Toward A National Serials Data Program Final Report Of The National Serials Pilot Project

USA. Final report on the national serials pilot study of the possibilities of recording periodicals in a national level computer-based data base utilising the marc format for processing serials - covers project staffing, on-line equipment used, systems design and analysis, etc., and outlines the results obtained and some conclusions and recommendations concerning cost and time factors, programme improvements, etc. One-page bibliography.

First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.

This book, first published in 1982, explores all major aspects of automated serials control. It examines major working serials control systems in the United States and Canada, describes their operations, and evaluates their successes and shortcomings.