EDITORIAL By Ruth Carter
Bibliographic Management: A New Approach Using the
Manifestations Concept and the Bradford OPAC. By F. H.
Ayes, L. P. S. Nielsen, and M. J. Ridley
ABSTRACT. The Bradford OPAC is an experimental prototype OPAC,
with a graphical user interface, based on the manifestation
concept. It was designed to study some of the problems in
catalogues where there are many versions of the same work or
complex multi-part works. In place of the main entry based
approach of one complete record for each item, the OPAC groups
together into sets items that are manifestations of the same
work. Users are presented with shorter lists of different
intellectual works. Items in a set can be sorted, seached and
displayed according to user supplied criteria.
An Analysis of Eight RLIN-Members'Authority-Controlled
Access Points for Purposes of Speeding Copy Cataloging Work Flow.
By Evan Pappas
ABSTRACT. The authority-controlled headings in a random sample of
cataloging records from eight RLIN-member libraries were examined
to determine the extent to which they either matched the forms as
established in RLIN's on-line authority files or, in cases where
no headings existed in the files, had been formulated according
to AACR2R principles and LC guidelines. The primary purpose of
the study was to add libraries to a list of preferred kept by the
Monograph Cataloging Section of the New York Public Library and
used to speed its copy cataloging work flow. The way that the
Section uses this list was described.
Cataloging Napoleonic Miniatures. By Walter R.
Benavitz III
ABSTRACT. Chapter 1, "General Rules for Description",
and Chapter 10, "Three Dimensional Artifacts and
Realia" of AACR2R are clarified or modified for descriptive
cataloging of Napoleonic miniatures. Rule 1.4G3 is disregarded
because Rule 1.4F9 is modified. Rule 10.5C2 and Rule 10.0H1 are
disregarded because of the nature of Napoleonic miniatures. The
article promotes the use and modification of AACR2R, LCSH, and
other bibliographic methods for cataloging and classifying museum
items, three-dimensional artefacts, and realia in order to make
them accessible.
CIP in China: The Development and Status Quo. By
Jia Liu
ABSTRACT. This paper provides a brief overview of the development
and current status of the Cataloging-in-Publication (CIP) project
in China. The China CIP project is a new one implemented in 1993.
In the paper, the development of CIP in the world is described,
followed by when and how it was introduced into China. The paper
tells the significances of CIP in detail. The implementation of
the CIP project and differences of CIP work in China from that in
the United States are also reflected here. Finally, the
contribution discusses the problems in implementing the project
and suggests ways to solve them. The project combines the
publishing house, library, and distributor into the document
information system. CIP is not only a kind of cataloging, but
also a bond among them. It is believed that the CIP project in
China has a bright future.
Statistical System for Subject Designation (SSSD) for
Libraries in Croatia. By Mira Mikacic
ABSTRACT. This article describes a syntactical system for subject
designation for libraries in Croatia. It is based on the
construction of subject headings in agreement with the theory of
the sentence nature of subject headings. This discussion is
preceded by a brief summary of theories underlying basic
principles and fundamental rules of the alphabetical subject
catalogue as presented in current works and invented systems.
CATALOGING NEWS
Elizabeth N. Steinhagen, News Editor
