CONSER's Aggregator Survey and the Work of the PCC Task Group

The author presents the results of the December 1998 CONSER "Survey on Providing Access to Serial Titles within Aggregator Databases." Major findings include 71% of respondents desiring to see full-text serial titles incorporated into the online catalog and nearly 75% interested in acquiri...

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Published in:Cataloging & classification quarterly 2000-05, Vol.28 (4), p.7-13
Main Author: Riemer, John J.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Aggregator databases
analytic cataloging
online catalogs
vendor-supplied cataloging
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Summary:The author presents the results of the December 1998 CONSER "Survey on Providing Access to Serial Titles within Aggregator Databases." Major findings include 71% of respondents desiring to see full-text serial titles incorporated into the online catalog and nearly 75% interested in acquiring record sets. Also included are an analysis of the numerous survey comments received, strategies toward creating the necessary records and integrating them into OPACs, examples of aggregator analytic records, and other background information on the work of the Program for Cooperative Cataloging's Task Group on Journals in Aggregator Databases. 1
ISSN:0163-9374
1544-4554
DOI:10.1300/J104v28n04_03