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About: Cataloging is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 4770 publications have been published within this topic receiving 32489 citations.


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Corey Keith1
TL;DR: This paper intends to foster new ideas with regards to the transformation of descriptive metadata, especially using XML tools.
Abstract: This paper describes the MARCXML architecture implemented at the Library of Congress. It gives an overview of the component pieces of the architecture, including the MARCXML schema and the MARCXML toolkit, while giving a brief tutorial on their use. Several different applications of the architecture and tools are discussed to illustrate the features of the toolkit being developed thus far. Nearly any metadata format can take advantage of the features of the toolkit, and the process of the toolkit enabling a new format is discussed. Finally, this paper intends to foster new ideas with regards to the transformation of descriptive metadata, especially using XML tools. In this paper the following conventions will be used: MARC21 will refer to MARC 21 records in the ISO 2709 record structure used today; MARCXML will refer to MARC 21 records in an XML structure.

13 citations

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TL;DR: The MARC AMC (MAchine-Readable cataloging for Archives and Manuscript Control) has "come of age," taking its place in the mainstream of both archival and cataloging thinking, theory, and practice as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: U.S. MARC AMC (MAchine-Readable Cataloging for Archives and Manuscript Control) has "come of age," taking its place in the mainstream of both archival and cataloging thinking, theory, and practice. The meteoric rise in the use of MARC AMC is evident in the statistics reported by the bibliographic utilities. The literature of MARC AMC, although extensive, has not been reviewed since 1989 and does not systematically document the use of the format in U.S. academic archives. This paper presents a review of that literature and reports the results of a 1992 survey of 200 archivists, representing 200 academic archives in the United States. These respondents were randomly selected from the Society of American Archivists' 1991 Directory of Individual Members; they cooperated in a survey examining the use of MARC AMC for cataloging archival and manuscript collections. This paper profiles the institutional use of MARC AMC, including the choice of a cataloging standard, such as Steven Henson's Archives, Personal Pape...

13 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, a distinction between metadata applications for discovery and metadata application for use is made, drawn from library and information science, but also from structuralist literary theory, providing the beginnings of a flexible theoretical framework that will incorporate not only current metadata activities but those in the future that cannot yet be envisioned.
Abstract: SUMMARY Principles drawn not just from library and information science, but also from structuralist literary theory, provide the beginnings of a flexible theoretical framework that will incorporate not just current metadata activities but those in the future that cannot yet be envisioned. A distinction common in literary studies is used here to distinguish between metadata applications for discovery and metadata applications for use. Metadata systems for resource discovery, such as the Dublin Core, are continuous with the traditions of bibliographic description, and rely on a principle of metonymy: the use of a surrogate or adjunct object to represent another. Metadata systems for resource use, such as semantic markup languages, are continuous with the traditions of database design, and rely on a principle of metaphor: the use of a paradigmatic image or design that conditions how the user will respond to and interact with the data.

13 citations

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TL;DR: This paper gives in-depth and comprehensive coverage to the current state of the retrieval side of SBS research from its origin to the present day by critically and analytically reviewing the academically significant relevant research contributions.
Abstract: Social media has changed the digital landscape of book retrieval and recommendation on the Web. The availability of the social collaborative cataloging and search applications including Amazon, GoodReads, and LibraryThing has enabled users to discuss their complex information needs and request recommendations on books in natural language. Others with similar interests and preferences suggest books. On these social book websites, users not only benefit from the available professionally-curated, publisher-provided (professional) metadata but also look at how group members assess books by reading their reviews, tags, and ratings, which are commonly referred to as the user-generated content or social metadata. This social collaborative cataloging practice and the resulting rich metadata collection attracted researchers under the broader topic of Social Book Search (SBS). The aim is to exploit the social metadata in book retrieval and understand the search behavior of users while interacting with the rich metadata collection. The retrieval side of the SBS research, which is the main focus of this paper, attempts to come up with book retrieval solutions considering the ambiguity of the natural language and the complexity of the information needs of the users. This paper gives in-depth and comprehensive coverage to the current state of the retrieval side of SBS research from its origin to the present day by critically and analytically reviewing the academically significant relevant research contributions. It reports on the retrieval methods, evaluation methodology, and best-performing runs using different evaluation metrics. It identifies the current trends as well as research challenges and opportunities.

13 citations

Book
16 Sep 2010
TL;DR: Resource Description and Access (RDA) as mentioned in this paper is a new cataloging code for the Semantic Web that allows the cataloging of library data to be stored on the Web.
Abstract: This guide provides an introduction to the history, structure, rules, and future of the new cataloging code Resource Description and Access (RDA) that will be invaluable to general librarians and catalogers. This book traces the development of RDA, explaining why it was needed and how it was developed. The basics of the conceptual models for RDA are covered, showcasing the origins of the structure and vocabulary of RDA. It then compares AACR2 to RDA and looks at specific changes in the cataloging code. The author also addresses how this development may enable library data to be housed on the Semantic Web and provides practical advice that librarians and catalogers can act upon now to prepare for RDA. * Five-page bibliography cites works and provides links to source documents and reference works * Includes chapters on the conceptual models on which RDA is based. * A comprehensive index offers direct access to key terms and concepts of RDA * 18 graphs, figures, and screenshots illustrate concepts for FRBR and FRAD, RDA's structure and vocabulary, and linked data on the Semantic Web

13 citations


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No. of papers in the topic in previous years
YearPapers
202335
2022147
202128
202050
201969
201877