Showing papers on "Resource Description and Access published in 2011"
TL;DR: This article will reflect on the University of Chicago Library's RDA testing experience, and address some of the major issues related to managing its adoption, including staff training; implications on cataloging policies; preparing the integrated library system for RDA metadata; and what RDA may mean for the future of the metadata infrastructures.
Abstract: The University of Chicago Library was a formal participant in the US National Libraries’ Resource Description and Access (RDA), Test from October–December 2010 Immediately following the test period, the Library implemented RDA for original cataloging This article will reflect on our RDA testing experience, and will address some of the major issues related to managing its adoption, including: staff training; implications on cataloging policies; preparing the integrated library system (ILS) for RDA metadata; managing the integration of RDA with Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR2) records; major costs associated with full implementation; and finally, what RDA may mean for the future of our metadata infrastructures
33 citations
01 Jan 2011
TL;DR: This bibliography is meant to accompany the literature review on cataloging and classification covering 2009 and 2010, " Cresting toward the Sea Change, " that is published in the April 2012 issue of Library Resources and Technical Services.
Abstract: Introduction This bibliography is meant to accompany the literature review on cataloging and classification covering 2009 and 2010, " Cresting toward the Sea Change, " that is published in the April 2012 issue of Library Resources and Technical Services (volume 56, number 2). It contains citations to English-sources are listed here than were discussed in the literature review. The citations are arranged in the same manner as the article, with entries listed under nine broad topic headings (see the list, below). All site addresses included in the citations were viewed and the links correct as of December 16, 2011. Acknowledgments The bibliography was funded in part through a Carnegie-Whitney grant awarded to Sue Ann Gardner by the Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS) Editorial Board. Many thanks to Charles Wilt, ALCTS Executive Director, who facilitated the awarding of the grant, and to the LRTS Board for their support. Thanks are due to Anna Sophia Cotton, research assistant for the project, who gathered citations for this project from August through November 2010.
28 citations
TL;DR: This paper aims to give an overview of standard library models for bibliographic metadata in forms that are compatible with Semantic Web technologies, covering related standards and models such as RDA – Resource Description and Access, REICAT (the new Italian cataloguing rules) and CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model.
Abstract: Purpose – There has been a significant increase in activity over the past few years to integrate library metadata with the Semantic Web. While much of this has involved the development of controlled vocabularies as “linked data”, there have recently been concerted attempts to represent standard library models for bibliographic metadata in forms that are compatible with Semantic Web technologies. This paper aims to give an overview of these initiatives, describing relationships between them in the context of the Semantic Web.Design/methodology/approach – The paper focusses on standards created and maintained by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, including Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records, Functional Requirements for Authority Data, and International Standard Bibliographic Description. It also covers related standards and models such as RDA – Resource Description and Access, REICAT (the new Italian cataloguing rules) and CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model, ...
27 citations
TL;DR: The new international cataloging code, RDA (resource description and access), is designed to meet fundamental user tasks in a way that produces wellformed, interconnected metadata for the digital environment.
Abstract: Cataloging is not just building a catalog, but about providing users with timely access to information relevant to their needs. The task of identifying resources collected by libraries, archives and museums results in rich metadata that can be reused for many purposes. It involves describing resources and showing their relationships to persons, families, corporate bodies and other resources, thereby enabling users to navigate through surrogates to more quickly get information they need. The metadata constructed throughout the life cycle of a resource is especially valuable to many types of users, from creators of resources to publishers, subscription agents, book vendors, resource aggregators, system vendors, libraries and other cultural institutions, and end users. The new international cataloging code, RDA (resource description and access), is designed to meet fundamental user tasks in a way that produces wellformed, interconnected metadata for the digital environment.
25 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on the future of the cataloging profession and its importance to the needs of library patrons, focusing on the importance of cataloging to library users.
Abstract: Is there a future for the library cataloger? For the past thirty years this debate has increased with the continued growth of online resources and greater access to the World Wide Web. Many are concerned that library administrators believe budgetary resources would be better spent on other matters, leaving library users with an overabundance of electronic information to muddle through on their own. This article focuses on the future of the cataloging profession and its importance to the needs of library patrons.
21 citations
TL;DR: The use of machine-readable cataloging (MARC) has been a hot topic in the library community for decades as discussed by the authors, with early efforts gradually leading to the Library of Congress exploring the idea for its own library.
