Web-based catalogue

Web 2.0 trendsWeb searching By Gerald Louw

O ImpactO Web 2.0 trendsO Web searchingO Web based catalogue

O King (2007:1)O Change in format and retrieval

techniques

O Madhusudhan (2011)O Library resources made accessible

remotely through web-based OPAC/Web PAC

Functions

O Direct patrons/usersO Different search methodsO E.g. boolean logic, phrase searchingO Web-based OPACs provide faceted

navigation

UWC libraryO Part of CALICO agreementO Member of OCLC

O Holdings of UWC libraryO ALEPH catalogueO CALICOO WorldCat LocalO Sabinet

Conclusion

O Library must come to the user to find out how they can be better meet the information need of the users.

Reference listO King, Lizette. 2007. Information literacy

of incoming undergraduate Arts students at the University of the Western Cape: assessment of competencies and proficiencies. Bellville: University of the Western Cape.

O Madhusudhan, Margam. 2011. Web-based Online Public Access Catalogues of HT libraries in India: An Evaluative Study. Program.45(4):pp.415-438

O Thank you