Showing papers on "Resource Description and Access published in 2002"
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49 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, an ideal library school is described, and the authors argue that cataloging should be at the heart of library education and argue that alternatives to vocabulary control and bibliographic architecture such as Google are better and cheaper than cataloging.
Abstract: SUMMARY Enemies of cataloging today include ill-informed administrators, information scientists in library schools, and those who think that alternatives to vocabulary control and bibliographic architecture–such as Google–are better and cheaper than cataloging. Bibliographic control and cataloging should be at the heart of library education. An ideal library school is described.
31 citations
TL;DR: The authors discusses the development of descriptive cataloging from 1830 to 1908 and focuses on the careers of Antonio Panizzi, Charles Coffin Jewett and Charles Ammi Cutter and analyzes the various rules and codes put forth by both Americans and British librarians and the eventual cooperation between the United States and the United Kingdom.
Abstract: SUMMARY This paper discusses the development of descriptive cataloging from 1830 to 1908 and focuses on the careers of Antonio Panizzi, Charles Coffin Jewett, and Charles Ammi Cutter and the development of the American Library Association (ALA) and the Library Association of the United Kingdom (LAUK). It analyzes the various rules and codes put forth by both Americans and British librarians and the eventual cooperation between the United States and the United Kingdom.
19 citations
TL;DR: A follow-up study explores the views of library educators with regard to cataloging education and found library educators, in general, agreed with practitioners on the listed cataloging competencies for all entry-level academic librarians.
Abstract: SUMMARY The topic of cataloging education for catalogers and non-catalogers alike has been a perennial topic for practitioners. This follow-up study explores the views of library educators with regard to cataloging education. Twenty-three educators with primary teaching duties in reference, twenty-nine educators with primary teaching duties in cataloging and seventy educators whose primary teaching duties were in neither reference nor cataloging in ALA-accredited master's degree programs responded to a survey based on the ALCTS Educational Policy Statement, Appendix: Knowledge and Skills, Intellectual Access and Information Organization concerning the importance of cataloging competencies for all entry-level academic librarians. The survey found library educators, in general, agreed with practitioners on the listed cataloging competencies for all entry-level academic librarians.
19 citations
01 Jan 2002
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a collection selection and marketing-based selection policies and practices to make marketing Resonate throughout the library and to recognize collection-use benefits, including cost of collections and use.
Abstract: Chapter 1: Overture Chapter 2: Know Your Market Chapter 3: Creating Your Master Plan Chapter 4: Collection Choices Chapter 5: Cost of Collections and Use Chapter 6: Creating Access Chapter 7: Creating Recognition of Collection-Use Benefits Chapter 8: Collection Evaluation: a Product-Analysis Approach Chapter 9: Marketing-Based Selection Policies and Practices Chapter 10: Marketing-Based Promotional Policies and Practices Chapter 11: Making Marketing Resonate Throughout the Library
15 citations
TL;DR: The survey found that practitioners agreed upon a definite set of core cataloging competencies that all entry-level academic librarians should possess, which holds larger implications for library education for academicLibrarians and for the profession as a whole.
Abstract: The role of cataloging education within the library profession is a topic of considerable interest and debate. Fifty-five heads of reference and sixty-five heads of cataloging in Association of Research Librarians institutions responded to a survey based upon the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services Educational Policy Statement, Appendix: Knowledge and Skills, Intellectual Access and Information Organization, concerning the importance of cataloging competencies for all entry-level academic librarians. The survey found that practitioners agreed upon a definite set of core cataloging competencies that all entry-level academic librarians should possess. This finding holds larger implications for library education for academic librarians and for the profession as a whole.
12 citations
01 Jan 2002
12 citations
TL;DR: Examines a major departmental reorganization within UNLV’s Lied Library, using the concept of knowledge access management as its basis, and the establishment of the Knowledge Access Management (KAM) Division is discussed.
Abstract: Examines a major departmental reorganization within UNLV’s Lied Library, using the concept of knowledge access management as its basis. The establishment of the Knowledge Access Management (KAM) Division, comprising the Cataloging Department, the Systems Department, and the Web Maintenance/Digital Projects Unit, is discussed. The Cataloging Department’s strategic vision is examined, along with an extensive description of the redesign of the new Lied Library’s Web site.
9 citations
TL;DR: Formulas are presented so that an individual library can calculate the value of a MARC bibliographic record, authority record as well as the location/status information, which can be a valuable asset for some organizations.
Abstract: A library creates and maintains a catalog as a tool to assist users in finding information resources. It is possible to identify the value that has been added indirectly to the information package or directly to the library's catalog as a result of the cataloging process. The value of a MARC record will vary significantly-depending upon the library or user of the record. Formulas are presented so that an individual library can calculate the value of a MARC bibliographic record, authority record as well as the location/status information, which can be a valuable asset for some organizations. While a library's physical collection may decline in coming years, the value of the library catalog to provide access to both the library's physical collection and to electronic resources will only increase. Understanding the actual value of the information components of a library's catalog allows librarians to be better informed about the costs and benefits of maintaining or enhancing a library's catalog.
