http://tags.library.upenn.edu/tag/libraries+dempsey PennTags Feed http://tags.library.upenn.edu/makerecord/url/9352 http://tags.library.upenn.edu/makerecord/url/9352 <p>Useful overview of new ways of thinking about the role of library discovery systems in the context of the networked environment.&nbsp; Highlights the necessary changes to the function of library catalogs now that discovery, location, request and retrieval can be separated from one another.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&quot;Much of the discussion is about improving the catalogue user's experience, not an unreasonable aspiration. However, we really need to put this in the context of a more far-reaching set of issues about discovery and about the continued evolution of library systems, including the catalogue, in a changing network environment. In this environment, users increasingly discover resources in places other than the catalogue.&quot;</p>