---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1998 22:54:36 -0600 From: Dennis McClendon <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Tangent: Library cataloging Perhaps one of the librarians on the MAPS list would be so kind as to forward this to a more appropriate list. I can't figure out if it's a stupid question or not. My personal library (of books, not maps) has grown to the point (about 3000 volumes) that I really would like a simple catalog so I can quit buying books that I already have at home. Since probably 90% of my books have Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication data, it seems a waste of time for me to type in the author and title again. Is there some online catalog where I could type in the LC Card Catalog number and get back a full record? I have software (CASPR's LibraryWorks) that I believe will read MARC format records. It would seem that with all the university and public systems on the Web, this would be a simple matter. Barring that, there must be companies that do this for small institutional and corporate libraries that don't need OCLC subscriptions of their own. Would that be a reasonable approach for an individual? Thanks for your help. (If you are reading this on a list other than MAPS-L, please reply directly to [log in to unmask]) :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Dennis McClendon, Chicago CartoGraphics [log in to unmask]