Since the foundations of international cataloguing standards were
laid in 1971, a host of unforeseen factors have had a dramatic
impact on libraries, forcing them to rethink their cataloguing
policy.
The automated processing of bibliographic data has become
commonplace, while new modes of electronic publishing are developed
every day. The rise of databases compiled on an international scale
raises the problem of how to create codes and systems capable of
being used in all countries concerned. Finally, financial pressures
have forced many libraries to do more "minimal level" cataloguing
to keep pace with the growth of publishing output.
Adopting a user-focused approach, this study systematically
defines what information library patrons and staff, publishers,
distributors, and retailers expect to find. The wide range of
contexts in which data is used -- from purchasing, cataloguing, and
interlibrary loan to reference and preservation -- receives careful
consideration.
The model set forth here will serve as a welcome starting point
to those charged with designing cataloguing codes and systems to
suit our constantly evolving information environment.
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