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From Cataloguing to Metadata Creation is a cultural and methodological introduction to the evolution of cataloguing towards metadata creation process in the digital era. It is a journey through the founding principles and the objectives of the 'information organisation' service that libraries offer.
With the contributions of international experts, the book aims to explore the new boundaries of universal bibliographic control. Bibliographic control is radically changing because the bibliographic universe is radically changing: resources, agents, technologies, standards and practices. Among the main topics addressed: library cooperation networks; legal deposit; national bibliographies; new tools and standards (IFLA LRM, RDA, BIBFRAME); authority control and new alliances (Wikidata, Wikibase, Identifiers); new ways of indexing resources (artificial intelligence); institutional repositories; new book supply chain; “discoverability” in the IIIF digital ecosystem; role of thesauri and ontologies in the digital ecosystem; bibliographic control and search engines.
Leading figures pay tribute to an expert in the field Honoring the work of Ruth C. Carter upon her retirement as editor of Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, Cataloger, Editor, and Scholar is a unique collection that features 21 articles from experts in the field. Celebrating Dr. Carter’s dedication to technical services, cataloging, history, and management, these essays recall all the important aspects of her life and career. The important compendium also includes an interview with Dr. Carter and a review of Cataloging & Classification Quarterly (CCQ) during her 20 years at its helm. In four parts, this wide-ranging collection includes articles that not only span the length and breadt...
International authority control will soon be a reality. Examine the projects that are moving the information science professions in that direction today! In Authority Control in Organizing and Accessing Information: Definition and International Experience, international experts examine the state of the art and explore new theoretical perspectives. This essential resource, which has its origins in the International Conference on Authority Control (Italy, 2003), addresses standards, exchange formats, and metadata—with sections on authority control for names, works, and subjects. Twenty fascinating case examples show how authority control is practiced at institutions in various nations around...
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First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.
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In Authority Control in Organizing and Accessing Information: Definition and International Experience, international experts examine the state of the art and explore new theoretical perspectives. With contributions from 17 countries on three continents, this essential resource addresses standards, exchange formats, and metadata, covering authority control for names, works, and subjects. Twenty fascinating case examples show how authority control is practiced at libraries and other institutions around the world.
Special monographic issue of the journal JLIS (vol.7 n.2) Table of Contents: - Editorial. The international diffusion of RDA: a wide overview on the new guidelines (Bianchini, Guerrini) - RDA, or, The Long Journey of the Catalog to the Digital Ages (Tillett) - The Making of RDA (Delsey) - RDA e ISBD: history of a relationship (Escolano, Rodriguez) - RDA: a content standard to ensure the quality of data (Bianchini, Guerrini) - RDA: the Emperor's New Code (Gorman) - RDA: a critical analysis based on cataloguing theory and practice (Petrucciani) - Cataloguing, a necessary evil: critical aspects of RDA (Galeffi, Sardo) - Implementing RDA at the Library of Congress (Morris, Wiggins) - RDA as a to...