Katalogisierung kooperativ gemacht

The members of the "Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Verbundsysteme" (German and Austrian library consortia) have agreed to make available new cataloguing records as well as corrected title data on a mutual basis. Beyond the borders of consortia and different library management software, this data exchange offers new possibilities for copy cataloguing in descriptive and subject cataloguing. However, the potential synergy effects are bound to certain basic conditions. In the project "co-operative cataloguing of new titles" these basic conditions have been analyzed. For certain areas, obligatory regulations will be agreed upon. The article describes the first project phase (almost completed) which focused on the harmonization of the Z39.50 interfaces as well as on organizational and other basic details. In the next phase, unified quality standards and application guidelines will be defined