Classification and Shelflisting as Value Added: Some Remarks on the Relative Worth and Price of Predictability, Serendipity, and Depth of Access.

LeBlanc, Jim

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Publication Date: 1995

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Classification and Shelflisting as Value Added: Some Remarks on the Relative Worth and Price of Predictability, Serendipity, and Depth of Access.

LeBlanc, Jim

Library Resources & Technical Services, v39 n3 p294-302 Jul 1995

Examines the intrinsic value of browsing a library collection, either in the stacks or on an online catalog. The value and cost of classification and shelf-listing is discussed, based on data compiled during studies conducted at Cornell University that timed catalogers while they performed the shelf-listing component of cataloging. (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Cataloging, Classification, Costs, Higher Education, Library Catalogs, Library Collections, Library Technical Processes, Online Catalogs

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Language: English

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