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Libraries began in complete isolation with no uniformity of standards and have grown over time to be ever more interoperable. This paper examines the current steps toward the goal of universal interoperability. These projects aim to reconcile linguistic and organizational obstacles, with a particular focus on subject headings, name authorities, and titles. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
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Libraries;
Interoperability;
Library cataloging;
Titles;
Language;
National libraries;
Resource Description & Access-RDA;
Medieval period;
Books;
AACR;
Librarians;
Subject heading schemes;
Phonetics;
Speaking;
Union catalogs;
Library of Congress Subject Headings;
Library catalogs;
Bibliographic records;
Transliteration;
Standardization;
Cataloging;
Subject headings;
Uniformity