examples of such descriptions are offered. (MJB)

This inventory describes federally aided projects in the state of Delaware involved with innovative educational change and funded by ESEA Title III. Of the 28 projects abstracted, 15 are current and 13 have been terminated. The projects extend as far back as FY 1967. Subject matter of the projects ranges across many areas, including the following:…

In the past decade, academic libraries have struggled with the design of an effective library home page. Since librarians' mental models of information architecture differ from those of their patrons, usability assessments are necessary in designing a user-centered home page. This study details a usability sequence of card sort and paper and…

MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching) is a free multidisciplinary catalog of digital learning materials, peer reviews, learning assignments, and member comments designed to facilitate faculty instruction. The catalog's goal is to expand the quantity and quality of peer-reviewed online teaching materials. We…

With the aid of a grant from the Council on Library Resources, The New York Public Library's Research Libraries conducted an experiment lasting from July 1971 through March 1972. The object of the experiment, which was in three parts or phases, was to determine the acceptability of microfilm as a substitute for the public card catalog, the new…