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Recon Pilot Project: A Progress Report, April-September 1970
Get PDFA synopsis of the third progress report on the RECON Pilot Project submitted by the Library of Congress to the Council on Library Resources. An overview is given of the progress made from April through September 1970 in the following areas: RECON production, format recognition, research titles, microfilming, and investigation of input devices. In addition, the status of the tasks assigned to the RECON Working Task Force are briefly described
On the Recursive Definition of a Format for Communication
Get PDFA recursive presentation of a communication format is discussed and a form of pertinent notation proposed. Recursive notation permits presentation of an interchange format in more general terms than heretofore published, and expands application possibilities
The Recon Pilot Project: A Progress Report, October 1970-May 1971
Get PDFSynopsis of three progress reports on the RECON Pilot Project submitted by the Library of Congress to the Council on Library Resources covering the period October 1970-May 1971. Progress is reported in the following areas: RECON production, foreign language editing test, format recognition, microfilming, input devices, and tasks assigned to the RECON Working Task Force
Development of a Technical Library to Support Computer Systems Evaluation
Get PDFThis paper reports on the development and growth of the United States Army Computer Systems Support and Evaluation Command (USACSSEC) Technical Reference Library from a collection of miscellaneous documents related to only fifty computer systems to the present collection of approximately 10,000 hardware/software technical documents related to over 200 systems from 70 manufacturers. Special emphasis is given to the evolution of the filing system and retrieval techniques unique to the USACSSEC Technical Reference Library, i.e., computer listings of available documents in various sequences, and development uf the cataloging system adaptable to computer technology. It is hoped that this paper will be a contribution toward a standard approach in cataloging ADP collections
SCOPE: A Cost Analysis of an Automated Serials Record System
Get PDFA computerized serials record and control system developed in 1968/69 for the Technical Information Department of Pfizer Inc. is described and subjected to a cost analysis. This cost analysis is conducted in the context of an investment decision, using the concept of net present value, a method not previously used in library literature. The cost analysis reveals a positive net present value and a system life break-even requirement of seven years at a 10% cost of capital. This demonstrates that such an automated system can be economically justifiable in a library of relatively modest size (approx. 1,100 serial and periodical titles). It may be that the break-even point in terms of collection size required for successful automation of serial records is smaller than has been assumed to date
Concept of an On-Line Computerized Library Catalog
Get PDFA concept for mechanized descriptive cataloging is presented, together with four areas of research programs to be undertaken
Library Mechanization at Auburn Community College
Get PDFUse of an IBM 1401 computer and a single keypunch operation for changing a college book collection from Dewey decimal to Library of Congress classification; for acquisitions, accounting and circulation procedures; and for production of a list of periodical holdings. A mark-sense reproducer is used for the circulation system