Delivering the Goods: Web OPACs and the Expanding Role of the Cataloger

The proliferation of information available on the Internet is staggering. Although library web sites offer a means of access to Internet resources, these lists often lack subject analysis, cross-referencing, and ultimately prove useless to those unaware of their presence. To that end, bibliographic...

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Main Author: Norm Medeiros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Alberta Library 1998-05-01
Series:Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship
Online Access:https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/istl/index.php/istl/article/view/1419
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