Cataloguing for the year 2000: continuity and innovation in a changing environment

During the last five years the bibliographic services function at the Library and Information Service of Curtin University has undergone an extensive process of restructuring, aimed chiefly to rationalise costs and encourage cooperative action. At the same time the technological environment has bee...

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Main Author: Wells, David
Other Authors: Frylinck, J.
Format: Book Chapter
Published: University of South Australia Library 2000
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9093
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description During the last five years the bibliographic services function at the Library and Information Service of Curtin University has undergone an extensive process of restructuring, aimed chiefly to rationalise costs and encourage cooperative action. At the same time the technological environment has been and continues to be systematically upgraded. This paper examines the impact of these changes on cataloguing practices and workflows. Topics covered include: the history of cataloguing at Curtin, the impact of technological change on cataloguing practice, the use of multiple sources of MARC records and implications for authority control, the question of tailored records for specific user groups, the development of electronic statistics gathering, automated quality control, selection of material for outsourcing and the redistribution of cataloguing tasks.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-90932017-01-30T11:10:30Z Cataloguing for the year 2000: continuity and innovation in a changing environment Wells, David Frylinck, J. During the last five years the bibliographic services function at the Library and Information Service of Curtin University has undergone an extensive process of restructuring, aimed chiefly to rationalise costs and encourage cooperative action. At the same time the technological environment has been and continues to be systematically upgraded. This paper examines the impact of these changes on cataloguing practices and workflows. Topics covered include: the history of cataloguing at Curtin, the impact of technological change on cataloguing practice, the use of multiple sources of MARC records and implications for authority control, the question of tailored records for specific user groups, the development of electronic statistics gathering, automated quality control, selection of material for outsourcing and the redistribution of cataloguing tasks. 2000 Book Chapter http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9093 University of South Australia Library fulltext
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Cataloguing for the year 2000: continuity and innovation in a changing environment
title Cataloguing for the year 2000: continuity and innovation in a changing environment
title_full Cataloguing for the year 2000: continuity and innovation in a changing environment
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title_full_unstemmed Cataloguing for the year 2000: continuity and innovation in a changing environment
title_short Cataloguing for the year 2000: continuity and innovation in a changing environment
title_sort cataloguing for the year 2000: continuity and innovation in a changing environment
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