Showing papers in "Cataloging & Classification Quarterly in 2020"
TL;DR: The present bibliography comprises research produced as doctoral dissertations and doctoral theses dealing with library cataloging, classification, and metadata, which contains 170 titles, accepted in 1982 or later, that were available for online and database searching through November 25, 2019.
Abstract: The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary defines research as “studious inquiry or examination; especially: investigation or experimentation aimed at the discovery and interpretation of facts, revision...
53 citations
TL;DR: Turner's cataloguing culture: Legacies of Colonialism in Museum Documentation as discussed by the authors can be seen as a case history of documentary practices of the Department of Antiques and Antiques.
Abstract: At its most basic level, Hannah Turner’s Cataloguing Culture: Legacies of Colonialism in Museum Documentation could be understood as a case history of documentary practices of the Department of Ant...
12 citations
TL;DR: The authors examines the addition of "asexuality" to the Library of Congress Subject Headings as a case study from which to examine the critical cataloging movement, starting with a review of some...
Abstract: This paper examines the addition of “asexuality” to the Library of Congress Subject Headings as a case study from which to examine the critical cataloging movement. Beginning with a review of some ...
10 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the correlation of perceived usefulness and patronage of the Online Public Access Catalogs (OPACs) by undergraduate students in universities in South-west Nigeria.
Abstract: This study investigated the correlation of perceived usefulness and patronage of the Online Public Access Catalogs (OPACs) by undergraduate students in universities in South-west Nigeria. The descr...
8 citations
TL;DR: Empirical experiments in the use of machine learning techniques at the British Library to assign language codes to catalog records are described, in order to provide information about the language of content of the resources described.
Abstract: This article describes experiments in the use of machine learning techniques at the British Library to assign language codes to catalog records, in order to provide information about the language o...
7 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors compared job advertisements from August 2016-August 2018 advertising for jobs with cataloging in the titles, metadata in the title, and an entity identifier in the description.
Abstract: To determine the state of the cataloging job market, this study compares job advertisements from August 2016-August 2018 advertising for jobs with cataloging in the title, metadata in the title, an...
7 citations
TL;DR: Libraries must reach beyond traditional cataloging to new tools such as AI to provide consistent access to a growing world of full-text resources to represent their resources on the Semantic Web.
Abstract: Library Technical Services have benefited from numerous stimuli Although initially looked at with suspicion, transitions such as the move from catalog cards to the MARC formats have proven enormou
6 citations
TL;DR: This article will review the involvement of PCC in the development of BIBFRAME and examine the work of LC, Share-VDE, and LD4P2 on MARC to B IBFRAME conversion.
Abstract: The Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) has formal relationships with the Library of Congress (LC), Share-VDE, and Linked Data for Production Phase 2 (LD4P2) for work on Bibliographic Framewor...
6 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined Nigerian librarians' perceived knowledge and readiness to move from OPAC to Disco Disco Disco discovery system, and found that the trend of move from OPC to discovery system has not been observed in Nigeria.
Abstract: The recent trend of move from OPAC to discovery system has not been observed in Nigeria. Hence, this study examined Nigerian librarians’ perceived knowledge and readiness to move from OPAC to disco...
5 citations
TL;DR: PCC and the Music Library Association (MLA) and Music OCLC Users Group (MOUG) have a long history of coordinating and collaborating on standards, best practices, and training of the music catalogin...
Abstract: PCC and the Music Library Association (MLA) and Music OCLC Users Group (MOUG) have a long history of coordinating and collaborating on standards, best practices, and training of the music catalogin...
5 citations
TL;DR: The Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) Strategic Directions document for 2018-2021 marked the first explicit mention of diversity and inclusion in PCC strategic planning, but the organization has a...
Abstract: The Program for Cooperative Cataloging’s Strategic Directions document for 2018-2021 mark the first explicit mention of diversity and inclusion in PCC strategic planning, but the organization has a...
TL;DR: RIMMF as mentioned in this paper is a software tool developed to improve the orientation and training of catalogers who use Resource Description and Access (RDA) to maintain biblio-graphs.
Abstract: This article presents a case study of RIMMF, a software tool developed to improve the orientation and training of catalogers who use Resource Description and Access (RDA) to maintain biblio...
TL;DR: The reasons for pursuing the use of linked data value vocabularies to augment, and where feasible to replace, existing metadata practices are set out and some of the implications for MARC cataloging practice are considered.
Abstract: The Program for Cooperative Cataloging's 2018–21 strategic plan includes as one of its goals to “expand [the] use of linked data value vocabularies to augment, and where feasible to replace, existi...
TL;DR: The Program for Cooperative Cataloging Task Group on Metadata Application Profiles was convened in May 2019 to help the PCC understand issues and practices associated with the management of metadata application profiles.
Abstract: The Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) Task Group on Metadata Application Profiles was convened in May 2019 to help the PCC understand issues and practices associated with the management of m...
