Evolution of Western Library Catalogs: The Rising Expectations of Users

International Journal of Librarianship (IJoL)

Junli Diao¹ 

[1] York College Library, The City University of New York;

关键词: library catalog;    cataloging;    evolution;    user;    users’ expectation;    primitive catalog;   

DOI  :  10.23974/ijol.2018.vol3.1.69

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This paper traces the historical development of library catalogs from primitive catalogs in ancient times to current next generational catalogs, which are summarized into three stages: the agricultural catalog stage, the industrial catalog stage and the information catalog stage. In particular, this paper focuses on the discussion of the rise of users’ expectations on library catalogs at different stages and gives emphasis to what impact they have created accordingly.

【 授权许可】

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