8 citations
TL;DR: A study to discover how many current European language monographs were being cataloged by the Library of Congress, by member libraries, and by vendors found that vendor records accounted for 16.7% of Spanish books, 18% of French books, 33.6% of German books, and 52.5% of those in Italian.
Abstract: The appearance in OCLC and RLIN of minimal level catalog records from European book vendors for European language monographs and their effect on cataloging department workflows and cooperative cataloging efforts have been matters of concern expressed recently at ALA meetings and in the library literature. A study of 8,778 catalog records was undertaken to discover how many current European language monographs were being cataloged by the Library of Congress, by member libraries, and by vendors. It was found that vendor records accounted for 16.7% of Spanish books, 18% of French books, 33.6% of German books, and 52.5% of those in Italian. The number of libraries enhancing vendor records in OCLC was found to be only approximately one-third the number of libraries contributing original records for European language books. Ongoing increases in European book publishing and the increasing globalization of cataloging databases mean that the results of this study have implications not only for local cataloging practice but for cooperative cataloging as a whole.
7 citations
TL;DR: The Shared Cataloging Program, based at UC San Diego, distributes ready-to-use cataloging records for all electronic titles licensed by the CDL to each of the other eight (soon to be nine) physical UC campuses.
01 Jan 2002
TL;DR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors presented Chinese cataloging history in four parts, with emphasis on the last two parts: the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949 and the development of cataloging after 1979 when China opened its doors to the world.
Abstract: With a long history, cataloging has evolved with changes in society, economy, and technology in China. This paper presents Chinese cataloging history in four parts, with emphasis on the last two parts: the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949 and the development of cataloging after 1979 when China opened its doors to the world. Particularly important has been the rapid growth of online cataloging in recent years. The China Academic Library and Information System (CALIS), as a successful online cataloging model, is emphasized. Through investigation of the entire history of Chinese cataloging, three distinct features can be stated: (1) Standardization-switching from the Chinese traditional way to aligning with international standards, (2) Cooperation-from decentralized and self-supporting systems to sharing systems, (3) Computerization and networking-from manual operation to computer-based online operation. At the end of this paper, a set of means by which to enhance online cataloging and resource sharing is suggested.
TL;DR: One of the main problems that Mexican libraries have faced is a scarcity of librarians adequately prepared to perform cataloging and classification of their collections, which is even more acute in the Mexican states.
Abstract: This article discusses cataloging and classification history in Mexico and how cataloging and classification have evolved according to the changes that libraries and library science have experienced on both a national and international level. The first part of the article refers to the first half of the twentieth century, detailing the origins of cataloging and classification history. The second part presents discussion of the development and consolidation of both cataloging and classification during the second half of the twentieth century. The article also discusses subject headings, automation, centralization, and union catalogs in Mexico. It discusses past difficulties in creating a union catalog at a national level and the advantages of automated systems in helping to develop this needed union catalog. The article discusses the need to publication of the Bibliografia Mexicana. One of the main problems that Mexican libraries have faced is a scarcity of librarians adequately prepared to perform cataloging and classification of their collections. This lack of librarians is even more acute in the Mexican states. There are insufficient numbers of students in library schools to provide the staffing that libraries demand not only for cataloging and classification but also for many other library activities.
01 Feb 2002
TL;DR: This paper analyzes the problems associated with three options available for Chinese libraries purchasing bibliographic records from the National Library of China, joining the China Academic Library and Information System (CALIS) Union Cataloguing Center, and contributing records to OCLC WorldCat.
Abstract: Today, Chinese libraries are in urgent need of a national bibliographic utility resembling the OCLC union catalog for cooperative cataloging and resource sharing. Three options are presently available for Chinese libraries: purchasing bibliographic records from the National Library of China (NLC), joining the China Academic Library and Information System (CALIS) Union Cataloguing Center, and contributing records to OCLC WorldCat. This paper analyzes the problems associated with each option. To implement the third option, Chinese catalogers will have to meet the three requirements set forth by OCLC: adding Pinyin, DDC (Dewey decimal classification) or LCC (Library of Congress classification), and LCSH (Library of Congress subject headings) or MeSH (National Library of Medicine subject headings) data to each contributed record. Impact and implementation are also discussed.
01 Aug 2002
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the Library of Congress's descriptive cataloging for manuscript music and related materials, and determined patterns of consistent practice as well as areas of the record and types of information that are handled inconsistently.
Abstract: This article examines Library of Congress's descriptive cataloging for manuscript music and related materials, and determines patterns of consistent practice as well as areas of the record and types of information that are handled inconsistently. Focus is on practices for MARC coding. Several bibliographic records are presented and analyzed. Part I of the article described how the study set was developed and examined areas of the records governed by AACR2.
TL;DR: The development of descriptive cataloging in Germany and the evolution of cataloging principles are discussed and supplementary rules for special categories of materials were published.