TL;DR: How the Western Name Authority File, a regional controlled vocabulary of personal names and corporate bodies, can link to larger authority files such as the Library of Congress Name authority File and Wikidata is discussed.
Abstract: Local and regional authority files exist to cover gaps in national and international authority files. These types of authority files should not exist alone if they are going to be fully uti...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify and give context to pressing areas PCC will need to focus on moving forward, such as defining pla... and defining the role of the PCC.
Abstract: Drawing on the PCC’s history with linked data and related work this article identifies and gives context to pressing areas PCC will need to focus on moving forward. These areas include defining pla...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe the creation of an authority list or index, which is key component of cataloging and metadata work as they provide critical anchoring points to disambiguate between various entities.
Abstract: Authority lists or indices are key components of cataloging and metadata work as they provide critical anchoring points to disambiguate between various entities. This article describes the creation...
TL;DR: The Library of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), as the only CONSER full member outside North America, has entered into its twentieth year of CONSER membership as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The Library of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), as the only CONSER full member outside North America, has entered into its twentieth year of CONSER membership. This artic...
TL;DR: The MARC 21 field 386 in bibliographic records allows catalogers to record demographic terms for creators and contributors as discussed by the authors, and the first terms in the field 386 were published in 2015.
Abstract: The MARC 21 field 386 in bibliographic records allows catalogers to record demographic terms for creator and contributors. In 2015, the Library of Congress published the first terms in the ...
TL;DR: In this paper, the adoption of Moys Classification and Thesaurus for legal materials in two federal university law libraries in South East Nigeria was investigated, among the objectives included discove...
Abstract: The study investigated the adoption of Moys Classification and Thesaurus for legal materials in the two federal university law libraries in South East Nigeria. Among the objectives included discove...
TL;DR: The mapping from BIBFRAME 2.0 to Resource Description and Access (RDA) is studied focusing on core entities, inherent relationships, and derivative relationships and the use of the bf:hasExpression property is evaluated.
Abstract: The mapping from BIBFRAME 2.0 to Resource Description and Access (RDA) is studied focusing on core entities, inherent relationships, and derivative relationships. The proposed mapping rules are eva...
TL;DR: In this paper, the history and development of the SACO (Subject Authority Cooperative) Program of the Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) is discussed and the current proposal process is examined.
Abstract: This article discusses the history and development of the SACO (Subject Authority Cooperative) Program of the Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC). The current proposal process is examined. The...
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TL;DR: This article served as OCLC representative to the Program for Cooperative Cataloging Policy Committee and Steering Committee and participated in the PCC's creation, and they offer some reminiscing.
Abstract: Both authors have served as OCLC’s representative to the Program for Cooperative Cataloging’s Policy Committee and Steering Committee and participated in the PCC’s creation. They offer some reminis...
TL;DR: How CONSER’s evolution over the years in the areas of membership, leadership, standards, training and documentation influenced the development of the PCC is described.
Abstract: The CONSER Program is the oldest component of the Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) and many elements that made CONSER a success were adopted by the PCC over the past twenty-five years. This...
TL;DR: Two events influenced the thinking and the direction of the PCC: The Bicentennial Conference on Bibliographic Control for the New Millennium: Confronting the Challenges of Networked Resources and the 2004 CONSER Summit on Serials in the Digital Environment.
Abstract: In the early 2000s, the dissemination of digital information resources was overwhelming library collections. Libraries struggled to make these materials discoverable in OPACs. The PCC stepped up it...
TL;DR: It is suggested using URIs in fields and subfields to help transition the data to an RDF model, and to help prepare the catalog for a Linked Data.
Abstract: This article discusses how libraries can include person identifiers in the MARC format. It suggests using URIs in fields and subfields to help transition the data to an RDF model, and to help prepa...
TL;DR: In 2018, the national, bilingual authority file maintained by Library and Archives Canada (LAC), called Canadiana Authorities, underwent major changes when the internally developed Integrated Libra (IBL) was implemented as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: In 2018, the national, bilingual authority file maintained by Library and Archives Canada (LAC), called Canadiana Authorities, underwent major changes when the internally-developed Integrated Libra...
TL;DR: The authors discusses the efforts of the PCC Task Group on Identity Management in NACO to explore and advance identity management activities, and the Task Group's work serves as a recent example of how t...
Abstract: The paper discusses the efforts of the PCC Task Group on Identity Management in NACO to explore and advance identity management activities. The Task Group’s work serves as a recent example of how t...
TL;DR: From its beginnings, the Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) has been an international leader of change in bibliographic and authority control and maintenance, and metadata creation and distribution as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: From its beginnings, the Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) has been an international leader of change in bibliographic and authority control and maintenance, and metadata creation and distri...
TL;DR: The early years of the Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) had a profound impact on the approach taken to cataloging in North America and around the world as discussed by the authors, and the commitment to...
Abstract: The beginnings and the early years of the Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) had a profound impact on the approach taken to cataloging in North America and around the world. The commitment to...