{"title":"Metadata or Cataloguing?: A False Choice","authors":"M. Gorman","doi":"10.1300/J141V02N01_03","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Libraries, their collections, and bibliographic control are essential components of the provision of access to recorded knowledge. Cataloguing is a primary method of biblographic control. Full or traditional cataloguing is very expensive, but relying on keyword searching is inadequate. Alternatives for a solution to cataloguing needs for electronic resources including the use of metadata and the Dublin Core are examined. Many questions exist regarding the long-term future of today's electronic documents. Recommendations are made for preserving recorded knowledge and information in the electronic resources for future generations.","PeriodicalId":421982,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Internet Cataloging","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1999-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"24","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"The Journal of Internet Cataloging","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J141V02N01_03","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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ABSTRACT Libraries, their collections, and bibliographic control are essential components of the provision of access to recorded knowledge. Cataloguing is a primary method of biblographic control. Full or traditional cataloguing is very expensive, but relying on keyword searching is inadequate. Alternatives for a solution to cataloguing needs for electronic resources including the use of metadata and the Dublin Core are examined. Many questions exist regarding the long-term future of today's electronic documents. Recommendations are made for preserving recorded knowledge and information in the electronic resources for future generations.