Library catalogs

As a library and information professional, I have so long searched for a nexus between the twain, viz., a) Information Visualization and b) best practices in the library world.

Based on my search, I built an extensive webliography on the above nexus. This Webliography has two related dimensions, viz.,

a) Alternative Cataloging / Information Visualization b) > Mining The Library Catalog

In addition to these Webliographies, I have summarized my searches. See Information Visualization Demystified In this summary are a few references on the involvement of Information Visualization specialists in the process of developing a graphical interface for library catalog.

From the above citations, obviously, creating graphical interface is one of the possible ways.

What other ways exist to build a usable, user-friendly library catalog is the crux of the problem.

How best we could apply the Guru's Visual Information-Seeking Mantra in developing next generation library catalogs is an issue, which the Guru himself may be able to guide.