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Abstract
Since the end of the last century, catalogs have been changing more and more quickly. This change is following a recognizable course, beginning with the publication of Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records, passing through the reorganization of international cataloging principles, the revision of international standards of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (International Standard for Bibliographic Description), and the foundation of new cataloging codes, such as Resource Description and Access. While principles, models, and rules are well established, bibliographic formats seem to be a bottleneck and users seem far from libraries. This article aims to present an overview of current changes, potential convergences, developments, and weak points from Ranganathan's point of view.
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Cathy Rosa et al., Perceptions of Libraries, 2010: Context and Community, ed. Brad Gauder (Dublin, Ohio: OCLC, 2011), 52. http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/reports/2010perceptions/2010perceptions_all.pdf
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Ranganathan, The Five Laws of Library Science, 336–381.
Mike Sweet, “There's Nothing Wrong with Discovery Services That Can't Be Fixed by the Reference Layer,” in The Fiesole Collection Development Retreat Series (San Domenico di Fiesole (Firenze): Casalini libri, 2012), 4. http://www.casalini.it/retreat/2012_docs/sweet.pdf
By “fruition” we mean the changing ways that readers are using or consuming resources.
Dorothy Anderson, Universal Bibliographic Control. A Long Term-Policy, a Plan of Action (München: Verlag Dokumentation, 1974), 11.
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Svensson, “Are Current Bibliographic Models Suitable for the Integration with the Web?,” 8.
Library of Congress, Bibliographic Framework as a Web of Data, 3.
Ibid., 8.
Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan, Physical Bibliography for Librarians, 2nd ed., ed. A. Neelameghan (Bombay: Asia Publishing House, 1974), 18–20.
Fons, “Introduction,” 4.