Evolution of Western Library Catalogs: The Rising Expectations of Users

This paper traces the historical development of library catalogs from primitive catalogs in ancient times to current next generational catalogs, which are summarized into three stages: the agricultural catalog stage, the industrial catalog stage and the information catalog stage. In particular, this...

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Main Author: Junli Diao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Chinese American Librarians Association 2018-07-01
Series:International Journal of Librarianship (IJoL)
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Online Access:https://journal.calaijol.org/index.php/ijol/article/view/69