Retrospective conversion of serials at the university of Houston: midterm report

In July 1980 the University of Houston began a project to convert its older serial titles to machine-readable form and consolidate an old serial record file with the newer Central Serial Record. The change to successive entry and AACR2 meant that extensive searching and authority work were needed for each title, and the project staffing was reorganized to meet this need. This change and the decision to delay analytics until the project's end brought dramatic results. The report concludes with suggestions for conversion planning.