Abstract: Automation in libraries dates back to the 1950s, with early efforts gradually leading to the Library of Congress exploring the idea for its own library. This led to the MARC pilot project in 1965. Sixteen libraries participated in the distribution of early MARC I records. The success of the project resulted in MARC II, with the Library of Congress becoming the distributor of machine readable cataloging records. Use of Machine-Readable Cataloging (MARC) exploded in the 1970s, helped by the growth of cataloging services such as Ohio College Library Center (OCLC) and Research Libraries Information Network (RLIN). Changes to MARC became the responsibility of the Library of Congress and the American Library Association's MARBI. LC-MARC became USMARC in the 1980s, which became MARC 21 in the late 1990s. Resource Description Access (RDA), the replacement for the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, 2nd ed., 2002 revision will produce many changes to MARC 21, but some elements of MARC 21 already address RDA under dif...
21 citations
TL;DR: This work shows that a university's approach to a digital library is a function of environmental, ethno‐political and economic issues, and success is yet to be fully achieved.
Abstract: Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present one of the ways in which digital library technology is employed in providing twenty‐first century library and information services to a university community in a developing country, together with the challenges and prospects of such an application.Design/methodology/approach – This work analyses documents using content analysis of documents in library archives, interviews with library stakeholders and assessment of the structures, facilities and technologies as deployed in the Digital Library housing the information that is necessary for academic work.Findings – This work shows that a university's approach to a digital library is a function of environmental, ethno‐political and economic issues. Although the deployment struggled to accommodate the attributes of a digital library, including contents, users, functionality, policy, quality, technology and personnel, success is yet to be fully achieved, because there have been major challenges in terms of manag...
19 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the ways in which division of labor, cataloging standards, and procedures are negotiated within the consortium and provide recommendations to other libraries and consortia preparing to embark on cooperative cataloging projects.
Abstract: Since 2004, members of OhioLINK's Database Management and Standards Committee have worked together to produce and distribute bibliographic records for over 44,000 electronic books. Using historical evidence, as well as the personal experience of key personnel, this article examines the ways in which division of labor, cataloging standards, and procedures are negotiated within the consortium. Two case studies illustrate the ways in which cooperative e-book cataloging projects are created, developed, and adapted in response to changing circumstances. Challenges to current practices are discussed, and recommendations are offered to other libraries and consortia preparing to embark on cooperative cataloging projects.
16 citations
TL;DR: Dominican University's Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) was one of a funnel group of graduate schools of library and information science selected to test Resource Description and Access (RDA).
Abstract: Dominican University's Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) was one of a funnel group of graduate schools of library and information science selected to test Resource Description and Access (RDA). A seminar specifically for this purpose was approved by the dean and faculty of the library school and was conducted from August to December 2010. Fifteen students participated in the test, creating records in Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR2) and in RDA, encoding them in the MARC (Machine Readable Cataloging) format, and responding to the required questionnaires. In addition to record creation, the students were also asked to submit a final paper in which they described their experiences and recommended whether or not to accept RDA as a replacement for AACR2.
16 citations
TL;DR: The set-ups and workflows of each institution, the issues encountered with record creation, and the conclusions drawn from the test are described.
Abstract: Columbia University, the University of Chicago, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign participated in the 2010 U.S. National Libraries Test of Resource Description & Access (RDA). As devised, the new cataloging code is format and schema independent. Because creating descriptive metadata records in non–MARC (Machine Readable Cataloging) metadata standards is now a part of regular cataloging practice, the three institutions chose to test RDA with the standards, Metadata Object Description Standard (MODS), Encoded Archival Description (EAD), and Dublin Core. This article describes the set-ups and workflows of each institution, the issues encountered with record creation, and the conclusions drawn from the test.
08 Feb 2011
TL;DR: The study demonstrates that as far as cataloging is concerned authorship is the role that is represented rather than any true intellectual responsibility.
Abstract: The major concern of this paper is the cultural ramification of the bibliographic conception of "authorship." Beginning with Foucault's question "what is an author" and his notion of an author as a cultural phenomenon, the paper proceeds to examine the treatment of authorship in cataloging practices of two ancient cultures, the Greek and the Chinese, as well as in the modern Anglo-American cataloging standards from Panizzi's 91 rules to the draft of Resource Description and Access (RDA). An author, as the study shows, is constructed as part of the recognition of "a work" as an essential communicative social entity. All cataloging practices and standards examined, east or west, ancient or modern, exhibit a similar obsessive attitude toward the imposition of an author, be it only a name or a culturally identified entity responsible for the work. In fact, the study demonstrates that as far as cataloging is concerned authorship is the role that is represented rather than any true intellectual responsibility.
TL;DR: This article summarizes the informal Resource Description and Access (RDA) testing done by twenty-five continuing resources catalogers under the auspices of the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) Continuing Resources Section's Continuing Resources Cataloging Committee.
