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The CORC experience: survey of founding libraries. Part II

Ingrid Hsieh‐Yee (Ingrid Hsieh‐Yee is Associate Professor at the School of Library and Information Science, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, USA.)
Michael Smith (Michael Smith is Cataloging Librarian, Judge Kathryn J. DuFour Law Library, Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, USA.)

OCLC Systems & Services: International digital library perspectives

ISSN: 1065-075X

Article publication date: 1 December 2001

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Abstract

This survey conducted in late 1999 found that Cooperative Online Resource Catalog (CORC) founding libraries shared a strong interest in controlling Internet resources and finding ways to catalog such resources quickly. Many cataloged in MARC. Although only a small number of them experimented with Dublin Core, many of them wanted to explore its potential for organizing Internet resources. Other metadata schemes were also used by some libraries. Overall, the founding libraries considered their CORC experience positive, but had several concerns. Their experience suggests that more work is needed to make fast, automated cataloging a reality. Since the findings of this study reflect experience with CORC at the developmental stage, the researchers proposed that CORC usage be monitored to identify trends in organizing Internet resources. A survey of CORC subscribers could be conducted to understand usage patterns and guide CORC’s development and improvement.

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Hsieh‐Yee, I. and Smith, M. (2001), "The CORC experience: survey of founding libraries. Part II", OCLC Systems & Services: International digital library perspectives, Vol. 17 No. 4, pp. 166-177. https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000006284

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