Re: Death by enhancement: was WorldCat Local

From: Naomi Young <amethystmenace_at_nyob>
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:40:09 -0400
To: NGC4LIB_at_listserv.nd.edu
On 4/26/07, Drew, Bill <drewwe_at_morrisville.edu> wrote:
> There is no need for the front end seen by the end-user to be the same
> as the "catalog" used internally to manage the library inventory.  The
> library's MARC records are simply another silo of information.  The
> problem is may librarians and libraries do not see it that way.
>
> Bill Drew
>
I know that, Bill, however the implementation of the interface can
render null work done by library users to create complete records,
comply with existing standards, and so forth. That's what I was
referring to.

Naomi Young

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Received on Thu Apr 26 2007 - 14:39:34 EDT