Cataloging

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

Many Languages, Many Workflows: Mapping and Analyzing Technical Services Processes for East Asian and International Studies Materials

Abstract: This case study addresses a workflow analysis project undertaken in the International Studies and Asia Library technical services areas of the University of Michigan Library. The analysis was an opportunity to document existing technical services practices in three primary workflow areas: acquisitions/receiving, cataloging, and cataloging maintenance. International Studies began the project independently, and subsequently consultants were hired to work with both International Studies and Asia Library to find efficiencies and barriers, identify solutions, and propose future changes in non-Roman-language cataloging workflows. This article provides an account outlining the project background, implementation, outcomes, challenges, and lessons learned.

Cataloging, Reception, and the Boundaries of a “Work”

Abstract: The concept of a “work” is fundamental to cataloging and users, but there is no clear understanding of the point at which one work becomes another. Various factors influence the setting of the boundaries of a work including that of the reception of the work. Brief investigations of the transmission and study of works such as medieval saints' lives and the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as well as works conceived in electronic form give insight into the processes involved and provide some clues for how catalogers can cope with these factors.

Optimizing Workflow through Metadata Repurposing and Batch Processing

Abstract: This article focuses on metadata repurposing and batch processing to improve cataloging workflow in a medium sized library. Some metadata repurposing cases at Wichita State University (WSU) Libraries are addressed, including transferring of an in-house inventory spreadsheet in Special Collections to MAchine-Readable Cataloging (MARC) records in Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) and batch import of WSU anthropological and biological image collections, Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects (GRASP), and other research papers from Excel to the libraries’ DSpace-based Shocker Open Access Repository (SOAR). The author discusses the implementation of external tools and programs to enhance the workflow. Program customization, metadata preparation, normalization, and transformation will be included in details. The article explores the possible options and decisions needed to be made in building a herbarium collection in SOAR using a combination of Dublin Core (DC) and DarwinCore (DwC) elements. These cases ...

China's Road to RDA

Abstract: With its brand-new structure and stated advantages, Resource Description and Access (RDA) is intended to be the new international standard of cataloging in the digital world. The Chinese library community has been devoted to analyzing RDA and discussing its implementation. This article introduces the current status of RDA studies in China including achievements of RDA research in recent years and China's attitudes toward RDA's implementation. This article also analyzes challenges for RDA's launch in China and provides suggestions for its localization in China.