by Brian Schottlaender · Haworth Press · tapa dura · ISBN 9781560243281
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«Retrospective Conversion: History, Approaches, Considerations» is a library science work edited by Brian Schottlaender (Haworth Press, hardcover).
Explains the retrospective conversion of library catalogs: transforming manual records into machine-readable format. Compares three methods (in-house, external vendor, or mixed) and analyzes cost, staffing, time, and quality. Includes case studies and an annotated bibliography with over two hundred references.
Work published in 1992; also issued as Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 3/4. Includes contributions by Daphne C. Hsueh, Susan H. Vita, and others.
For librarians, catalogers, and technical services managers facing catalog automation.
