Introduction to Cataloging and Classification

Metadata management and migration is an important and complex task that requires conceptual and technical expertise. This work is facing new challenges as the volume and speed of metadata work increases and as metadata librarians consider new formats and uses of metadata. In this article the author explores tools that support programmatic work with metadata and considers the functional differences between the tools and the literacies required for librarians to use these tools.

Trending Tech Services: Programmatic Tools and the Implications of Automation in the Next Generation of Metadata

Between 2013 and 2015, the Library of Congress and experts from school, public, and academic library communities revised the 42-year-old Cataloging in Publication (CIP) data block (back-of-title-page cataloging data). This article describes the assessments, including development and analysis of two surveys, used in this data-driven process. The revised data block replaces the catalog card layout with a labeled layout that identifies components within the block, merges print and electronic information, and provides additional descriptive and subject access points. A 2017 follow-up assessment confirmed the project's success in meeting the needs of its principal users, those in school and public libraries.

Transforming the CIP Data Block: Assessing User Needs to Re-envision a Venerable Library Icon

The world of e-book records can be quite divergent, depending on the source of those records. Record content and quality can vary greatly. An engaging session about Metadata 2020 at the 2017 NASIG ...

MARC Metamorphosis: Transforming the Way You Look at E-Book Records

Beginning Cataloging: By Jean Weihs and Sheila Intner. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO/Libraries Unlimited, 2009. 184 pp. $40.00 soft cover ISBN 9781591588399

The Library of Congress’ Cataloging in Publication (CIP) Program has been in existence for forty years. During this time, the CIP Program has moved from a model where the Library of Congress created all pre-publication metadata for publishers to a partnership where other libraries share in the creation of metadata. This article documents the evolution of the Electronic Cataloging in Publication (ECIP) Cataloging Partnership Program. The ECIP Cataloging Partnership Program can be used as a model to leverage limited resources across libraries to the benefit of library users nationwide.

The Electronic Cataloging in Publication Cataloging Partnership Program: A Model for Cooperative Cataloging for the Twenty-First Century

The library community is discussing ways to use metadata created at the beginning of the bibliographic supply chain to reduce costs associated with cataloging and remove redundant work between publishers and libraries. The ONIX standard holds promise because many of the data elements found within ONIX can be mapped to the MARC standard. The Library of Congress (LC) has developed an ONIX-to-MARC Converter that is being used to create MARC bibliographic descriptions directly from publisher-supplied ONIX metadata for new publications received through its Electronic Cataloging in Publication Program. This paper presents background information on ONIX, provides detailed information on how the ONIX-to-MARC Converter functions, presents findings of a test of the ONIX-to-MARC Converter, and discusses the pros and cons of using ONIX in the daily work of a large cataloging operation. Use of the ONIX-to-MARC Converter has reduced the time needed to create bibliographic descriptions, facilitated the inclusion of enriched metadata to bibliographic records, and provided the LC cataloging staff with records that are comparable to high-quality copy cataloging records.

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Bringing Publisher Metadata Directly to the Library

Author(s): Cardenas, Ilad; Deng, Shi; Williams, Camilla | Abstract: The Electronic Cataloging in Publication (ECIP) Cataloging Partnership Program began in 2004. It is a collaboration between the Library of Congress (LC) Cataloging in Publication (CIP) Program, publishers, and libraries across the United States.n System set up for the program proved challenging for library partners. A survey was conducted during February 8-March 6, 2018 to learn about ECIP partners’ ECIP set up experience. The findings show that communication and training documentation are two key elements for program to be effective and successful. The survey result helped LC CIP program develop new and improved ECIP system.

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Camilla Williams

Papers

The Electronic Cataloging in Publication Cataloging Partnership Program: A Model for Cooperative Cataloging for the Twenty-First Century

Transforming the CIP Data Block: Assessing User Needs to Re-envision a Venerable Library Icon

Bringing Publisher Metadata Directly to the Library

Identifying ECIP Partner Needs: Survey Results on ECIP Set-Up