The current cataloging code, Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, Second Edition (AACR2), was originally published in 1978 and implemented by American libraries in 1981, and various revisions have been published occasionally since then. Despite the revisions, the fundamental approach of AACR2 remains unchanged from its original edition. In light of the many changes that libraries have encountered in their collections, access services, and patron behavior, the library community is preparing to adopt a new set of rules in 2008.