Change in the Catalog in the Context of Library Management.

Allen, Geoffrey G.

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ERIC Number: EJ339157

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Publication Date: 1986

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Change in the Catalog in the Context of Library Management.

Allen, Geoffrey G.

Journal of Academic Librarianship, v12 n3 p141-43 Jul 1986

Focuses on failure of libraries to study or publish comparative costs of cataloging before and after automation. Discussion covers current situation; coping with change; MARC and Anglo-American Cataloging Rules Revised solutions (Library of Congress (LC) revisionary practices, Dewey classification changes, LC subject headings); and question of short-entry cataloging. (16 references) (EJS)

Descriptors: Cataloging, Change, Classification, Costs, Library Administration, Library Automation, Library Catalogs, Library Standards, Library Technical Processes, Problems, Technological Advancement

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers

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Audience: Media Staff; Researchers; Practitioners

Language: English

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