The Catalog’s Last Stand

This article describes the uncertain future of the online catalog, and the tension that exists between creating a cataloging code that meets user needs while adhering to principles deemed important by the cataloging community. Underscoring this tension are the provocative questions posited by the Ta...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Medeiros, Norm
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Emerald 2007
Subjects:
HM. OPACs
LR. OPAC systems
IA. Cataloging
bibliographic control
taiga
Online Access:http://eprints.rclis.org/10419/
http://eprints.rclis.org/10419/1/ELIS_OTDCF_v23no3.pdf
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Summary:This article describes the uncertain future of the online catalog, and the tension that exists between creating a cataloging code that meets user needs while adhering to principles deemed important by the cataloging community. Underscoring this tension are the provocative questions posited by the Taiga Steering Committee, which call into question the future of libraries.

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