Special Collections and Archives Code (SPAC): Preserving Provenance in a Bibliographic Catalog

The recording of provenance is of particular importance in special collections cataloging, as knowledge of provenance lends authenticity and reliability to the materials held. A method of cataloging collection-level provenance in bibliographic records through a short mnemonic code, a Special Collections and Archives Code (SPAC), is described which enhances visibility of collections and retrieval in a catalog. A collection code not only collocates unique individual items that share a common characteristic, but can also constitute part of a linked data approach to visualizing integrated collections in the form of a “virtual bookplate.”     

“What Am I Fighting For?”: Creating a Controlled Vocabulary for Video Game Plot Metadata

A video game's plot is one of its defining features, and prior research confirms the importance of plot metadata to users through persona analysis, interviews, and surveys. However, existing organizational systems, including library catalogs, game-related websites, and traditional plot classification systems, do not adequately describe the plot information of video games, in other words, what the game is really about. We attempt to address the issue by creating a controlled vocabulary based on a domain analysis involving a review of relevant literature and existing data structures. The controlled vocabulary is constructed in a pair structure for maximizing flexibility and extensibility. Adopting this controlled vocabulary for describing plot information of games will allow for useful search and collocation of video games.     

A Process for the Original Cataloging of Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this article is to describe the reasoning, methodology, and impact behind a semi-automated cataloging process for electronic theses and dissertations, and to explain the importance of the retention and addition of cataloger-created metadata. The authors explain an automated process that is initiated by ProQuest and student (author) entered data, and through the addition of metadata by catalogers, including the subject headings, classification number, and so on. The study includes a survey of the public service librarians’ perceived usefulness of the cataloger- and ProQuest-generated metadata to describe theses and dissertations.     

Assessing Metadata and Controlling Quality in Scholarly Ebooks

This article explores the development and automation of quality assurance procedures for locally loading electronic books (ebooks) on the Ontario Council of University Libraries’ Scholars Portal Platform. The authors conducted a two-phase study of MARC record fields indexed on the platform to detect errors and implement workflow changes to the quality control process. The authors report on this process and the costs involved and suggest that the challenges of ebook metadata are not met by MARC and a new metadata standard should be considered in the near future.     

Using Metadata to Discover the Buried Treasure in Google Book Search

ABSTRACT

Google Book Search presents an opportunity to search millions of books from the Google Library partners and publishing partners. How does metadata compare in Google Book Search and library catalogs?     

德国国家科技图书馆的发展思考与实践

简介科研数据应用的新发展以及科研数据权益管理的新挑战。描述德国国家科技图书馆的可扩展架构以及其中的科研数据入口网站GetInfo、永久性识别服务DOI、全球性数据引用服务DataCite等的实践成果,并讨论培养数据馆员的需求。这些服务可以增强对非文本资源的检索、标识数字数据资源、促使科研数据得到正式引用以及提升图书馆价值。     

网络档案信息检索的元数据设计

网络档案信息检索需要对检索途径和方法进行重新的思考与审视。元数据设计成为实现网络档案信息检索的前提。网络档案信息检索中元数据的具体设计可以参考现有的各类元数据标准,例如EAD标准,DA/T 46-2009《文书类电子文件元数据方案》,ISO 15489-1:redline:2016《信息与文献——文件管理——第1部分:概念与原则》。网络档案信息检索的元数据设计要能够实现对档案内容的有效检索,要记录完善的背景信息并能够针对其进行检索,要能够实现多级著录并应全面覆盖《档案著录规则》。     

数字图书馆关键技术的比较研究

论述已应用和将应用于数字图书馆的一些关键技术，包括数据描述技术、数据存储技术、数据检索技术以及系统集成技术等，并对这些技术所涉及的具体内容进行比较和客观评价，提出数字图书馆关键技术的发展趋势。     

PCC: A Leader of Change

Abstract

From its beginnings, the Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) has been an international leader of change in bibliographic and authority control and maintenance, and metadata creation and distribution. This article highlights some PCC achievements in these areas.     

国内元数据研究共词图谱分析*

在确定2003年以来国内元数据领域64个关键词的基础上,运用共词图谱分析方法,通过绘制聚类图、战略坐标图、社会网络图探究了国内元数据领域的研究结构、研究热点及发展趋势。结果表明国内元数据研究主要集中在空间元数据、电子政务中元数据的应用、元数据标准、电子文件管理元数据等七个方面,而元数据管理、元数据模型和基于Web服务的元数据应用等将会成为未来研究趋势。