COOPERATIVE CATALOGUING AMONG LAW LIBRARIES IN NIGERIA

Abstract

A shared cataloguing service such as the Library of Congress Online has facilitated access to cataloguing data. This has benefited libraries around the world. The University of Adelaide Online Catalogue also offers a great opportunity for law - libraries using Moys Classification Scheme to copy cataloguing data for law books which original cataloguing data exist in their catalogue. This paper delineates the need for cooperative cataloguing in a networked environment. It reviews cooperative activities from the 15th century to the present. Some of the benefits of shared catalogues are discussed extensively in the paper while the challenges of law libraries in Nigeria and the way forward are also discussed. It finally proposes a network of bibliographic database for law libraries in Nigeria.