Changing Roles of Cataloguers in Information and Communication Technology Age: Implication for Library Science Educators
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The introduction of ICT to any profession definitely brings dramatic changes.
Cataloguing and classification have completely been impacted as a result of the .
emergence of lCT 111 the library setting. Hitherto, cataloguing practices were
manual and involved some rigorous activities like bibliographic descriptions on cards,
filing and interfiling of cards. Today, with the advent of technology, the cataloguer can
process acquired materials using the internet. The paper discuses the present roles of the
cataloguer which have shifted from physical description on paper to using the internet in
discharging of duties. It highlighted the need to examine the state of the library school
curriculum in connection with courses that will prepare cataloguers to fit into current
trends. The paper also suggested that the library school curriculum be redesigned to
include courses on computer application to 1ibrary services
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Z665 Library Science. Information Science