Abstract: This article summarizes the informal Resource Description and Access (RDA) testing done by twenty-five continuing resources catalogers under the auspices of the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) Continuing Resources Section's Continuing Resources Cataloging Committee.
TL;DR: RDA records work at various levels: they are compatible with Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, Second Edition (AACR2) records in both public and staff mode; original, copy catalogers, and reference personnel find them sufficient for the work they do; and there is little significant difference between AARC2 and RDA records in the MARC (Machine Readable Cataloging) environment.
Abstract: Kent State University participated in three different Resource Description and Access (RDA) testing opportunities: one formal, one informal and format-specific, and one informal general test. This article presents the experiences of University Libraries and the School of Library and Information Science participants. Based on multiple experiences with RDA testing, we find that RDA records work at various levels: they are compatible with Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, Second Edition (AACR2) records in both public and staff mode; original, copy catalogers, and reference personnel find them sufficient for the work they do; and there is little significant difference between AARC2 and RDA records in the MARC (Machine Readable Cataloging) environment.
TL;DR: Activities related to training for the 2010 test in the United States of the new descriptive cataloging standard Resource Description and Access (RDA) are described.
Abstract: This article describes activities related to training for the 2010 test in the United States of the new descriptive cataloging standard Resource Description and Access (RDA). The main focus is on activities carried out at the Library of Congress (LC) on behalf of all the participants and specifically for LC's participants. Lessons learned from these activities for future training are included.
TL;DR: The author discusses issues and controversy concerning the new cataloging code Resource Description and Access (RDA) and the results of a test of RDA conducted by the Library of Congress, the National Library of Medicine, and the National Agricultural Library.
Abstract: The author discusses issues and controversy concerning the new cataloging code Resource Description and Access (RDA) and the results of a test of RDA conducted by the Library of Congress, the National Library of Medicine, and the National Agricultural Library.
TL;DR: reference librarians will learn why RDA was developed, what differences they will see, and how RDA contributes to a new world of library information.--Editor A librarian is cataloging a DVD.
Abstract: A new cataloging code, Resource Description and Access (RDA) was published in June 2010 and has been undergoing tests at select libraries. RDA is a departure from its predecessor, the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, second edition (AACR2), in that it was designed for the online environment, is more principles-based, and better accommodates formats other than print. Liz Miller has been following the development of RDA for a few years and has presented on the topic twice at the New Mexico Library Association Conference. I was delighted when she approached me about writing an article on RDA, one geared to the noncataloger. In this column, reference librarians will learn why RDA was developed, what differences they will see, and how RDA contributes to a new world of library information.--Editor A librarian is cataloging a DVD. She consults a cataloging code, the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, second edition (AACR2), to make decisions about the pieces of information she will include in the catalog record. AACR2 also instructs her on such points as from where on the resource she should take information (for example, should she get the title information for the DVD from the title screen or from the disc label?), when and how to abbreviate words, and how to choose and construct access points. To assign subject terms, she consults a controlled vocabulary, the Library of Congress Subject Headings. She consults yet another standard, the Library of Congress Classification, to assign a class number to collocate the DVD with other resources on the same topic. In all of these processes she uses a standard digital format, Machine-Readable Cataloging (MARC), to encode the various pieces of information she has selected to include in the record. Correct MARC coding ensures the record will search and display properly in an electronic catalog. The record then becomes part of her library's Integrated Library System (ILS), Millennium. The ILS software determines how the information in the record will be searched, retrieved, and displayed in the Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC), where it will be seen by users of the catalog, including patrons and reference librarians. You may begin to see why some have compared cataloging to solving a puzzle. One piece of the puzzle is about to change. A new cataloging code, Resource Description and Access (RDA), has been developed to take the place of AACR2. The development of RDA is big news for catalogers, of course, but it has implications for reference librarians, too. This article is intended to give reference librarians an introduction to RDA. Readers will learn why RDA was developed, the principles upon which RDA is based, the differences between AACR2 records and RDA records, and why RDA is so important to catalogers yet also controversial. WHY ARE CATALOGING CODES IMPORTANT? In the past, each library would create its own catalog cards. This changed in the early 1900s when the Library of Congress began selling card sets (author, title, and subject) to other libraries. Every card set that a library purchased meant one less that had to be created locally, from scratch. This was an early instance of shared cataloging. (1) When MARC was developed in the 1960s, catalogers started creating records in electronic form. MARC made record sharing much easier because the information in the records could be exchanged between computers. (2) When a cataloger creates an electronic record from scratch and contributes it to a bibliographic utility such as OCLC, a cataloger from any other OCLC member library can download that record instead of creating its own original catalog record. (3) One crucial factor that made it possible for libraries to share records with each other was the wide adoption of AACR2. A uniform cataloging code meant that every cataloger using it was creating records in the same way. It meant that a catalog record created in Poughkeepsie could be used by a library in Tacoma. …
TL;DR: In this article, the authors share the growing pains that the George Washington University Libraries Resource Description Group staff experienced when they participated in the U.S. Resource Description and Access (RDA) Test Program.
