Document (#31523)

Author

Soper, M.E.

Title

Nineteen Thirty-Eight to today : problems in cataloging then and now

Source

Cataloging and classification quarterly. 8(1987) no.1, S.25-48

Year

1987

Abstract

In 1938 the Catalog Section of the American Library Association (ALA) mailed a questionnaire to approximately 1600 librarians, asking their opinions concerning various problems in cataloging and classification. Many changes have occurred since then, but there are problems cited in 1938 that are still with us in one form or another. The items listed in the questionnaire are discussed, and conclusions drawn as to their pertinence for today.

Theme

Geschichte der Kataloge
Formalerschließung

Location

USA

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