Role of Cataloguing in the Automated Library Activities and Services

Abstract

Automating house-keeping operations is a major effort in the area of computer application to libraries. Technology is the most significant factor forcing libraries and information centres to develop more effective methods of service delivery. Catalogues are being computerised the worldover to facilitate better access points and multidimensional searches in the library holdings. The emergence of online catalogues has offered better access capabilities. Access to a variety of databases is one of the recent developments which is greatly influencing library services in general and catalogues in particular. Librarians now require maintaining their library catalogue in such a way that it should be able to serve the diversified needs of a wide range of users and systems.

http://dx.doi.org/10.14429/dbit.19.2.3489