Abstract: This article shares the growing pains that the George Washington University Libraries Resource Description Group staff experienced when they participated in the U.S. Resource Description and Access (RDA) Test Program. The steep learning curve that was required to apply RDA in order to meet the requirements of the test presented challenges for the trainers as well as the staff. Satisfaction finally came during a Webinar when they overcame and gained a greater confidence in their ability in adapting themselves to the sweeping changes in the world of metadata by being part of the history-making RDA Test program. [Supplementary materials are available for this article. Go to the publisher's online edition of Cataloging & Classification Quarterly for the following free supplemental resources: RDA terminology quiz and RDA training exercise]
TL;DR: The Ohio State University's Magda El-Sherbini led a preconference session providing details about Resource Description and Access (RDA), the long-awaited successor to the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, 2nd edition (AACR2) cataloging standard.
Abstract: Ohio State University's Magda El-Sherbini led a preconference session providing details about Resource Description and Access (RDA), the long-awaited successor to the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, 2nd edition (AACR2) cataloging standard. As RDA is primarily based on the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) model, El-Sherbini provided an in-depth background in FRBR's philosophical constructs and how they apply to RDA. She also illuminated a number of the biggest changes that catalogers will face when describing items using the RDA standard, most notably the elimination of abbreviations, and the identification of relationships between manifestations of works. El-Sherbini also described the RDA testing process and timeline for the major national libraries. RDA was officially released June 23, 2010.
TL;DR: In this paper, Seton Hall University Libraries embarked upon an inventory project that was cost effective and unique among university libraries, using an effective tried-and-true inventory method with the application of sophisticated computer report functioning and programming capabilities.
Abstract: With an eye toward preparing for a future integrated library management system, Seton Hall University Libraries embarked upon an inventory project that was cost effective and unique among university libraries. An effective tried-and-true inventory method has been employed and modernized with the application of sophisticated computer report functioning and programming capabilities.
Dissertation•
01 Dec 2011
TL;DR: The concept of "quality" in library cataloging is explored and the perception of quality cataloging among catalogers who work in academic libraries is examined in order to develop a framework for evaluatingquality cataloging definitions.
Abstract: This study explores the concept of "quality" in library cataloging and examines the perception of quality cataloging among catalogers who work in academic libraries. An examination of the concept of "quality cataloging" in library science literature revealed that even though there is some general agreement on how this concept is defined, the level of detail and focus of these definitions often vary. These various perceptions were dissected in order to develop a framework for evaluating quality cataloging definitions; this framework was used to evaluate study participants' definitions of quality cataloging. Studying cataloger perceptions of quality cataloging is important because it is catalogers (particularly original catalogers) who are largely responsible for what is included in bibliographic records. Survey participants (n = 296) provided their personal definition of quality cataloging as well as their opinions on their department's cataloging, their influence upon their department's policies and procedures, and the specific data that should be included in a quality bibliographic record. Interview participants (n = 20) provided insight on how their opinions of quality cataloging were formed and the influences that shaped these opinions.
01 Jan 2011
TL;DR: How two official Test catalogers who work with materials in Hebrew script sought solutions to cataloging questions and what they learned may guide other specialized communities called on to describe resources according to RDA.
Abstract: Research and academic libraries worldwide have substantial collections of materials in non-Western languages. Communities cataloging such esoteric materials expected that Resource Description and Access (RDA) would move away from the English/Anglo-American focus of Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, Second Edition (AACR2) and provide guidance for handling non-Western bibliographic and publishing practices. This article looks at the experiences of two official Test catalogers who work with materials in Hebrew script. How they sought solutions to cataloging questions and what they learned may guide other specialized communities called on to describe resources according to RDA. Input from catalogers will be needed to “internationalize” RDA.
Journal Article•
02 Nov 2011
TL;DR: A comparison of the two RDF standards using Michel Foucault’s theory of discourse formations suggests that while the two standards differ in their community contexts and their use of intermediaries, they are similar to each other in their commitment to consistent, rigorously-defined entities and relationships.
