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Unit 14: Development and Trends in Library Cataloguing

5. MARC projects are in operation in number of developed countries such as Great Britain, Notes
West Germany, Italy, Australia. The developing countries like Malaysia are also using
MARC facilities.
6. A format known as UNIMARC has been developed for the purposes of International
exchange of bibliographic data in a machine readable form.
7. MARC records are used for a variety of purposes within the Library of Congress itself,
including MUMS (Multiple Use Marc System).
8. The successful operation of MARC project tempted many libraries to subscribe to the
services.
9. On-Line Computer Library Centre (OCLC) provides on-line access to MARC records to a
number of libraries.
10. The OCLC also provides for online input of new cataloguing and the terminals serve as a
UNION CATALOGUE of holdings of member libraries.
11. MARC-O (MARC Worlahma) and Southern Library Interstate Cooperative Endeavour
12. (SLICEC) provide services such as catalogue data search and print. SD1 service, etc.
13. Based on MARC records the bibliographic services division of the British Library I has
been bringing out since 1973 a bibliography of books in English in ultra microfiche form.
The acronym MARC at present has several meanings. In general it refers to a format of machine
readable bibliographic records. In specific terms it refers to a system that produces a MARC
database.
Centralized cataloguing may be defined as the “Catalogue of documents by a central organization”
for the benefit of the other libraries. It is an activity limited to all library system which has a number
of branches or departments. The entire cataloguing processes are carried out by a central agency.

Objectives

The objectives of centralized cataloguing are:
1. To avoid duplication work
2. To reduce cost of the catalogue
3. To achieve uniformity in classification and Cataloguing practice.
4. To improve the quality of the catalogue
5. To put catalogues to a more effective user
6. To enable member libraries to provide better services.

Forms of Centralized Cataloguing

Some of the forms of centralized cataloguing are:
1. Card Service (Or sheet)
2. MARC (Machine Readable Catalogue) Service
3. Information service
4. Cataloguing in source
5. Cataloguing-in-publication
6. Pre-natal cataloguing

Card (or sheaf) Service
The central agency produces catalogue cards (or sheaf) which are distributed to libraries. The
individual libraries can file them after adding suitable headings. The BNB card/sheaf Ranganathan
services are a good example of this. The library of congress and H.W.Wilson & company distributed
printed catalogue cards. The Library of Congress card service started in 1901. The cards produce

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