Document (#31651)

Author

Tyckoson, D.A.

Title

Enhancing access to information : building catalogs for the future

Source

Cataloging and classification quarterly. 13(1991) nos.3/4, S.1-28

Year

1991

Abstract

The catalogue as we know it today is the result of a long process of evolution, which began over 250 years ago. At that time, the catalogue served as an index to all materials within a library's collections. However, the tremendous growth in the amount of information produced and the proliferation of formats for that information have forced the catalogue to compromise its indexing function for virtually all formats except monographs. This trend has resulted in a de-emphasis of the catalogue as a tool for retrieving information. Fortunately, the technology of the online catalogue makes possible the reintegration of other information sources into the catalogue. Discusses the decline of the catalogue and proposes some areas in which it may be improved for the next century.

Footnote

Simultaneously published as Enhancing Access to Information: Designing Catalogs for the 21st Century

Theme

Katalogfragen allgemein

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