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By KENNETH SURY
Reporter
The Texas A&M Library Council
lis studying a proposal regarding the
jfuture of the author/title card cata-
glogue in Sterling C. Evans Library.
Dr. Vivian Paul, chairwoman of
Ithe committee, said the proposal
jwould put all new additions to the
Icard catalogue into the Automated
/Library Information System.
ALIS, a computer catalogue
iwhich locates books by either author,
[title or call number.
If the proposal is adopted, the
lexisting subject card catalogue file
[still will be maintained and the exist-
|ing author/title card catalogue will
?be kept, Paul said.
J Only the new author/title cata-
” anothei} llogue will be put in ALIS. The new
never ^^acquisitions will not be put into the
old author/title card catalogue.
The subcommittee is gathering
faculty response to the proposal,
Paul said.
Paul said the advantages and dis
advantages of the proposal were
published last semester in Fort
nightly, a newsletter for the A&M
faculty and staff.
The advantages include searching
for information by call numbers,
finding uncatalogued items such as
curriculum guides and materials on
reserve, plus faster cataloguing of
new books. With the use of the sys-
Jtem, library patrons also will be able
I to find out circulation information
Photo by FRANK IR WIN
A proposal would put all new additions to the
author/title card catalogue into the ALIS system.
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A future advantage could be re
mote access from locations other
than the library. Cross-referencing
and searching for keywords in the
book title eventually will be possible.
The potential disadvantages are,
according to the Fortnightly article,
the possible reluctance on the part of
faculty, staff and students to learn
the new system; the expense of ac
quiring the necessary equipment; the
possible lack of terminals and long
lines; and the response time of the
computer during peak use.
A response sheet was included in
the Fortnightly with the article.
Paul said she received a number
of comments on the proposal, but
she wants to hear more feedback.
“We want to get as wide a spec
trum of responses as possible,” she
said. To get those responses, the
committee is going to conduct a ran
dom sampling of the faculty by mail
with a telephone follow-up for unre
turned responses, she saicl.
“We want more faculty response
and we’re going after it,” Paul said.
The committee’s final report to the
Library Council will be presented
Feb. 28.
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Basketball team members
to talk at Sally’s Symposium
Four members of the Texas A&M women’s and
O men’s basketball teams will speak at Sully’s Symposium
I at noon Wednesday, weather permitting.
This will be the first symposium of the spring semes
ter.
Forwards Lisa Langston and Janet Duckham will
jnly didl)r represent the women’s basketball team. Guard Gary
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[Lewis and forward Mike Clifford will represent the
Lambda Sigma president Cindy Gay said the players
probably will discuss both teams’ upcoming games
Wednesday night against Baylor University and com
ment on last week’s Arkansas and University of Hous
ton games.
Future speakers have not been announced but possi
bilities include class presidents and Texas A&M beauty
pageant finalists.
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