Library Cataloging
Talis Source
Talis Source looks interesting. A union catalog (catalogue) of UK libraries. They freely accept uploaded records, no need for membership. If you are reading this in the UK consider contributing to the effort. How long before they start a US or North American union catalog? I'm ready to contribute.
Catalogs
-
New Union Catalog
The Avi Chai Foundation has announced a new tool for Judaica librarians ? the Avi Chai Bookshelf Union Catalog. The union catalog, contains the MARC bibliographic holdings of 31 Jewish high school libraries in the United States and Canada that have been...
-
Perceptions Of Libraries And Information Resources
The latest Talking With Talis interview is George Needham on OCLC's new Perceptions report and their Environmental ScanIn this 45 minute conversation, George Needham talks about the Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources report released...
-
Rlg
I've recently heard that one can add a catalog to RLIN at no cost. I can't verify this anywhere on the RLG site. I'd like to do this to increase access to our unique collection and provide a backup copy of our catalog in case of disaster....
-
Rlg's Redlightgreen Project
RLG is looking at a user friendly interface to the union catalog.The RedLightGreen project is a whole new way of thinking about library catalogs. Catalogs today are optimized for inventory control and transaction management - not necessarily information...
-
Archives
I've just noticed I've yet to mention the National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC). This co-operative effort ranks with OCLC and RLIN as one of the most useful in the history of information description.The National Union Catalog...
Library Cataloging