The Cataloger’s Desktop Suite

Abstract

The 2001 release 1 version of the Library of Congress’s Cataloger’s Desktop is reviewed. While LC has added new tools, most notably AACR2 and links to Web resources, and has ironed out a number of bugs over the past six years, this product remains functionally the same as it was in 1995. The user interface, search capabilities, internal file linking, customization, and other features of Desktop are illustrated and discussed, along with some of the technical problems encountered over the course of three years in one library’s networked experience. Finally, comparisons are made with the recent demonstration version of ClassWeb, the browser counterpart for the Classification Plus portion of Cataloger’s Desktop.

Citation

O’Brien Roper, J. and Pennell, C. (2001), "The Cataloger’s Desktop Suite", OCLC Systems & Services: International digital library perspectives, Vol. 17 No. 3, pp. 121-132. https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000005817