Document (#20522)

Author

McCawley, C.W.

Title

¬An interview with Lucia Rather

Source

Cataloging and classification quarterly. 25(1998) no.4, S.253-262

Year

1998

Abstract

Briefly reviews the professional career of Lucia Rather, spent at the Library of Congress between 1957 and 1991, focusing on her significant contributions there, including: implementation of AACR2; work on the MARC format and creation of the PREMARC File; the cooperative NACO File; converting the LoC from a manual to an online catalogue; and reorganization of the cataloguing

Footnote

Articles included in an issue devoted to part 2 of a 2 part series celebrating people who have been leaders in the field of cataloguing and classification

Theme

Biographische Darstellungen

Object

AACR2
MARC
PREMARC
NACO

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