Catalogs compueterization : their concept , importance characteristics and influence on library services .

A.Zen-Aaddeen, Ammar

	Catalogs compueterization : their concept , importance characteristics and influence on library services .
iraqi journal for information
Article 1, Volume 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 136-155
Author
Ammar A.Zen-Aaddeen
Abstract
The study deals with catalogs computerization and Its generations . The problem of the study concentrates on the weakness which the libraries witness with all Its types in comprehending the catalogs computerization concept and the change It can bring about in procedures and services and consequently on library arrangement and Its materials and the appearance of new kinds of catalogs which can offer better descriptions of information sources which the traditional catalogs were unable to offer . The study aimed at answering six research questions which include : what are the influences of computerization on traditional cataloging , its procedures , criteria , and updateness , the other question is : What are the practical requirements of catalogs computerization in libraries . The study followed the analytical method with Its second method in describing and analyzing catalogs computerization depending on the points of view of previous subject researchers . The study also aimed at defining the characteristics of computerized catalogs and highlights the importance of planning and Its benefits for libraries if the they want to computerize their catalogs . The Its study included four figures .
Keywords
Computerization; computerize catalogs; procedures; Services; libraries

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