On Jul 26, 2011, at 8:51 PM, "Karen Coyle" <lists_at_kcoyle.net> wrote:
> I feel like library cataloging has become so focused on the OBJECT
> that is being cataloged that we almost forget that there is CONTENT in
> the object, and that the point of the object is to convey that
> content. I think libraries should be less focused on the object and
> more active in helping users learn about the content. (When was the
> last time we had a long discussion about subject analysis or
> classification?) I don't care if we call it cataloging or subject
> access or bibliography, just as long as we do it.
EXACTLY!!! I think the next-generation library catalog should be less of a catalog and more of a tool for analysis and understanding. I don't care about the thing as much as I care for what the thing contains, what it means, and why it is important.
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ELM
Received on Tue Jul 26 2011 - 21:23:16 EDT