The Effect of Next-Generation Catalogs on Catalogers and Cataloging Functions in Academic Libraries

Next-generation catalogs or discovery tools (NGCs) overlay existing bibliographic data and repackage it in displays that differ from the traditional catalog. Many implementations of NGCs have revealed errors, omissions, or inconsistencies in the underlying data that had not been apparent in the traditional catalog. This study explored the effect of NGCs on cataloging functions and catalogers in academic libraries, examining catalogers’ participation in the selection and implementation processes, identifying and correcting data problems, changes to procedures or workflow, and staffing.     

A Core Collection of Trade Journals for Manufacturing

Trade journals are an important source of current information in academic libraries which support a business curriculum as well as for commercial, industrial and large public libraries. In recent years, studies establishing core lists of business periodicals have included trade journals, but have not dealt primarily with them. This study identifies trade journals for manufacturing industries, an economic activity defined and classified using SIC codes in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual. For this study, industries whose value of shipment was ten billion dollars or more annually were selected. Next, directories such as Business Publication Rates and Data which describe a journal's focus and coverage were consulted. From this large pool, the trade journal which most closely matched the industry defined by the SIC code was selected, provided it was indexed. If two or more trade journals were considered appropriate for the same industry, the one with the highest circulation was used. A core collection of trade journals was established which, when combined with a careful assessment of the needs of users, should be of value to those charged with collection development.     

Mountains,Valleys, and Pathways: Serials Users' Needs and Steps to Meet Them

ABSTRACT

An overview of the preliminary analysis of focus group and semi-structured interviews identifies how and why college and university information seekers meet their information needs. In the age of immediate gratification, in certain situations users may settle for information that is quickly and easily available instead of library sources that are considered more authoritative and trustworthy. Meeting user needs in the library environment requires updating library catalogs to implement discovery and recommender services that provide the associations and links that are available to users in other Web-based environments and that meet these users' expectations of online systems and sources.     

从宋代版刻中拓展版本研究的途径与方法——读《上海图书馆藏宋本图录》札记

《上海图书馆藏宋本图录》是近些年来难得一见的带有版本学意义的“图录”,展现了版本研究的新路径与新探索,其学术价值不容忽视。同时,也是一部颇具标本价值的版本工具书,宋刻面貌大致赅备其中,故而此书触发管见而具备另外一重学术意义。     

编目员的歧路

目前,编目员在编目工作中不同程度存在以下问题：依赖条例、权威观点,过多以公务目录体系视角组织目录,重描述轻主题,受编目传统习惯束缚较多,缺乏组织空间和主观能动性。为避免走上类似歧路,编目员要清楚目录的主要功能,界定编目工作的原则,在实践中积极思考,加强学术训练,提高业务能力。参考文献14。     

网络环境下书目信息资源共享的思考

书目信息服务是我国信息服务工作的重要组成部分。本文分析了我国图书馆、出版社、图书发行部门之间书目的差异 ,提出在网络环境下整合书目信息的方法。并指出 ,应该从在版编目入手 ,制订规范的书目信息格式 ,通过编写不同书目信息格式的转换软件 ,实现书目信息资源的共享与高效利用 ,促进我国信息服务业健康有序发展     

独具特色的文献著录参考书——《机读目录文献著录图解》评析

从5个方面对《机读目录文献著录图解》一书进行分析论述,认为它内容全面、参考价 值高,是编目工作者的一部重要参考工具书。     

Discovering Music: Small-Scale,Web-Scale,Facets, and Beyond

In this presentation, two music librarians addressed the issues related to the discovery of library music resources. Rebecca Belford talked about the Music Library Association’s “Music Discovery Requirements” (MLA MDR) document, and how it applies to some contexts. Tracey Snyder then described the incorporation of MLA MDR into the development of a specific discovery interface. The presenters identified some of the challenges characteristic of music resources and ways in which those challenges may be met, reasoning that a tool capable of handling music will be capable of handling most things in a general collection.     

高校图书馆图书分类的原则性和灵活性

高校图书馆图书的编目应当在遵守《中国图书馆图书分类法》的基础上,根据本校开设的专业、既有藏书的实际而灵活处理,既要保证分类的正确性,也要遵循特有的习惯性,做到细分、粗分相结合,以便提高管理效能,方便读者的借阅.     

Improving Library Resource Discovery: Exploring the Possibilities of VuFind and Web-Scale Discovery

Like many libraries, the Bridge Consortium (the shared library of Carleton College and St. Olaf College) had outgrown the existing catalog and needed to find an improved search interface for collections. Seeking something that would work with the existing Innovative Interfaces Inc.'s Millennium integrated library system, researchers explored everything from catalog enhancements provided by Innovative Interfaces to a completely separate, Web-scale discovery tool. For the past year, they worked to implement VuFind as a catalog overlay, continually customizing and enhancing it based on user feedback. At the same time, they continued to research a broader solution and recommended a discovery tool to their consortium leadership group that they believe will redefine student research at their colleges and give new shape and direction to their consortium. By thinking of discovery as more than a product and staggering their implementation, they were better able to meet their consortium's needs. This article details their evaluation process and provides reflection on the decisions made. Many libraries are considering Web-scale discovery products. As part of the process, they confront questions about open source tools, Web site redesigns, incorporating user feedback, and consortial needs. The researchers hope to contribute to these libraries' processes by outlining their process and considerations, and what they learned along the way to arrive at their current solution.