The way in which we describe information has grown and varied over the last few decades. This comes about mostly as a result of the explosion of information that has taken place. In order to best meet the needs of the user the information is described, and later accessed through many more avenues. This encompasses a much broader landscape, especially compared to Dewey and the original card cataloging processes. We have moved away from a structure that is system- driven, to a structure that is user driven. Information can be described in ways that are relevant to the community of users that are accessing the information. It can done on a local level so that it remains relevant to the community that it is serving (Morgan, 2003). All of this is done in order to makes the information more accessible to the library patrons, and to make library and information sources more user-friendly.
References:
Morgan, E. L. (2003, May 7). MyLibrary: A copernican revolution in describing information resources. Retrieved April 5, 2008, from American Library Association Web site: http://www.ala.org/ala/lita/litaevents/litanatlforum/forumprograms/cs1-3morgan.pdf
Saturday, April 5, 2008
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