Abstract: The World Wide Web Consortium’s Resource Description Framework (RDF) and the library community’s new cataloguing standard, Resource Description and Access (RDA), both profess to provide sophisticated and flexible means of describing resources for modern Web environments. But both have attracted scepticism from potential users, who argue that their supposed innovations are overrated. A comparison of the two standards using Michel Foucault’s theory of discourse formations suggests that while the two standards differ in their community contexts and their use of intermediaries, they are similar to each other in their commitment to consistent, rigorously-defined entities and relationships; this shared commitment sets them apart from Web 2.0 developments, and offers the potential for fruitful
collaboration.
TL;DR: The author used descriptive statistics and content analysis to analyze the authorship, dynamics, and topical content of 24 blogs, indicating that the majority of weblogs were authored by women, and at least half of the bloggers were academic librarians.
Abstract: In this article the author addresses a gap in studies of librarian bloggers by examining personal weblogs focused on cataloging and metadata topics. The author used descriptive statistics and content analysis to analyze the authorship, dynamics, and topical content of 24 blogs. Results indicated that the majority of weblogs were authored by women, and at least half of the bloggers were academic librarians. Weblogs displayed moderate activity. The upcoming Resource Description and Access rules and challenges faced by cataloging as a profession were themes addressed most often. In addition to cataloging and metadata topics, bloggers discussed issues related to general librarianship, technology, Web 2.0, professional development, and library services and operations, as well as personal topics.
01 Jan 2011
TL;DR: RDA represents the first major change in the authors' cataloguing code since the introduction of the Anglo American Cataloguing Rules themselves in 1967 and new cataloguers entering the workplace during the transition from AACR2 to RDA effectively need to be bilingual in order to understand the professional vocabulary of both cataloguing codes.
Abstract: 1. The new code is incomplete 2. The UK cataloguing community is itself full of uncertainty. 3. Libraries do not yet know if they will adopt RDA. We await the results of the US National Test (Library of Congress Bibliographic Control Working Group, forthcoming 2011). 4. RDA contains many different options from which libraries and other cataloguing agencies may choose. Educators need to prepare students for an environment in which each of their future employers may expect different levels and styles of cataloguing. 5. RDA represents the first major change in our cataloguing code since the introduction of the Anglo American Cataloguing Rules themselves in 1967. 6. The language of RDA is different from the language of AACR. New cataloguers entering the workplace during the transition from AACR2 to RDA effectively need to be bilingual in order to understand the professional vocabulary of both cataloguing codes. 7. Employer expectations are unclear.
Posted Content•
TL;DR: The article looks at two available data models for bibliographic data and introduces the Resource Description Framework (RDF) which has emerged as the preferred data model for enabling linked data on the Web.
Abstract: This article will discuss the barriers that exist between our bibliographic data and other data available on the World Wide Web. The isolation of this bibliographic data is a problem that impacts on the successful integration of the library catalogue into the potential semantic Web of the future. It will look at two available data models for bibliographic data and introduces the Resource Description Framework (RDF) which has emerged as the preferred data model for enabling linked data on the Web. The article concludes with a brief look at some current activities related to linked data that are occurring as part of the development of Resource Description and Access (RDA).
Book•
01 Jan 2011
TL;DR: This book of essays addresses ideas and methods for tackling the modern challenges of cataloging and metadata practices by experienced, passionate, and articulate catalogers, metadata librarians, and other experts.
Abstract: Authored by cataloging librarians, educators, and information system experts, this book of essays addresses ideas and methods for tackling the modern challenges of cataloging and metadata practices.rnrnrn• Contains essays authored by experienced, passionate, and articulate catalogers, metadata librarians, and other expertsrnrn• Includes original research survey results on librarians' views regarding current topics such as RDA, AACR2, FRBR, the use of upstream data, and cataloging on the Semantic Webrnrn• Contains an introductory timeline and history of cataloging and metadata from ancient to present timesrnrn• Provides a chronological bibliography of selected works related to cataloging and libraries through 1800 and a more complete bibliography of related worksrnrn• Includes a foreword and afterword by three internationally known and respected cataloging figures, Michael Gorman, Dr. Sheila S. Intner, and Dr. Susan S. Lazinger
21 Sep 2011
TL;DR: The issues which emerged during the U.S. National Libraries RDA Test and what each institution did to address them are addressed.
Abstract: Resource Description and Access (RDA) is a new standard for describing all types of resources. Columbia University, the University of Chicago, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign evaluated the guidelines by means of the Dublin Core element set during the U.S. National Libraries RDA Test, held from October to December 2010. This paper speaks to the issues which emerged during the test and what each institution did to address them. Test setups employed, and tools used, as well as a selection of problems encountered are described in the following summation of findings.