and some slightly controversial reading about catalogs:Links below...
Karen Calhoun's report on the future of cataloging at LC:http://www.loc.gov/catdir/calhoun-report-final.pdfThomas Mann's response:http://www.guild2910.org/AFSCMECalhounReviewREV.pdf...and you know, catalogers need to work withmultiple metadata standards these days (duh...)http://libraryjournal.com/article/CA6321736.html