“The great pig roast”
OCLC Systems & Services: International digital library perspectives
ISSN: 1065-075X
Article publication date: 28 August 2007
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine the issue of the next generation OPAC, and several proposed solutions to that problem.
Design/methodology/approach
This is an exploratory paper. It examines several proposals for reinventing the traditional library OPAC into a more relevant, user centered system.
Findings
Libraries need to seriously re‐evaluate the relevance of the online public access catalog as it exists today. There are no one size fits all solutions given the rapidly changing information environment libraries find themselves in today.
Originality/value
This paper provides points of discussion for professional librarians and library staff to engage in as they consider to future of the OPAC. Several key members of the library technology community are cited, and may provide further information on this important topic.
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Citation
Fox, R. (2007), "“The great pig roast”", OCLC Systems & Services: International digital library perspectives, Vol. 23 No. 3, pp. 242-249. https://doi.org/10.1108/10650750710776369
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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