Therefore, the catalogue records created by a library must fit into the larger universe. Nowadays, much prominence is given to delivering quality products and services. A library or information service is an industry like any other industry. The clients and end users of this service are very aware of issues concerning quality. It is therefore clear that any library that ignores bibliographic control is seriously misusing and under utilising its collection and is certainly not giving the user the service they deserve.
Bibliographic control is in itself a form of quality assurance.
It can be regarded as a measure that is built into the catalogue or database to ensure the quality of interaction between the user and information. Development of systems and databases Today, increased computer power makes sophisticated searches possible - for example using Boolean logic or truncation. Valuable input during the development of databases and online systems can be provided by people fully acquainted with the principles of bibliographic control. It is therefore quite clear that teaching of bibliographic control will remain essential in order to ensure national and universal bibliographic control, to enable information services to share resources and cataloguing records, to provide a quality service to the user, and to develop effective online systems. Current trends which may have an effect on the teaching of bibliographic control Computerisation of processes The most obvious, and possibly the most important, social force affecting bibliographic control is the computerisation of library processes and technological changes.