At 04:24 AM 6/29/2007, Hal Cain wrote:
"The highest principle for the construction of cataloguing codes should be the convenience of the users of the catalogue."--IFLA IME-ICC Principles, latest state http://www.nl.go.kr/icc/down/070412_2.pdf
Wow, it's been a while since I looked at the Statement. How ironic that in the last couple of years this "highest principle" has been shoved aside in favor of the even higher principle of the convenience of the cataloger. Kevin M. Randall Head of Serials Cataloging Northwestern University Library 1970 Campus Drive Evanston, IL 60208-2300 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] phone: (847) 491-2939 fax: (847) 491-4345
