CD-ROM catalog

A CD-ROM catalog is a library catalog that consists of CD-ROMs on which the catalog data is stored in machine-readable form. CD-ROM catalogs are rarely used today.

The catalog user can access the entire catalog via a single CD-ROM, since larger inventories can also be stored on just one data carrier. Searching in the catalog offers similar options (multi-dimensional search) to those in the more modern online catalog. The disadvantage of the CD-ROM catalog compared to online catalogs is that additions and changes are not possible on CD-ROMs, which is why the catalog data is no longer up-to-date as soon as, for example, a new book is added to the catalog. The loan status of a publication on the CD-ROM cannot be queried and no reservations can be made on media.

literature

• Klaus Gantert, Rupert Hacker : Basic librarianship. 8th, completely revised and expanded edition. Saur, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-598-11771-8 , p. 219.