On Tue, 9 Jul 2002, Mike Taylor wrote:
> > From: Ray Denenberg <[log in to unmask]>

> > I don't hesitate to say it. Ascending/descending has been cited as a
> > requirement; the other two haven't.
> OK, I hereby cite case-insensitivity as a requirement.  It's crucial
> for sorting union catalogues where the original collections used
> different case conventions.  If I look for Kernighan books in a ucat,
> I want "Software Tools" sorted next to "SOFTWARE TOOLS".

But is there a requirement for the /distinction/ or can we just say 'Sort
should be treated as case insensitive' ?

Rob

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