CORC and the Future of Libraries:

Abstract

Two University Librarians look at OCLC's CORC pr0.iect from the perspective of how i t helps achieve thc goals of the cvolution of the virtual library as well as their individual library goal of creating an all-inclusive catalog of thc information provided to library uscrs.They also examine the implications of the CORC process on library organizations, including the potential to involve a much widcr range ot participants in a CORC prqiect. [ A r t i c l e copies a v a i l a b l e fur a feefiom The H u w o r d~ n o c r r r r w~r I l e l i v e r y Service: 1-800-342-9678. E-mail address: <geti~I/@huwortlrpre~~si~ic.comz CVeb.~ite: ~/~~~p:l/wwn~lfawortltl'ress.co~~i~/The Cooperative Online Rcsource Catalog (CORC) project of OCLC offcrb library administrators an opportunity to rcalize a goal which has long eluded them-an all-inclusivc catalog of rcsourccs thc library offcra. The avcnuc to realizing this goal is both high tech and tri~ditional-a tcchnologyhased tool to simplify the proccss ot cataloging record5 and a procesq bascd