Impact of Internet-Enabled Potentially on Cataloguing and Classification Schemes Process in the 21st Century in Perspectives

Abstract

The study examined the impact of internet-enabled potentiality on cataloguing and classification schemes process in the 21st century information age, a departure from the conventional tradition of cataloguing and classification routines and practices. The paper noted however that the ever increasing demand/search for easy access by users to library materials and information resources (book and non-books, books, journals, magazines, newspapers, reference materials, etc and tape, videos CD-ROM, discs etc). the impact of ICT gadgets, internet has eased cataloguing and classification routines workload in one hand and improve their performance much more than before. They can cover much ground now. The study observed that there is significant alternative to the function of cataloguers. The study revealed also that the internet has widen the dissemination of Library holdings globally, users can assess also examined different approaches to utilize various online catalogues namely; the World Cat, the Library of Congress Online Catalogue, the National Library of Medicine Catalogue, the National Agricultural Library Online Catalogue, the University of Adelaide law Library Online Catalogue and the University of Lagos Library Online Catalogue have also recorded success/breakthrough in the use of internet-enabled cataloguing. These have eased the cataloguing processes as well as made remarkable benefits to bibliographers.