Cataloguing

G. M. Vizyenos: Complete Bibliography (Prose)

by Andreas Andreou

Bibliography for all of G.M. Vizyenos' prose fiction and non-fiction (1879-1895). Vizyenos did not leave behind any... more Bibliography for all of G.M. Vizyenos' prose fiction and non-fiction (1879-1895). Vizyenos did not leave behind any manuscripts of his prose, nor did he collect it in any book form while in life.

Roger Waters: Complete Lyrics List (1967-2007)

by Andreas Andreou

Chronological list of all Roger Waters lyrics. Pink Floyd, solo and contributions/collaborations. Chronological list of all Roger Waters lyrics. Pink Floyd, solo and contributions/collaborations.

Identifying FRBR Work-Level Data in MARC Bibliographic Records for Manifestations of Moving Images

by Kelley McGrath

Code4Lib Journal (2008), Issue 5

The library metadata community is dealing with the challenge of implementing the conceptual model, Functional... more The library metadata community is dealing with the challenge of implementing the conceptual model, Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR). In response, the Online Audiovisual Catalogers (OLAC) created a task force to study the issues related to creating and using FRBR-based work-level records for moving images. This article presents one part of the task force’s work: it looks at the feasibility of creating provisional FRBR work-level records for moving images by extracting data from existing manifestation-level bibliographic records. Using a sample of 941 MARC records, a subgroup of the task force conducted a pilot project to look at five characteristics of moving image works. Here they discuss their methodology; analysis; selected results for two elements, original date (year) and director name; and conclude with some suggested changes to MARC coding and current cataloging policy.

Media Finders: Improving the Browsability of Media Collections via the OPAC

by Kelley McGrath

Internet Reference Services Quarterly (2006), 11 (3): 19-34.

The Ball State University Libraries' collections of audiovisual materials are unclassified and kept in closed stacks.... more The Ball State University Libraries' collections of audiovisual materials are unclassified and kept in closed stacks. Users must search the OPAC to find these materials, which is difficult for users who don't know what sorts of searching options are available or what materials the libraries have. The libraries have developed a series of Web forms that provide guided search options for various types of media, including feature films, non-classical music, and spoken recordings. The Media Finders provide better exposure for and more convenient searching of subsets of library materials. This article describes the development of the Media Finders, their benefits and drawbacks, and background information on the technical elements and searching strategies used by the Media Finders.

Editorial Introduction--A Cataloger's Perspective on the Code4Lib Journal

by Kelley McGrath

Code4Lib Journal (2010), Issue 11

On the Code4Lib Journal, technology, and the universe of library cataloging and metadata.

I sometimes feel... more On the Code4Lib Journal, technology, and the universe of library cataloging and metadata.

I sometimes feel myself a bit of an odd duck on the Code4Lib Journal editorial committee as I am not a coder. I am a cataloger.

However, when I think about this a little more, it no longer seems so odd for a cataloger to be on the editorial committee. The future of library cataloging and metadata is inextricably bound up with technology...

Facet-based search and navigation with LCSH: Problems and opportunities

by Kelley McGrath

Code4Lib Journal (2007), Issue 1

Facet-based interfaces demonstrate some limitations of Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH), which were... more Facet-based interfaces demonstrate some limitations of Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH), which were designed to deal with constraints that do not exist in the current computerized environment. This paper discusses some challenges for using LCSH for faceted browsing and navigation in library catalogs. Ideas are provided for improving results through system design, changes to LCSH practice, and LCSH structure.

Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records

by Kelley McGrath

Guest blog post on The Noisy Channel, March 10, 2009

Blog post about the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) model and its potential for improving... more Blog post about the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) model and its potential for improving access to film and video in libraries.

