Orphans Adopted Eighty-Nine Years after Conception,or, Cataloging Updating Loose-Leaf Publications

Until the 2002 revision to AACR2 was adopted, cataloging rules for updating loose-leaf publications were orphans—they were excluded from previous Anglo–American rule compilations. To offer guidance to catalogers, over the years the Library of Congress issued a series of rule interpretations and supplemental resources outlining best practices and rules for cataloging loose-leafs. This article chronicles the publication, or lack of practical publication, of cataloging rules for updating loose-leafs and the impact on libraries. Also included is a review of the various organizations instrumental in garnering support for the creation and acceptance of a new paradigm and standards and concepts that would ensure the inclusion of cataloging rules for updating resources. Finally, the impacts on libraries and cooperative organizations resulting from the implementation of the new rules are examined.     

From Music Cataloging to the Organization of Knowledge: An Interview with Richard P. Smiraglia

Richard P. Smiraglia shares his personal evolution from early studies in music, to music cataloging, instantiation theory, and knowledge organization. People who have impacted his career and research direction are featured, as well as his work editing such publications as Library Resources & Technical Services, The Soldier Creek Music Series, and his continuing editorship of the journal Knowledge Organization. His contributions to the fields of cataloging, especially music cataloging, and his research in instantiation, domain analysis, and knowledge organization serve to advance Patrick Wilson's notion of exploitative power within a connected universe of knowledge.     

图书馆编目工作原理

图书编目 ,尤其是实行机编 ,不能只满足于按规则、标准行事 ,必须有理论作指导。图书馆编目工作原理有四条 ,即 :①确认原理 :著录的基本要求是确认在编文献 ;②标引原理 :核心工作是规范控制 ;③属性原理 :书目系统本质上是专家标引系统 ;④简明原理 :编目的最高境界。参考文献 5。     

Government documents and the online catalog

Prior to planning for implementing the NOTIS system, the Vanderbilt Medical Center Library had not fully cataloged its government publications, and records for these materials were not in machine-readable format. A decision was made that patrons should need to look in only one place for all library materials, including the Health and Human Services Department publications received each year from the central library's Government Documents Unit. Beginning in 1985, these publications were added to the library's database, and the entire 7,200-piece collection is now in the online catalog. Working with these publications has taught the library much about the advantages and disadvantages of cataloging government documents in an online environment. It was found that OCLC cataloging copy is eventually available for most titles, although only about 10% of the records have MeSH headings. Staff time is the major expenditure; problems are caused by documents' irregular nature, frequent format changes, and difficult authority work. Since their addition to the online catalog, documents are used more and the library has better control.     

Serial or Monograph: Who Decides?

Some types of publication are viewed by librarians as serials and by publishers as monographs. In the pre-digital environment, cataloging rules and library workflows were developed to manage these publications. The shift to electronic publishing, distribution, and access brings new considerations into play. This article describes current cataloging practice and examines the effects of these shifts on library catalogs and user access through them.     

Thinking About Databases

Successive entry cataloging was developed to cope with the mounting recataloging work required by latest entry cataloging practice. Successive entry cataloging in the automated environment has now become a hindrance to the efficient processing and retrieval of serial publications. Online updating of fields in a bibliographic record to reflect title changes can be done simply and economically. A single master record (earliest or latest entry) with access points for title changes prevent holdings from being fragmented. Latest entry cataloging may be desirable since users tend to request recent issues. It is desirable also for serials check-in.     

中文普通图书著录解疑

综合笔者在计算机编目中遇到的若干著录方面的问题,并依据编目规则的相应规定,提出了适当的解决方法。     

图书馆非书资料编目研究

本文针对非书资料载体内容的复杂性,以及编目规则不太完善的现状,依据《非书资料著录规则》和机读目录格式,结合各字段,对图书馆进行非书资料编目中的常见问题进行分析,力图找出符合规律的著录条例,规范著录内容。同时探讨非书资料进行联机编目的可行性,以及如何在实际工作中正确使用各字段,更好地反映出所编文献的内容特征,方便检索。     

