The Microcomputer Revolution

Sandberg-Fox, Ann M.

Cataloging & classification quarterly 2001 31 (2)85-100
(ReLIS:jul:qmcdam:y:2001:v:31:i:2:p:85-100)

Abstract:

With the introduction of the microcomputer in the 1980s, a revolution of sorts was initiated. In libraries this was evidenced by the acquisition of personal computers and the software to run on them. All that catalogers needed were cataloging rules and a MARC format to ensure their bibliographic control. However, little did catalogers realize they were dealing with an industry that introduced rapid technological changes, which effected continual revision of existing rules and the formulation of special guidelines to deal with the industry’s innovative products. This article focuses on the attempts of libraries and organized cataloging groups to develop the Chapter 9 descriptive cataloging rules in AACR2; it highlights selected events and includes cataloging examples that illustrate the evolution of the chapter.

Keywords: Catálogos automatizados ; Catalogación ; Automatización ; Automatización ; Sistemas integrados de gestión
Pages: 85-100
Volume: 31
Year: 2001
Issue: 2

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