Finding value in history

摘要

Since the idea of the modern catalogue coalesced with the work of Panizzi, Cutter and their prominentcontemporaries, much has changed. Catalogues have seen their formats change from manuscript to slip toprinted card to online public access catalogue, while their contents have expanded to include technologies thatwere not imagined when the catalogue was first constructed. The story of any library catalogue can becomplicated, and these complications can lead to a rich source of investigation.