The catalog's last stand
OCLC Systems & Services: International digital library perspectives
ISSN: 1065-075X
Article publication date: 28 August 2007
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to describe the uncertain future of the online catalog, and the tensions that exist between creating a code that meets user needs while adhering to principles deemed necessary to librarians.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper uses provocative statements from the Taiga Forum to illustrate various points.
Findings
The paper finds that tension will exist for time to come between those who favor RDA's richness and those who claim RDA (1999) is too complex to be adopted by other information communities.
Originality/value
The paper provides thoughtful commentary on troubling issues surrounding cataloging and the future of the online catalog.
Keywords
Citation
Medeiros, N. (2007), "The catalog's last stand", OCLC Systems & Services: International digital library perspectives, Vol. 23 No. 3, pp. 235-237. https://doi.org/10.1108/10650750710776341
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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