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Tennant, Roy – Library Journal, 2004
Small solutions solve discrete, well-bounded problems and can be pieces of larger solutions. They can move things forward by mixing and matching available components in new and previously unimagined ways. A number of innovations, which at first glance are completely unrelated, can come together and create important synergics. This article…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Internet, Library Services, Bibliographic Databases
Tennant, Roy – Library Journal, 2004
Libraries must increasingly accommodate bibliographic records encoded with a variety of standards and emerging standards, including Dublin Core, MODS, and VRA Core. The problem is that many libraries still rely solely on MARC and AACR2. The best-trained professionals to lead librarians through the metadata maze are catalogers. Catalogers…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Metadata, Librarians, Library Services
Gonzalez, Linda – Library Journal, 2005
Catalogers, catalog managers, and others in library technical services have become increasingly interested in, worried over, and excited about FRBR (the acronym for Functional Requirements of Bibliographic Records). Staff outside of the management of the library's bibliographic database may wonder what the fuss is about (FERBER? FURBUR?), assuming…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Bibliographic Databases, Shared Resources and Services, Library Services
