Good enough is good enough: cataloging lessons from the University of California Libraries

The purpose of this paper is to seek to inspire discussions about cataloging practices in academic libraries.

The article reviews the recent University of California Libraries report, Rethinking How We Provide Bibliographic Services for the University of California.

The UC report is sprinkled with a sufficient and warranted number of alarming statements about the future of libraries. It should serve as a wake‐up call.

Readers will be acquainted with a recent, important work, the premises of which are central to the services provided by academic libraries.