In the world of Web 2.0 and the semantic web, what is the position of the library catalogue? This text assists librarians and information professionals in customizing their catalogues to meet the needs of the internet generation and enable their library catalogue for the semantic web.

Will there be a library catalogue in the future and, if so, what will it look like? In the last 25 years, the library catalogue has undergone an evolution, from card catalogues to OPACs, discovery systems and even linked data applications making library bibliographic data accessible on the web. At the same time, users expectations of what catalogues will be able to offer in the way of discovery have never been higher. This groundbreaking edited collection brings together some of the foremost international cataloguing practitioners and thought leaders, including Lorcan Dempsey,...