FRBR and Facets Provide Flexible, Work-Centric Access to Items in Library Collections

by Kelley McGrath

Short paper for the 2011 ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL), June 13–17, 2011
co-authored with Bill Kules and Chris Fitzpatrick

This paper explores a technique to improve searcher access to library collections by providing a faceted search... more This paper explores a technique to improve searcher access to library collections by providing a faceted search interface built on a data model based on the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR). The prototype provides a Work-centric view of a moving image collection that is integrated with bibliographic and holdings data. Two sets of facets address important user needs: “what do you want?” and “how/where do you want it?” enabling patrons to narrow, broaden and pivot across facet values instead of limiting them to the tree-structured hierarchy common with existing FRBR applications. The data model illustrates how FRBR is being adapted and applied beyond the traditional library catalog.

Le traitement informatique des particules nobiliaires : Une expérience avec le logiciel CDS/ISIS

by Eustache Mêgnigbêto

Documentaliste - Sciences de l'information, 1998, vol. 35, n° 6

La bibliothèque de l’Université nationale du Bénin, qui a réalisé au cours du second semestre de l’année 1997... more La bibliothèque de l’Université nationale du Bénin, qui a réalisé au cours du second semestre de l’année 1997 l’informatisation complète de son fonds documentaire avec le logiciel CDS/ISIS de l'Unesco, a profité des possibilités offertes par celui-ci pour faire subir aux particules nobiliaires un traitement original. Eustache MêgnigbêtoMegnigbeto explique dans cet article comment il a développé une application permettant à l'usager comme au catalogueur de surmonter les disparités de traitement des particules que les normes, selon le pays d'origine de la personne concernée, imposent tantôt de rejeter après le nom, tantôt de maintenir avant celui-ci. Le principe en est de systématiquement rejeter toutes les particules nobiliaires sans qu'il en transparaisse quoi que ce soit lors de l'affichage à l'écran ou de l'impression des références.

Кирилски ръкописи с глаголически вписвания. (Cyrillic Manuscripts With Glagolitic Insertions)

by Yavor Miltenov

Wiener slavistisches Jahrbuch, 55, 2009, 191–219; Wiener slavistisches Jahrbuch, 56, 2010, 83–98.

Draft version, not a scan from the original publication.

The paper “Cyrillic Manuscripts with Glagolitic Insertions” deals with the phenomenon of the so-called... more The paper “Cyrillic Manuscripts with Glagolitic Insertions” deals with the phenomenon of the so-called Cyrillic-Glagolitic digraphia (including the co-existence and diffusion of the two writing systems and the use of Glagolitic letters to restrict the message of the texts). All known Cyrillic manuscripts with Glagolitic insertions are taken into account in order to constitute a catalogue of these and to perform a complex scholarly analysis, that aims the classification of the Glagolitic insertions and the clarification of the reasons of their appearance in every Cyrillic manuscript (or group of manuscripts) under consideration.

The Mikhail Sado Collection of Syriac Manuscripts in St. Petersburg

by Grigory Kessel

with Herman Teule.
forthcoming in Monferrer-Sala J.P., Teule H.G.B., Torallas Tovar S. (eds.), Eastern Christians and their Written Heritage. Manuscripts, Scribes and Context (Eastern Christian Studies, 14). Leuven: Peeters.

In press: Indian Manuscripts

by Dominik Wujastyk

Author's pre-publication, pre-edited draft.
© Dominik Wujastyk, 2011.
To appear in: Jörg Quenzer and Jan-Ulrich Sobisch (eds.),
Manuscript Cultures: Mapping the Field (Berlin: De Gruyter,
scheduled for November 2012). Studies in Manuscript
Cultures, volume 1
http://www.degruyter.de/cont/fb/ph/detailEn.cfm?id=IS-9783110225624-1

Short general introduction to Indian manuscripts, their numbers, scripts, writing materials, cataloguing, and use in... more Short general introduction to Indian manuscripts, their numbers, scripts, writing materials, cataloguing, and use in textual criticism.

Cataloguing Rules!: The Road to RDA

by F. Tim Knight

TALL Quarterly, vol. 28, nos. 2/3 (May 2009)

Resource Description and Access (RDA) emerged out of a planned revision and updating of the Anglo-American Cataloguing... more Resource Description and Access (RDA) emerged out of a planned revision and updating of the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR2). This initiative hopes to transform cataloguing standards so they stay relevant with the flexibility needed to adapt to the contemporary information environment. This paper looks at the development of this new standard and the need for a new cataloguing standard in the 'digital world.'

