Diane Barber

Bio: Diane Barber is an academic researcher from Library of Congress. The author has contributed to research in topics: Resource Description and Access & Cataloging in Publication. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 8 citations.

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

Abstract: 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.

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

Abstract: 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.

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

Abstract: 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 ...

The ISSN Network as an Example of International Cooperative Cataloging

Abstract: The primary role of the ISSN Register, the ISSN Network's international database of ISSN records, is to serve as in international authority file of ISSN, key titles, and linking ISSN. This almost 1.5 million-record database also contains descriptive cataloging information contributed over the course of 35+ years by an increasing number of ISSN centers, currently numbering 87. This article examines the ISSN Network as a cooperative cataloging venture, highlighting its atypical features and pointing out where those features have anticipated some current trends. For example, ISSN centers are located mainly in national libraries but also in non-library centers such as scientific and technical organizations; centers may work directly in the ISSN database or in local or cooperative databases; ISSN centers use a variety of cataloging rules to create national or local records which are then exported to the international database in several possible formats. ISSN records are “language neutral,” relying on coding t...