Minimal-level cataloguing

本文主要的目的乃在介紹簡略編目作業之起源、方式與其發展，並就簡略編目與書目品質間之爭議作陳述，核心書目或其主要趨勢與發展，但仍要建立共識與共同之標準，方能在不失書目記錄之質與提高編目作業之量間作最好的努力。

This paper aims to explain the issue of simplified cataloguing, focusing on its history, function, methods, and prospects. It discusses quality arguments against simplification and presents the current status of cataloguing in Taiwan.