The Pragmatic Basis of Catalog Codes: Has the User Been Ignored?
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| Year of Publication |
1991
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| Contributors |
Author:
Jon R. Hufford |
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Cataloging & Classification Quarterly
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| Volume |
14
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| Issue |
1
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| Pagination |
27-38
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| Annotation |
Looks at major catalog codes in U.S. and Britain since 1841 and concludes that they have not been sufficiently based on studies of user needs. Urges authors of future codes to incorporate research findings on how the catalog is used into their work.
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