Where Will the Catalog Go?

Abstract

For over a century the catalog has been the core component of most library’s service strategies. As we move from a world based on print documents to one where most information is digital and networked, libraries must reconstruct their service strategies and the role the catalog plays in them. In doing so it is important to understand what types of navigational tools will best serve the users. We need to create these tool rather than attempting to fit digital and networked documents into the print-based forms of bibliographic control.