netConnect
Library Journal
- January 15, 2008
Features
In Search of a New Model
We are approaching the end of an era. Over the last 30 years, libraries have developed a highly successful model of shared cataloging. Anchored by the output of the Library of Congress (LC), carried by MARC, OCLC, and RLG, and held together by allegiance to codes and standards, that model has allowed us to distribute widely the work of cataloging the books, journals, videos, and recordings in ...