Summer2003Q2.Response

Summer 2003 Q 2

Yes, it seems to catalog the information on the web.
 * There is a group of web users who do want to find quality resources on the web so cataloging the information would be useful to this group.
 * Create a larger group to work on task.
 * Small groups will create redundancy.
 * Newer technology makes it possible for MARC conversion into OPAC records.
 * Some websites and digital libraries are now using PURLs that helps answer the problem of links disappearing after a time.
 * Examples of groups trying to catalog the web: Infomine, IPL, LII, and Scout Report

No, it is not necessary to catalog the information.
 * It is difficult to exclude material that is licensed.
 * Do not have the ability to do comprehensive searching like you could in a commercial database.
 * Library classification does not always translate to a manageable classification on the internet.
 * Immense amount of time to update sites.
 * Difficult to get web authors to follow guidelines for consistency for control.