ABSTRACT
Many objections and reservations were expressed before AACR2 was adopted by the Library of Congress, the major shared cataloging bibliographic utilities, and most American and British libraries. This article recapitulates the perceived advantages and disadvantages of the Second Edition, insofar as this affects library public services. The article then discusses alternatives to implementation and shows how sometimes the alternatives caused more problems for public service librarians than did the new code itself. The conclusion is drawn that most library users have not noticed AACR2’s effects or do not care enough about them to compliment or complain.
