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Creator:: Sapon-White, Richard and Hansbrough, Mary
Abstract:: Some academic libraries no longer assign subject headings to bibliographic records for dissertations, but have not evaluated the impact this might have on dissertation usage. In this study, bibliographic and circulation records for a sample of 248 academic dissertations were examined to determine the effect of controlled subject headings in...
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Creator:: Sapon-White, Richard
Abstract:: Remote-access computer file serials, often referred to simply as electronic serials, possess characteristics that challenge our definition of the term “serial” and our ability to catalog them according to the established cataloging code. These challenges are reflected in the library science literature, where cataloging and indexing issues have generated thoughtful...
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Full Text:: the library science literature, where cataloging and indexing issues have generated thoughtful

Creator:: Sapon-White, Richard
Abstract:: For the past six years, the Oregon State Library and the Fujian Provincial Library have collaborated in the Horner Exchange a program that fosters mutual understanding between librarians from Oregon and Fujian. In odd-numbered years, an Oregon librarian visits Fujian Province while in even-numbered years two Chinese librarians visit Oregon....
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Full Text:: Last summer, my library hosted two visiting

Creator:: Sapon-White, Richard
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Full Text:: well as the challenges still facing the library world in this beautiful Central European country

Creator:: Sapon-White, Richard
Abstract:: The Library of Congress (LC) decided to suspend creating series authority records on May 1, 2006 and to transcribe all future series statements as untraced. To evaluate the impact on cataloging workload at Oregon State University (OSU), bibliographic records were examined for untraced series statements from June 1, 2006 to...
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