Is the future of MARC assured?

The machine-readable catalogue (MARC) is now more than 20 years old. It has been, and still is, criticized from different points of view. Reviews some of the positive and negative opinions on MARC, as expressed by different sectors of the profession, and studies the future of MARC in relation to tec...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Library review (Glasgow) 1996-03, Vol.45 (2), p.68-72
1. Verfasser:	Kokabi, Mortaza
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Catalogues Computer software Computerized bibliographic records Criticism Exact sciences and technology Formats Future developments Information and communication sciences Information retrieval systems. Information and document management system Information science. Documentation Interfaces. Software Libraries MARC Sciences and techniques of general use Software
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Zusammenfassung:	The machine-readable catalogue (MARC) is now more than 20 years old. It has been, and still is, criticized from different points of view. Reviews some of the positive and negative opinions on MARC, as expressed by different sectors of the profession, and studies the future of MARC in relation to technological innovations. Concludes that MARC remains a valuable means of communicating bibliographical information.
ISSN:	0024-2535 2514-9342 1758-793X 2514-9350
DOI:	10.1108/00242539610107604