Abstract: SUMMARY This article discusses the development of descriptive cataloging in Germany and the evolution of cataloging principles. The Instruktionen fur die alphabetischen Kataloge der preusischen Bibliotheken (Instructions for the Alphabetic Catalogs of the Prussian Libraries, known as the Prussian Instructions, or PI, for short) were published in 1899. The so-called Berliner Anweisungen (“Berlin Instructions,” Instructions for the Alphabetic Catalog in Public Libraries) appeared in 1938. Discussion for reform of cataloging rules began in the 1950s and received impetus from the International Conference on Cataloging Principles in Paris in 1961 and from the International Meeting of Cataloging Experts in Copenhagen in 1969. Preliminary drafts of the new Regeln fur die alphabetische Katalogisierung, RAK (Rules for Descriptive Cataloging) were issued between 1969 and 1976; the complete edition of the RAK was published in the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) in 1976 and in a slightly different version i...
01 Aug 2002
TL;DR: Data from a research project on the value and impact of public library book reading have provided insights into the role of the public library in the reading experience, and it is clear that the positive factors outweigh the negative but that the library experience can comprise both.
Abstract: Data from a research project on the value and impact of public library book reading have provided insights into the role of the public library in the reading experience. The principle of equity of access was seen as crucial, in that it provided everyone with the opportunity to encounter reading material. Respondents also compared the buying and borrowing experience. Several described how borrowing encouraged them to take risks with their reading. Others favoured borrowing on ecological grounds. The bookshop was described as a “consumerist experience” whereas the library invoked a feeling of citizenship. Respondents regarded the range of stock on offer as a crucial factor. A good library allowed people to experiment with their reading. This was not perceived to be the case in all services, and there was some criticism of the literary and physical quality of the material on offer. The range of stock was also crucial to another library activity; that of browsing. Respondents also described the library as a place, and identified intangible benefits provided by the service. In analysing the data it is clear that, for many, the positive factors outweigh the negative but that the library experience can comprise both.
TL;DR: This report recognizes the complexity of cataloging juvenile monographs and discusses actions that have been taken to accommodate the needs of such a collection.
Abstract: There has been much discussion on the cataloging and classification of juvenile literature in academic libraries. This collection displays sufficient unique characteristics to require special bibliographic treatment. This report recognizes the complexity of cataloging juvenile monographs and discusses actions that have been taken to accommodate the needs of such a collection. Related AACR2R rules and USMARC format for bibliographic data used in creating cataloging records and subject headings are discussed along with classification schemes and Cutter numbers.
01 Aug 2002
TL;DR: The conclusion is that the Manifestation record is more needed than ever, but that information on Works and Expressions is urgently needed as well, and that the authors must expand authority information considerably if they shall be able to give proper guidance to their users.
Abstract: A truly global supply of bibliographic records and the emergence of online publishing put new challenges on our organization of bibliographic control. Three, important cataloguing codes are presently under revision, the AACR, the Italian RICA and the German RAK. The basis for a record, the carrier-content dichotomy, is one, fundamental issue, which has been particularly observed in the AACR revision process, strongly influenced by the IFLA report Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR), 1997. Is it possible to move from ”Manifestation records” to ”Work records”? The answer seems to be no, and the conclusion is that the Manifestation record is more needed than ever, but that information on Works and Expressions is urgently needed as well, and that we must expand authority information considerably if we shall be able to give proper guidance to our users. FRBR offers a model and a language which can help to bring about the common understanding which is the first prerequisite of information interoperability. The cataloguing discussion at the international level has intensified during the last decade. Presently, several, big cataloguing communities are discussing or carrying out revisions of their rules: AACR2, the German RAK and RICA, the Italian rules. I see two, main factors driving this development. The cataloguing environment today is global. The use of integrating search protocols and search interfaces on the Internet and new techniques of record discovery and record import have given more
Journal Article•
Journal Article•
TL;DR: The history of cataloging and classification of printed books in modern times is reviewed in this article, where a short review of Iranian libraries is touched upon, and the historical development of manuscripts is discussed, emphasizing the catalogs of manuscripts of the Parliament, Astani Qods, and National Library as examples.
Abstract: SUMMARY This article consists of three parts: (1) Introduction, (2) Cataloging and classification of manuscripts, and (3) Cataloging and classification of printed matters in Iran. In the introduction, after a short review of Iranian libraries, the historical background of Fihrist is touched upon. In the second section, the historical development of cataloging of manuscripts is discussed, emphasising the catalogs of manuscripts of the Parliament, Astani Qods, and the National Library as examples. In the third section, the history of cataloging and classification of printed books in modern times is reviewed: This event was initiated in Iran through formal and informal courses taught mainly by foreign lecturers. The initiation of the MLS degree at the University of Tehran and the establishment of TEBROC paved the way for standard rules and methods. With the amalgamation of TEBROC in the National Library, modern ways and means were developed more rapidly, hence computerization of cataloging, CIP, and IRANMARC.