When. any new cataloguing rules are introduced, it is natural for cataloguers to worry a little about the changes andpotentialproblems that will accompany them When the entire cataloguing code is revised, definite uneasiness, even fear, set.7 i n During the long years o f preparation before the code was published, it was a fear of the unknown But now that we all have our copies ofAACR2 comfortingly in hand,' we can dispel the fearlor face itsquarelyl by examining thecodeandnoting justhow it willaffect our work. Seriak cataloguers will find numerous small changes from earlierpnzctices, and a few areas where their vague fears of the unknown may be replaced by more substantially grounded fears that there will be some specific difficulties inapplying the code.
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