Union catalogs: real or virtual ones? A literature review

Authors

  • Graciela Spedalieri Universidad de Buenos Áires, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Departamento de Bibliotecología y Ciencia de la Información

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34096/ics.i6.981

Keywords:

Union catalogs, Virtual union catalogs, Distributed search, Z39.50 Protocol

Abstract

Review of the literature on union catalogs published during the last five years. Developments in the area of distributed search gave place to the creation of virtual union catalogs. Characteristics of both traditional and virtual union catalogs are analyzed, comparing their respective advantages and disadvantages.

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Published

2004-06-01

Issue

No. 6 (2002)

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How to Cite

Union catalogs: real or virtual ones? A literature review. (2004). Información, Cultura Y Sociedad, 6, 53-75. https://doi.org/10.34096/ics.i6.981