Abstract: Within the scope of the Subject Access Project - SAP, at the Lund University Library, a new version of on-line catalo gue for monographic publications has been developed; an effective aid for searches by subject as well as bibliographic data. Using the SAP-indexing method, existing bibliographic catalogue records have been enriched with terms selected from the tables of contents and book indexes. The idea of SAP is to produce subject descriptions of books taken from the books themselves and to make more use of the 'inherent' attributes of a publication. It is also an approach to eliminat ing the known shortcomings of existing standard library classification systems in describing the varied and extensive contents of a book by means of limited numbers of classifica tion codes. By this augmented subject description of the con tents of books (SAP), we provide retrieval capabilities for the user of monographs at a comparably low cost.

Abstract: This paper describes a project that takes a step-by-step or incrementalapproach to the development of an online comprehensive system runningon a dedicated computer. The described design paid particularattention to present and predicted capabilities in computing as well as totrends in library automation. The resultant system is now in its secondof three releases, having tied together circulation control, catalog access, and serial holdings .

Abstract: In common with many other Polytechnic libraries, Sheffield City Polytechnic Library is made up of a number of previously autonomous units, with a wide range of buildings, some new, some converted premises, and a divergent set of traditions and practices. It was important to weld these disparate libraries into one coherent library system and as part of this process it was felt important to develop a corporate identity for the Library.

Abstract: Present-day libraries and librarians face serious problems of economies, politics, and technology. Adequate funding is in short supply while librarians do not act effectively in the political environment, and technology threatens to lead librarians rather than follow. Using the analogy of a business office, the author proposes an integrated library system of the future with three components: the library, the job, and the home. Finally, a number of remedies for libraries and librarians are prescribed.

Abstract: : The Integrated Library System (ILS) is a minicomputer-based library automation system designed to support a full range of technical processing and retrieval activities using a single master bibliographic file. (MBF). This document presents a full user manual for all ILS functions that are available in ILS Version 2.0. These functions are grouped into major subsystems: Bibliographic control - to create and maintain MARC-format bibliographic and authority records; Catalog access - an online catalog for patrons and staff; Circulation - to track location and status of library materials; Serials control - to check in serial issues; and Administrative - to set processing parameters and display reports. The text in this document is identical to the online HELP text provided with the ILS software, but has been somewhat reorganized here into a format more suitable for a printed document. (Author)

Abstract: This paper describes comparative studies, an aspect of library management in which there is growing interest.The paper is in three Parts. The first outlines in general terms the objectives of 'interfirm' or 'inter-organisation' comparisons for management. It refers to some important features of effective comparisons, and distinguishes between 'true' interfirm comparisons and general statistical surveys. Part 2 describes the programme of work so far undertaken in the development of inter-library comparisons as a man agement tool. The stages of this work (funded by the British Library R & D Department) are described, together with the findings which emerged as the work progressed. Part 2 ends with a brief assessment of the results of the public library 'pilot' comparison, which involved 27 library systems, and describes plans for further action in this field. Reference is also made to the substantial development work undertaken in 1980 relating to comparisons for academic libraries; and to the possibility o...

Abstract: During recent years perhaps the most apparent contributions to library public relations in the Federal Republic of Germany were some approaches towards a corporate visual identity for a public library system or—more ambitiously—all public libraries in the country. A series of colour slides illustrated the graphic conceptions developed for and consequently applied by the city libraries of Cologne and Wuppertal as well as a more recent project undertaken by the German Library Institute and financed by a Federal Government grant. The slides also indicated the wide range of materials to be considered. In an introductory section it is stressed that any graphic contributions should be seen in context with other single aspects of Library PR and must also be based on an integrated PR policy in line with a library's goals and objectives and the image desired.

Abstract: An in-house library system based on a dedicated mini-computer has been in operation in the Israel National Medical Library since the summer of 1979. The integrated system, called MAIMON, features on-line access to bibliographic and circulation records. It replaces manual procedures in cataloging, searching, lending, and reservations. The system provides previously unavailable statistics on items in heavy use and demand, items to be removed from the active collection, and who uses what in the library. It is designed to be user cordial and to save users' time. The system has been very favorably accepted by patrons, and frees professional librarians from time-consuming clerical routine tasks. The system is evaluated in terms of performance, convenience, and cost.

Abstract: The Science Reference Library Classification was developed during the middle of the 1960s as a scheme to arrange books on the shelves of a large open‐access library integrating the whole of Science and Technology in a single collection. It is intended to help in the retrieval of information which is not indexed elsewhere, by abstracting and bibliographic services, and to make ‘browsing’ by the large number of readers (one‐third, according to the National Libraries Committee report) who enter the library without a specific reference in mind as fruitful as possible.