Newspapers and Their Readers
| Autor: | James P. Danky |
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| Rok vydání: | 1986 |
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| Zdroj: | Cataloging & Classification Quarterly. 6:85-106 |
| ISSN: | 1544-4554 0163-9374 |
| DOI: | 10.1300/j104v06n04_09 |
| Popis: | The publication by OCLC of the United States Newspaper Program National Union List in June, 1985 is an important milestone for librarians in general as well as for participants in the Program and OCLC. The United States Newspapers Program (USNP) is a cooperative venture of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress and will eventually involve libraries in all 50 states and territories. The Program seeks to create an online data base with bibliographic records and holdings statements for all newspapers held in U.S. libraries regardless of their place of publication. To begin with U.S. newspapers are the focus. As the largest union list product produced by OCLC, this nearly 6,000- page set is impressive. However, bulk is not the most important characteristic. By providing access to bibliographic records contributed by many libraries around the nation in new ways, OCLC has responded to patron and librarian demands. The chronological, intended audience (subject), language, and place... |
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