Thomas Mann, a Reference Librarian in the Main Reading Room of the Library of Congress, has posted a paper titled "Will Google’s Keyword Searching Eliminate the Need for LC Cataloging and Classification?"
Mann's primary claim is that:
"Google Print does not "change everything" regarding the need for professional cataloging and classification of books; its limitations make cataloging and classification even more important to researchers."
The paper does a nice job of explaining what Google does well and where LC Classification still applies.
Link: http://www.guild2910.org/searching.htm
Posted by Paul H at September 14, 2005 12:09 PM
