Feature Articles
Libraries and Information Services in a
Post-Technological Society (p.252-267)
MAURICE B. LINE
Technological imperatives will produce major changes in society in the future, as they have in the past. Post-technological society will affect the way we work, where we live, and how we spend our leisure. Changes in educational and research directions and in publishing and information delivery will affect the role and shape of the library of the future.
The Use of Automatic Indexing for Authority
Control (p.268-277)
MARTIN DILLON, REBECCA C. KNIGHT, MARGARET F. LOSPINUSO, AND JOHN ULMSHNEIDER
Thesaurus-based automatic indexing and automatic authority control share common ground as word-matching processes. To demonstrate the resemblance, an experimental system utilizing automatic indexing as its core process was implemented to perform authority control on a collection of bibliographic records. Details of the system are given and results discussed. The benefits of exploiting the resemblance between the two systems are examined.
Circulation Systems Past and Present (p.278-285)
MAURICE J. FREEDMAN
A review of the development of circulation systems shows two areas of change. The librarian's perception of circulation control has shifted from a broad service orientation to a narrow record-keeping approach and recently back again. The technological development of circulation systems has evolved from manual systems to the online systems of today. The trade-offs and deficiencies of earlier systems in relation to the comprehensive services made possible by the online computer are detailed.
Communications
MARC Format Simplification (p.286-292)
D. KAYE GAPEN
(no abstract available)
Comparing Fiche and Film: A Test of Speed
(p.292-295)
TERENCE CROWLEY
(no abstract available)
Electronic Order Transmission (p.295-297)
JAMES K. LONG
(no abstract available)
Microcomputer Backup to Online Circulation
(p.297-299)
SHEILA INTNER
(no abstract available)
Computer-to-Computer Communication in the
Acquisition Process (p.299-303)
SANDRA K. PAUL
(no abstract available)
Reports and Working Papers
Cable Library Survey Results (p.304-313)
PUBLIC SERVICE SATELLITE CONSORTIUM
(no abstract available)