Resource Description and Access: From AACR to RDA

by F. Tim Knight

Published in Canadian Law Library Review, v. 36 no. 1, 2011

The new cataloguing guidelines Resource Description and Access (RDA) have recently been released and are set to... more The new cataloguing guidelines Resource Description and Access (RDA) have recently been released and are set to replace the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules. An evaluation period led by the Library of Congress is currently underway and it is likely that the implementation of RDA will begin sometime in mid-2011. This paper looks briefly at the origins of RDA, provides a high level overview of RDA and reviews some of the major differences that cataloguers and library users can expect to find between RDA and AACR2.

Book Review: Describing Electronic, Digital and Other Media Using AACR2 and RDA, Mary Beth Weber and Fay Angela Austin. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2011.

by F. Tim Knight

This is a review of Describing Electronic, Digital and Other Media Using AACR2 and RDA by Mary Beth Weber and Fay Angela Austin (ISBN: 978-1-55570-668-5).

This How-To-Do-It-Manual® on the cataloguing of digital and non-print media comes at an important transition period... more This How-To-Do-It-Manual® on the cataloguing of digital and non-print media comes at an important transition period for the cataloguing community. Mary Beth Weber and Fay Angela Austin, two experienced technical services librarians at Rutgers University, have not only succeeded in updating the original work on nonbook formats begun by Weber in 1993, they have also written one of the first books to guide practice as cataloguers negotiate the shift from AACR2 to RDA (Resource Description
and Access).

Classification Web

by Sarah (Sally) Glasser

published in The Charleston Advisor, Volume 10, Issue 2 (October 2008), 8-10.

Review of the web-based version of the Library of Congress Classification schedules (LCC) and Library of Congress... more Review of the web-based version of the Library of Congress Classification schedules (LCC) and Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH).

The Changing Face of Cataloging Positions at Academic Institutions: What Skill Set is Needed, and How Can Students Prepare?

by Sarah (Sally) Glasser

published in The Serials Librarian Volume 51, Issue 3 & 4, (2007), 39-49.

Looking at the changes and trends in library Technical Services Departments during the last 15-20 years, this paper... more Looking at the changes and trends in library Technical Services Departments during the last 15-20 years, this paper discusses how cataloging positions have changed since the late 1980s, what skills are required for today's cataloging positions, and what library science students can do to prepare for a successful and fulfilling career in technical services.

Magnifying the ILS with Endeca

by Jacquie Samples

Cataloguing and classification online: the experience of Redeemer’s University Library

by Akinniyi Adeleke

A.A. Adeleke, R. Olorunsola, (2007) "Cataloguing and classification online: the experience of Redeemer's University Library", Electronic Library, The, Vol. 25 Iss: 6, pp.725 - 732

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report the use of ICT by cataloguers at a private university library in... more Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report the use of ICT by cataloguers at a private university library in Nigeria.

Design/methodology/approach – A description of the procedures and processes undertaken is given.

Findings – The description of the processes involved in the use of ICT by cataloguers reveals the effectiveness and efficiency of online searches for the purpose of cataloguing and classification. A few were identified. The study shows the potential offered by the use of ICT, which libraries in developing nations – and indeed Nigeria – have not fully embraced. The paper reveals the low level of ICT literacy in libraries in Nigeria and concludes that this is a result of the deficiency in the practical training of librarians in the use of ICT in Nigerian library schools.

Practical implications – The conclusion is that there is an urgent need for librarians in developing nations to gain proficiency in the use of ICT as a tool in libraries.

Originality/value – The paper provides information on the level of ICT use for cataloguing and classification in a private university library in Nigeria. This experience shows the importance of why libraries in developing countries should address the desired level of ICT literacy among their librarians.

Cataloging quality as a communicative process

by Susan Matveyeva