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Resource Description and Access (RDA)
Karen Coyle,Diane I. Hillmann +1 more
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The authors describe the tensions existing between those advocating an incremental change to cataloging process and others who desire a bolder library entry into the digital era.Abstract:
There is evidence that many individuals and organizations in the library world do not support the work taking place to develop a next generation of the library cataloging rules. The authors describe the tensions existing between those advocating an incremental change to cataloging process and others who desire a bolder library entry into the digital era.read more
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A framework for contextual information in digital collections
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate the meaning, role and implications of contextual information associated with digital collections and present a framework for contextual information that is based on an extensive review and analysis of both the scholarly literature from many disciplines about the concept of context and the professional literature (including standards) related to the description of information artifacts.
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New generation of catalogues for the new generation of users: A comparison of six library catalogues
Tanja Merčun,Maja Zumer +1 more
TL;DR: None of the catalogues offer as vast a range of features as Amazon does, but one catalogue managed to surpass Amazon in some of the examined features.
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Modeling a domain ontology for cultural heritage resources: A user-centered approach
TL;DR: The design requirements and the potential usefulness of a domain-specific ontology to facilitate access to, and use of, a collection of digital primary source materials developed by the Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are investigated.
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DCMI Abstract Model
TL;DR: This document specifies an abstract model for DCMI metadata [DCMI], to provide a reference model against which particular DC encoding guidelines can be compared and facilitates the development of better mappings and translations between different syntaxes.
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Functional Requirements for Authority Data: A Conceptual Model
TL;DR: This book represents an important part of the extension and expansion of the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records and contains an analysis of attributes of various entities that are the centre of focus for authority data.
The future of the descriptive cataloging rules : papers from the ALCTS Preconference, AACR2000 American Library Association annual conference, Chicago, June 22, 1995
TL;DR: Schottlaender as discussed by the authors has drawn together the key authorities on cataloguing with AACR2R and examined the issues critical to cataloguers, including: the appropriateness of AACR 2R for serials and archival materials; authority control; and online cataloguing and searches.