数字图书馆与中文图书内容分析著录

图书馆在用电子计算机编目时 ,存在着内容分析及题名附加没有按照规定要求描述的问题。在数字图书馆建设中 ,数字化信息资源的有序组织 ,各种标准和规范的制定 ,尤其是重组资源的二次开发工作 ,是图书馆应承担的最基本任务。参考文献 7。     

Public Services Satellite Cataloging Operations and Non-Print Backlogs

Abstract

Satellite cataloging operations using public services staff trained specifically to complete non-book cataloging are almost nonexistent or are very rarely written about in traditional library literature. A search of the literature provides little or no evidence of their existence. On the surface, they would appear to take more time, effort, and budget outlay to bring up and maintain. There are real advantages as well as some disadvantages to maintaining these operations. There is a risk as public services staff have a primary responsibility to provide public and reference services and very little time to catalog as well as eep up with the changes in cataloging rules and practice. But it can work with planning, organization, and cooperation between the departments and staff involved.     

Another Look at Graduate Education for Cataloging and the Organization of Information

ABSTRACT

Education for library cataloging and the organization of information (OI) continues to evolve. The current condition of graduate courses in these areas is examined through a review of the curricula of the 56 ALA-accredited graduate schools of library and information sciences (LIS) in the United States and Canada. This article, the second installment of a longitudinal study that began in 2000 to examine the state of cataloging education, contains a snapshot of this component of LIS education from the 2005–2006 academic year. It examines the types of OI courses being offered, the number of these courses actually being taught, and current trends and developments in cataloging education based on comparisons with earlier studies.     

The Role of the Name Main-Entry Heading in the Online Environment

The name main-entry heading has been a source of controversy throughout the history of Anglo-American cataloging with debate being closely tied to author identification. It is not surprising that debate has gained momentum as the functionality of online library catalogs and the costs of cataloging are under increasing close scrutiny. Following an historical overview of the name or author main-entry heading, this article discusses the finding and identifying functions of online catalogs as they relate to authorship. The article concludes that the name main-entry heading is an essential component of online catalog citation displays through which catalog users decide the usefulness of retrieved cataloging records.     

编目的过去、现在和未来

图书编目的历史演进遵循着需求决定职能、职能决定形态的规律,呈非线性成长态势。该文根据用户的三层次需求:寻找图书、阅读图书和获取知识,重新定位编目职能,即人性化的资源导航、智能化的全文获取和学术化的知识空间。并结合Library2.0、Web3.0、SOA架构、云计算等技术因素设计编目的未来形式,勾勒出编目未来发展的蓝图。     

Defining and achieving quality in cataloging in academic libraries: a literature review

The subject of quality has received much attention in the past twenty years. Yet quality has remained an ill-defined and subjective term. This article explores the meaning of quality in terms of cataloging for the academic library. The evolving nature of quality in cataloging is discussed. Attempts at achieving quality in cataloging are viewed in terms of Deming's 14 points to transform an organization. Particular attention is paid to customer focus and continuous improvement.     

CALIS与国家图书馆丛编项著录的差异分析

在编目规则国际化的趋势下,统一编目著录规则已经成为国内编目界的当务之急。目前,CALIS和中国国家图书馆两家中心馆的编目著录规则存在一些不同,一些有识之士已经对此提出己见,但却遗漏了丛编项著录的差异。尤其是当丛编项作为重要的著录项时,它选取、使用的字段及著录的信息等方面的差异更为严重,给书目数据检索、共建共享带来了不便。因此,CALIS和国家图书馆应该统一思想,争取早日制订出统一的编目规则。     

音像资料联合编目规则探讨

通过比较研究地方版文献联合采编协作网(CRLNet)几个有代表性成员馆的音像资料编目数据发现,目前国内图书馆的音像资料编目存在各自为政、编目数据大相径庭的现象,其主要原因是没有统一的编目规则。为统一CRLNet音像资料的著录规则,深圳图书馆征求各成员馆的意见并结合音像资料工作实践提出,音像资料的著录可以参见著录电子资源的某些字段,但是主体仍应该遵循录音、录像资料的编目规则。