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From dominance to decline? The future of bibliographic discovery, access and delivery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2016

Martin Flynn
Martin Flynn*
Affiliation:
Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL, UK
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Email: m.flynn@vam.ac.uk
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Abstract

It is undoubtedly an appropriate time to promote discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of traditional library cataloguing policies and practices, and to identify some potential improvements for the future. Four major recent reports on the future of library catalogues, produced by some of the key international players in the library world, have come up with remarkably similar conclusions and could provide libraries with some practical guidelines for improvement which enjoy a broad measure of international support in the library world.

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Research Article
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Art Libraries Journal , Volume 36 , Issue 2 , 2011 , pp. 33 - 36
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Copyright © The Art Libraries Society 2011

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