Resource Description and Access

About: Resource Description and Access is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 1859 publications have been published within this topic receiving 10957 citations. The topic is also known as: RDA & Resource Description & Access.

Representation of the UNIMARC bibliographic data format in resource description framework

Abstract: This paper describes the history and role of the UNIMARC bibliographic data formats, as background to a discussion of preliminary outcomes of a project to represent the formats in Resource Description Framework (RDF) and map them to related standards, including the International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD). These include the testing of the strategy for namespace and URI design and the methodology for populating them with content, identification of alignment inconsistencies, and preliminary mappings to Dublin Core, RDA: resource description and access, and MARC 21. The paper discusses the relevance of these standards to the aims of Universal Bibliographic Control (UBC) and user-focused applications in the Semantic Web.

The impact of computerisation of library operations on library services and use: a case study of John Harris Library University of Benin

Abstract: The use of computer-based systems in libraries and information units is now a vogue. The era of manual system in library operations is on its way to extinction. Recent developments in information world tend towards a globalized information communication technology (ICT). The library as a dynamic institution cannot afford to be left out in the ICT train. This work examines the impact of computerization of library operations on library services and use in John Harris Library, University of Benin, Benin City. Using the descriptive research design, the study observes that the use of computer in library operations has affected library services which has brought about effective use of the library. A careful study through observations and interview of the mode of operation before the computerization and also after the computerization era in terms of service delivery and use in John Harris Library reveals that computerization of library operation has had a considerable impact in the service delivery and use. Questionnaire were administered to the community of users of the library; their responses were analyzed using simple percentage in a tabular format and then conclusion was drawn and recommendation made. Keywords: Library Computerization, Library Operations, Library Services, Uniben