Cataloging

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

Super records: An approach towards the description of works appearing in various manifestations

Abstract: Attempts to introduce a new approach for describing bibliographic entities in order to fulfil all the functions of the catalogue in the online environment. While it is assumed that the basic unit of description is the item in hand and records describing items would fulfil the finding, identifying, choosing and locating functions; super records, which are based on the concept of “super works”, would fulfil the collocating function in a more meaningful way. This approach is a solution to the problem of the same work appearing in various manifestations and formats. Super records for voluminous works include attributes that are common to different versions of a work and are linked to bibliographic records for items. A prototype catalogue of super records has been developed and made available on the Web to introduce the advantages, limitations and possible consequences of the concept on cataloguing principles, MARC and Z39.50.

A Practical Application of FRBR for Organizing Information in Digital Environments

Abstract: This study employs the FRBR (Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records) conceptual model to provide in-depth investigation on the characteristics of social tags by analyzing the bibliographic attributes of tags that are not limited to subject properties. FRBR describes four different levels of entities (i.e., Work, Expression, Manifestation, and Item), which provide a distinguishing understanding of each entity in the bibliographic universe. In this research, since the scope of data analysis focuses on tags assigned to web documents, consideration on Manifestation and Item has been excluded. Accordingly, only the attributes of Work and Expression entity were investigated in order to map the attributes of tags to attributes defined in those entities. The content analysis on tag attributes was conducted on a total of 113 web documents regarding 11 attribute categories defined by FRBR. The findings identified essential bibliographic attributes of tags and tagging behaviors by subject. The findings showed that concerning specific subject areas, taggers exhibited different tagging behaviors representing distinctive features and tendencies. These results have led to the conclusion that there should be an increased awareness of diverse user needs by subject in terms of the practical implications of metadata generation.

Students' Perception of Digital Library Services: A Case Study of International Islamic University, Malaysia

Abstract: Introduction Traditional libraries in the print based environment were guided by the objective of linking users who needed information to the sources that had the information. Most of their work was done without the use of information technology and was time consuming depending on the nature of the search. Nowadays the scenario has changed with greater use and application of information and communication technology (ICT) especially in libraries. As more and more information sources become available online, many university libraries are introducing digital service. The aim of these services is to broaden the range of information resources available and to add value to their content by making them accessible through digital means so that students, researchers, and the entire members of the university community can access them anytime and anywhere. Chowdhury and Margariti (2004) further pointed out that the introduction and development of the Internet and its associated Web technologies in the past decade have significantly influenced both the way libraries provide information services to their users and the way users choose to access information. Academic libraries are now trying to meet the needs of the academic and research community by improving their services and enhancing their resources. One of the means is the provision of digital library collection. A successful strategy to enhance exploitation of resources is to ensure users' awareness about the existence of a particular service such as the current technologies in libraries which are meant to promote service efficiency and effectiveness. The Evolution of Digital library system Computer-based automation was initially incorporated into library operations as a mechanism for handling the routine functions of running a library such as circulation, cataloging, acquisitions, interlibrary loan and serials control (Fecko, 1997). Since the 1990s, technology has continued to develop, often faster than library professionals can convincingly cope with. Additionally, the availability of the Internet has brought about dramatic changes in libraries, especially institutional libraries, in terms of how they collect, organize and disseminate information. Perceptions of digital libraries vary and evolve over time, and many definitions for digital libraries have been proposed. The concept of a digital library means different things to different people. Even the key players in the development and use of digital libraries have different understanding of digital libraries. To librarians, a digital library is another form of a physical library; to computer scientists, a digital library is a distributed text-based information system or a networked multimedia information system; to end users, digital libraries are similar to the World Wide Web (www) with improvements in performance, organization, functionality, and usability (Fox, Akscyn, Furuta, & Leggett, 1995). Borgman (1999) added that two competing visions of digital libraries stimulate more discussions on the definition of a digital library by researchers and practitioners. The common elements of a digital library definition identified by the Association of Research Libraries (1995) are more acceptable to researchers of digital libraries, thus: * The digital library is not a single entity. * The digital library needs technology to connect the resources of many networks. * The linkages amongst the many digital libraries and information services are clear to the end users. * The goal is to provide universal access to digital libraries and information services * Digital library collections are not restricted to document surrogates: they include digital artifacts that can-not be embodied or disseminated in printed format. The technology that is continuously changing in today's digital age has made academic libraries to update and improve their present services and systems to ensure that their products or services meet the students demand for information. …