Abstract Libraries, which take seriously the responsibility to facilitate discovery and delivery of information resources for their patrons, have historically found cataloging costly and cumbersome. In the early 1970s, a series of initiatives was undertaken to develop more cooperative and expeditious approaches to reducing the cost of cataloging, while improving its quality. These initiatives culminated in the formation of the Program for Cooperative Cataloging. This article is a brief history of how the Program came to be, its structure, and what might be in store for it in the future.

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合作编目程序的历史和发展

摘要图书馆在认真负责促进读者的发现和传递信息资源方面，历来发现编目既昂贵又麻烦。在1970年代初期，采取了一系列举措来开发更合作，更快捷的方法，以降低编目成本，同时提高其质量。这些举措最终形成了《合作编目计划》。本文简要介绍了该程序的产生方式，结构以及将来可能存储的内容。