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73 -- PROFESSIONAL SERVICES SOL NLM/SP 96-035/UHP DUE 061296 POC Uyen H. Phoung, Purchasing Agent, (301) 496-6127. It is the intent of the National Library of Medicine to negotiate with Online Computer Library Center (OCLC), Dublin, Ohio to provide professional services for: a) searching an outside bibliographic source (i.e., the OCLC OLUC), and b) providing, depending on the availability of useable cataloging copy, either copy or original limited cataloging records for 706-1036 monographs and mutlipart items in Slavic languages, consisting of a mix of Bulgarian, Czech, Polish, Russian, Sebro-Croatian (Cyrillic) and Slovak. The services will include applying the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, 2nd Edition (Revised 1988) (AACR2R), the Library of Congress Rule Interpretations (LCRIs) and the ALA-LC Romanization Tables (Published in 1991 by the Library of Congress) to descriptive cataloging and verification of name/series access points in the online authority file available via OCLC, assigning NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) descriptors and assigning class numbers from the NLM Classification to each monograph. Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) in Dublin, Ohio offers a trained library professional staff, with an in-depth knowledge of cataloging applying AACR2R, the Library of Congress Rule Interpretations (LCRIs), and the ALA-LC Romanization Tables (published in 1991 by the Library of Congress), as well as experience in a wide variety of Slavic languages including Bulgarian, Czech, Polish, Russian, Sebro-Croatian (Cyrillic), and Slovak. The staff also have experience in cataloging biomedical materials, including experience in using MeSH and the NLM Classification. All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which if timely received, shall be considered by the agency. NLM Synopsis No. NLM/SP 96-035/UHP. (0149)

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