Open AccessThe Path toward Global Interoperability in Cataloging
Author(s) -
Ilana Tolkoff
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
information technology and libraries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.502
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 2163-5226
pISSN - 0730-9295
DOI - 10.6017/ital.v29i1.3155
Subject(s) - interoperability , cataloging , computer science , world wide web , focus (optics) , subject (documents) , path (computing) , isolation (microbiology) , cross domain interoperability , knowledge management , semantic interoperability , programming language , physics , microbiology and biotechnology , optics , biology
Libraries began in complete isolation with no uniformity of standards and have grown over time to be ever more interoperable. This paper examines the current steps toward the goal of universal interoperability. These projects aim to reconcile linguistic and organizational obstacles, with a particular focus on subject headings, name authorities, and titles