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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Kao, Mary Liu
Cataloging and classification for library technicians/Mary Liu Kao.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1-56024-344-9 (acid free paper).
1. Cataloging—United States. 2. Classification—Books.

I. Title.
Z693.U6K36 1995 94-44815
025.3'0973—DC20 CIP

ser vice com pa nies will pro cess the ma te ri als on de mand by in clud ing
pockets and cards for each item, al lowing im mediate shelv ing af ter re -
ceipt by li braries. For small li braries with a lim ited staff and budget
that use the man ual system, this is the most economical way to com -
plete the cat a log ing pro cess. Com mer cial com pa nies of fer MARC da-
tabases on CD-ROM for mat that pro vide im mediate, un restricted
online ac cess, and with out the costly con necting charges. This for mat
is most at tractive for small li braries and for li braries do ing a large
num ber of ret ro spec tive con ver sions.

OCLC (Online Computer Library Center)

A net work, also called a consortium or a bibliographic utility, is an
au to mated co op er a tive ven ture among li brar ies. Re sources on the da-
tabase may be en tered by the cen tral of fice staff or con tributed by
member li braries. The com bined da tabase is then transferred and
shared by mem ber li braries for reference, in terlibrary loan, and cat a-
loging pur poses. Li braries be longing to a net work can find on the da -
ta base all the nec es sary cat a log ing in for ma tion for a large per cent age
of their ma te ri als.