Cataloging

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

Digital Spatial Libraries: A Context for Engineering and Library Collaboration

Abstract: At first glance, engineers and librarians would seem to be worlds apart in their interests. A revolution in information technology, however, is generating a convergence in interests and an environment for interesting and necessary collaborations. Increasingly, traditional analog library tools and mechanisms are being replaced by digital counterparts, some of which call for expertise beyond the domain of library science. The National Science Foundation (NSF) together with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) have funded six digital library projects that are being carried out by multidisciplinary teams made up of librarians, engineers, computer scientists, and professionals from several other disciplines. This paper begins with a review of the technological innovations that have allowed the emergence of digital libraries and fostered new multidisciplinary collaborations. The paper identifies a few key areas where collaborations are occurring among librarians and engineers, and illustrates these with examples from digital spatial library projects at the University of California, Santa Barbara (Project Alexandria) and the University of Maine (the BASIN Project). Particular emphasis is placed on digital spatial libraries, which have more unusual requirements for information processing. Collaborations in support of digital spatial libraries involve librarians, map librarians, and professionals in a new field of engineering referred to as spatial information engineering. I Changing Information Technology: A Context for Collaboration Technology is acknowledged as a powerful force in changing political and organizational dynamics and provoking realignments in group and individual behaviors. Information technology may be similarly described. Significant changes in information technology and communications infrastructures are affecting the behaviors of business, government, academia, and individual citizens. Some of these changing dynamics foster new and interesting collaborations, in some cases creating unexpected bedfellows. Recent examples include the shifting mergers and alliances among the traditional telephone companies; the cable television, cellular communications, and video distribution companies; and the entertainment and publishing industries. A less visible, but nonetheless auspicious, collaboration is the one forming between librarians and engineers. Engineers and librarians are two groups that one generally does not associate as having collaborative interests. Librarians have been quite secure in their own world of collecting, cataloging, and distributing information in analog formats; and engineers have likewise been content in their domain. Spatial information engineers have traditionally been involved in geodesy, photogrammetry, surveying, cartography and, more recently, GIS. Enter information technology. The tremendous rate of new developments in computing and telecommunications technology has forced a transition to new modes of operation for libraries. Increasingly, information is being created and offered in a digital format without ever migrating to a paper format. This transition to a digital environment has, in and of itself, provoked significant changes in the tools and roles of libraries. Another significant influence, however, has come from the development of the National Information Infrastructure (NII) (U.S. Congress 1993), which can now support the distribution of data to users, without the need for them to ever physically visit the library. The NII consists of computers, software and databases, fax machines, local area networks, access networks, and regional and national networks embodying various technologies with speeds in the hundreds of gigabits per second (Kettinger 1994). Formally introduced by the High Performance Computing Act of 1991, which established the National Research and Education Network (NREN), the NII is being strengthened by the Clinton administration in an effort to build an information highway that will carry pictures, voice, video, and textual data anywhere in the United States. …

Maxwell's Handbook for AACR2: Explaining and Illustrating the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules through the 2003 Update

Abstract: For application of the most current Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, there is but one standard: Maxwell's Handbook for AACR2. This practical and authoritative cataloging how-to, now in its Pourth Edition, has been completely revised inclusive of the 2003 update to AACR2. Designed to interpret and explain AACR2, Maxwell illustrates and applies the latest cataloging rules to the MARC record for every type of information format. Focusing on the concept of integrating resources, where relevant information may be available in different formats, the revised edition also addresses the Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) and the cataloging needs of electronic books and digital reproductions of physical items such as books and maps. From books and pamphlets to sound recordings, music, manuscripts, maps, and more, this is the most comprehensive and straightforward guide to interpreting and applying standard cataloging rules. Learn: How and when to apply the rules; What has changed in MARC21 coding; How the rules help organize descriptive and bibliographic information; What are uniform titles for unusual formats or materials; How to select access points; Extensive updates have resulted in all-new chapters covering cartographic materials, electronic resources, and continuing resources (formerly called serials). Illustrated with over 490 figures, showing actual MARC catalog records, this is the must-have AACR2 guide for catalogers, LIS students, and cataloging instructors.

HILCC: A Hierarchical Interface to Library of Congress Classification

Abstract: This paper describes the first phase of a project at Columbia University Libraries to create a hierarchical interface to LC classification (HILCC). The project's objective was to assess the potential of using the Library of Congress classification numbers as provided in standard catalog records to generate a structured, hierarchical menuing system for subject access to resources in the Libraries' electronic collections. The classification mapping table -jointly developed by the Libraries' systems, cataloging and reference staff- links each LC classification range with entry vocabulary in a three-level subject tree. Classification numbers and other metadata elements are extracted from catalog records in the Libraries' OPAL on a weekly basis, matched against the HILCC mapping table and then used to create browsable subject category menus to guide users to e-resource subject content.

Proposed tribal college cataloging systems : from isolation to association

Abstract: This paper, Proposed Tribal College Cataloging Systems: From Isolation to Association, seeks to determine whether current tribal college cataloging and shelving systems are compatible with the Indigenous patrons and communities' cultures and needs. If there are disconnects, it will determine what approaches and systems will resolve those disconnects and be more compatible with the Indigenous cultures and serve their needs. The philosophical roots of Western knowledge organization and cataloging systems currently used in most Indigenous libraries are examined to determine if their Western philosophical roots are congruent with the worldview and knowledge organization systems of Indigenous patrons. The foundations of Indigenous knowledge organization and cataloging systems are examined, and the Western and Indigenous systems currently being used in libraries in the United States, Canada, and globally are compared. These systems include the Library of Congress, Dewey Decimal, Colon, Brian Deer, and Leech Lake Tribal College Classification systems. This paper compares the isolationist Western approach with the associative Indigenous approach with a focus on the Ojibwe or Anishinaabe college libraries. Following this research and analysis, the paper develops a series of systems that incorporates those elements and qualities that are most compatible with the cultures and needs of Indigenous patrons and communities.

Enhanced Access to Pamphlets

Abstract: A broad and diverse compendium of underutilized information is available in pamphlet format in the academic library. Its enhanced use is impeded by the lack of an effective means of catalog access. The traditional library practice of accessing pamphlets by a single subject heading assignment/arrangement greatly limits accessibility. The alternative of full cataloging regularly accorded books is generally provided only for selected pamphlets for reasons of cost. It is suggested that the provision of AACR2 first level of description may be a desirable and practical compromise between single subject assignment and full cataloging. The availability and ease of access to the information required for inclusion in cataloging of this type is examined based on a survey of pamphlets cataloged for the collections of the University Libraries at California State University, Northridge.