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Rebecca Culbertson
Bio: Rebecca Culbertson is an academic researcher from University of California, San Diego. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cataloging & Resource Description and Access. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 7 publications receiving 28 citations.
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TL;DR: The Shared Cataloging Program, based at UC San Diego, distributes ready-to-use cataloging records for all electronic titles licensed by the CDL to each of the other eight (soon to be nine) physical UC campuses.
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TL;DR: Using cataloging e-mail distribution lists, volunteers were recruited for a project to identify and upgrade bibliographic records for aggregation into a batch that could be easily loaded into catalogs.
Abstract: When the National Academies Press announced that more than 4,000 electronic books would be made freely available for download, many academic libraries expressed interest in obtaining MARC (Machine Readable Cataloging) records for them. Using cataloging e-mail distribution lists, volunteers were recruited for a project to identify and upgrade bibliographic records for aggregation into a batch that could be easily loaded into catalogs. Project organization, documentation, quality control measures, and problems are described, as well as processes for adding new titles. The project's implications for future efforts are assessed, as are the numerous challenges for network-level cataloging.
6 citations
TL;DR: The authors review the contents of Cataloging & Classification Quarterly and provide an examination of the contributors, article types, and changes in emphasis in topics.
Abstract: SUMMARY The authors review the contents of Cataloging & Classification Quarterly and provide an examination of the contributors, article types, and changes in emphasis in topics.
5 citations
TL;DR: This column will focus on describing the features of the Provider-Neutral E-Resource MARC Record Guide: P-N/RDA Version published in 2012.
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TL;DR: An evolutionary look at the perpetual challenges of sustaining a consortial cataloging model and the efforts of the Shared Cataloging Program in the ongoing quest to eliminate the redundancy of efforts by centralizing the optimization of cataloging efficiency are highlighted.
Abstract: In January 2000, the University of California created the Shared Cataloging Program (SCP). Based at the University of California, San Diego, the SCP is a “centralized cataloging model” for the California Digital Library consortium collections. This article will take an evolutionary look at the perpetual challenges of sustaining a consortial cataloging model and highlight the efforts of the SCP in the ongoing quest to eliminate the redundancy of efforts by centralizing the optimization of cataloging efficiency.
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TL;DR: For as long as I can remember I have been seduced by their labyrinthine logic, which suggests reason (if not art) rules over a cacophonous arrange as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Libraries, whether my own or shared with a greater reading public, have always seemed to me to be pleasantly mad places, and for as long as I can remember I’ve been seduced by their labyrinthine logic, which suggests reason (if not art) rules over a cacophonous arrange
17 citations
TL;DR: This study shows how these how the authors done it good projects reflect design methodologies which draw rigor from process, invention, relevance, and extensibility rather than replicability, generalizability, and predictability.
11 citations
TL;DR: A 2019 survey of academic librarians that investigated their attitudes, practices, and policies regarding open access (OA) was conducted by as mentioned in this paper, and the results indicated that, though Librarians report favorable beliefs about OA and integrating OA into technical and public services, they seldom create OA policies.
Abstract: This article reports the results of a 2019 survey of academic librarians that investigated their attitudes, practices, and policies regarding open access (OA). This study asks if academic librarians write policies to ensure that they approach OA intentionally and systematically across all library services. The results indicate that, though librarians report favorable beliefs about OA and integrating OA into technical and public services, they seldom create OA policies.
9 citations
TL;DR: It may only be necessary to learn RDA in the future, when considering both Library of Congress-Program for Cooperative Cataloging (LC-PCC) and OCLC initiatives and an example from this author's institution relating to authority control in RDA and bibliographic record hybridization.
Abstract: The cataloging community is at a crossroads. Will catalogers need to continue learning both Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, Second Edition (AACR2) and Resource Description and Access (RDA), or will learning RDA alone be enough? Through a selective literature review and examining the RDA Toolkit, it seems that there is currently a collective need to have access to both codes. However, when considering both Library of Congress-Program for Cooperative Cataloging (LC-PCC) and OCLC initiatives and an example from this author's institution relating to authority control in RDA and bibliographic record hybridization, it may only be necessary to learn RDA in the future. Additional research into practitioner experience could be done in the future to further examine this.
8 citations