Table Of ContentPROCEEDINGS OF THE BICENTENNIAL
CONFERENCE ON BIBLIOGRAPHIC.
\\ CONTROL FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM
CONFRONTING THE CHALLENGES OF NETWORKED RESOURCES AND THE WEB
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Proceedings of the
Bicentennial Conference on Bibliographic
Control for the New Millennium
Confronting the Challenges of
Networked Resources and the Web
Washington, D.C.
November 15-17, 2000
Sponsored by the
Library of Congress Cataloging Directorate
edited by
Ann M. Sandberg-Fox
Library of Congress, Cataloging Distribution Service
Washington, DC e 2001
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Bicentennial Conference on Bibliographic Control for the New Millennium
(2000 : Washington, D.C.)
Proceedings of the Bicentennial Conference on Bibliographic Control for
the New Miliennium : confrenting the challenges of networked resources and
the Web : Washington, D.C., November 15-17, 2000 / sponsored by the
Library of Congress Cataloging Directorate ; edited by Ann M. Sandberg-
Fox.
p. cm.
Spine title: Bicentennial Conference on Bibliographic Control for the
New Millennium.
Includes final versions of conference papers as well as findings and
recommendations of topical discussion groups held following the conference.
Includes bibliographic references and index.
ISBN 0-8444-1046-2
1. Cataloging of computer network resources--Congresses. 2. Libraries--
Special collections--Computer network resources--Congresses. 3. Digital
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Control of the New Millennium. Ii. Sandberg-Fox, Ann M. Ill. Library of
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Contents
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Conference purpose and goals, intended audience,
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Keynote address: From card catalogues to WebPACs:
celebrating cataloguing in the 20" century /
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Dinner speaker: The New context for bibliographic
control in the new millennium / Clifford Lynch . — ...........0.. XXIX
1 The Library and the Web
Discussion paper: Metadaia for Web resources: how
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The Catalog as portal to the Internet / Sarah E. Thomas ............ 21
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The Library catalogue in a networked environment /Tom Delsey ..... 45
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International metadata initiatives: lessons in bibiiographic
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2 Assessing Current Library Standards for Bibliographic
Control and Web Access
Discussion paper: Is precoordination unnecessary in LCSH? Are
Web sites more important to catalog than books?: A reference
librarian’s thoughts on the future of bibliographic control /
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Crossing a digital divide: AACR2 and unaddressed problems of
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Exploiting LCSH, LCC, and DDC to retrieve networked resources:
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Resource discovery using Z39.50: promise and reality /
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Future Directions
AACR2 and its place in the digital world: near-term solutions and
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Extending MARC for bibliographic control in the Web environment /
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Business unusual: how “event awareness” may breathe life into the
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Descriptive resource needs from the reference perspective: report on
a survey of U.S. reference librarians / Carolyn Larson, Linda Arret .... 287
4 Experimentation
Discussion paper: Some observations on metadata and digital
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Discussion paper: An initial survey and description of how selected
United States government libraries, information centers, and
information services provide public access to information via the
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A comparison cf Web resource access experiments: planning for the
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Redesign of library workflows: experimental models for electronic
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5 Exploring Partnerships
Discussion paper: Metadata, cataloging, digitization, and retrieval:
who's doing what to whom: the Colorado Digitization Project
experience / Liz Bishoff, William A. Garrison ................006. 377
Exploring partnerships: what can producers and vendors provide? /
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Comments: Vendor partnerships for bibliographic control / Amira Aaron 415
Comments: Catalog enrichment services, Syndetic Solutions, Inc. /
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Comments: Librarians, producers, and vendors: the netLibrary
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Partnerships to mine unexploited sources of metadata /
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Topical Discussion Group Recommendations
1. Choosing electronic resources: what is a valuable Web resource? ..... 463
2. What are the continuing education needs of professional catalogers? .. 465
3a. What near-term cooperative partnerships should libraries explore
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4a. What are the near-term and long-term aspects of the multiple
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