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9781560249603

Technical Services Management, 1965+1990: A Quarter Century of Change and a Look to the Future

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    9781560249603

  • ISBN10:

    1560249609

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1995-11-06
  • Publisher: Routledge

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Gain an in-depth understanding of changes in technical services that have taken place over a quarter century and look at future trends and changes that may occur. Technical Services Management surveys and analyzes technical services in libraries from 1965 to 1990, a formative period and one of great change in library operations. The book also identifies trends that continue to impact technical services operations in libraries today. Readers gain a comprehensive knowledge of where the field has been and where it is now to help them plan and prepare more effectively for the future.

Table of Contents

About the Editors
Contributors
Introductionp. 1
Technical Services Literature, 1969-1990p. 15
From Catalog to OPAC: A Look at 25 Years of Technical Services in School Librariesp. 41
Acquisitions and Collection Developmentp. 57
A History of the Online Catalog in North Americap. 79
Automating Access to Bibliographic Informationp. 93
Authority Controlp. 105
Death of a Cataloging Code: Seymour Lubetzky's Code of Cataloging Rules and the Question of Institutionsp. 121
Descriptive Catalogingp. 155
The Transformation of Serials Cataloging 1965-1990p. 171
Minimal Level Cataloging: Past, Present, and Futurep. 191
Subject Catalogingp. 211
The Dewey Decimal Classification: 1965-1990p. 223
Indexing, in Theory and Practicep. 241
Some Post-War Developments in Indexing in Great Britainp. 259
Preservation: A Quarter Century of Growthp. 275
Combining Old World Craftsmanship with New World Technology: A Quarter Century of Library Binding in Review, 1965-1990p. 291
A Quarter Century of Cataloging Educationp. 299
Continuing Education and Technical Services Librarians: Learning for 1965-1990 and the Futurep. 307
Recollections of Two Little-Known Professional Organizations and Their Impact on Technical Servicesp. 315
The Effect of a Transition in Intellectual Property Rights Caused by Electronic Media on the Human Capital of Librariansp. 331
Indexp. 349
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