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The Lifeworld In The Library's Backroom: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study Of The Cataloguer's Lived Experience Of Aboutness Determination, Wendy Gail Rondeau

Theses and Dissertations

This research is interested in the cataloguer's lived experience of aboutness determination. Aboutness determination, a part of subject cataloguing where the cataloguer attempts to identify the subject matter of a resource, is a process often taken for granted and largely neglected by the library community. Yet, aboutness determination is an essential stage in subject cataloguing worthy of greater attention. There is a need for a deeper understanding of the cataloguer's relatedness to the resource in aboutness determination. This hermeneutic phenomenological study examines the lifeworld of three professional cataloguers. Through in-depth, semi-structured interviews and through talk-aloud analysis of resources, the interpreted …

Pcc Practice For Assigning Motion Picture And Television Program Uniform Titles: Lcri 25.5b, Appendix I And Future Directions In Rda, Peter H. Lisius

OLAC Research Grant

Research results of the OLAC Research Grant awarded in 2010, presented at the 2012 OLAC Conference on October 21 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

From Carrier To Equivalence: Cataloging Reproduction In An Rda/Frbr Environment, Morag Boyd, Kevin Furniss

OLAC Research Grant

Updated presentation based on research results of the OLAC Research Grant awarded in 2008, presented at the 2012 OLAC Conference held on October 18-21 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Charting A Course With Nomap: Integrating Metadata Workflows Into A Traditional Cataloging Unit, Teressa M. Keenan

Mansfield Library Faculty Publications

The life of a cataloger today is in a state of flux; as libraries continue to transition from a predominately print world to a digital one, catalogers need to secure a functional future. To do so catalogers must change their mental models to stay flexible and pertinent in an ever-changing information environment. A recent digital project undertaken at the University of Montana provides an example of how research and developments in the area of metadata and bibliographic control have influenced cataloging and metadata workflow integration.

Cataloging Online Usage Statistics For F/Y 2012, Michael A. Cerbo Ii

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Monthly productivity and collection statistics for the Cataloging Unit, University Libraries, University of Rhode Island. Data for fiscal year includes the number of exported records, authority work and number of searches that were performed using OCLC's WorldCat online service.

Authority Control: A Conversation, Julene L. Jones

Library Presentations

No abstract provided.

Video Language Coding: Best Practices, Kelley Mcgrath, Cindy Badilla-Melendez, Susan Leister, Katia Strieck, Carolyn Walden, Karen Gorss Benko, Irina Stanishevskaya

OLAC Publications and Training Materials

The 2006-2007 task force was charged with creating a set of best practices for coding MARC 008/lang and 041 language information for videos, especially DVDs, and with using that exercise to examine whether any changes could be made to the MARC21 format (coding or directions) that would improve access to the multiple types of language information found on videos. The work of that task force resulted in a number of changes to the MARC format, which are described in appendix 1. This current document, completed by the 2012 task force, provides guidance for coding video language information using the current …

More Cataloging, More Libguide, Hannah R. Leone

Blogging the Library

The way I have unified the LGBTQ titles—all 700-odd of them—is by using a local information field in the catalog. Quick cataloging lesson for you non-librarians: when I talk about subject headings, for example Gay Culture, those go in a field designated by the number 650. This means that it’s a universal, standardized field and that the headings in those fields will be recognized anywhere. For local subject headings, those that are only used within one library (ours, in this case), the field is designated by the number 690. I’m using one of those 690 fields with the heading “LGBTQ …

Oclc Expenditures Fy12, Andrée J. Rathemacher

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

This report lists the total amounts invoiced to the University of Rhode Island Libraries by the bibliographic utility OCLC during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012.

Costs are broken down by invoice date and category and include all library locations (RIN, RIU, and RIX). We pay three fixed monthly fees for each location: one for cataloging (FIX1002), one for interlibrary loan (FIX4500), and one for access (FIX6600).

Total OCLC expenditures for FY12 were $63,329.94.

Following is a breakdown of selected OCLC expenditures.

Total OCLC Billings by branch:

RIU — $54,263.85
RIN — $6,918.59
RIX — $2,147.50

Total OCLC Billings …

Visualizing Linked Data, F. Tim Knight

Librarian Publications & Presentations

Provides an introduction to linked data considering ways to visualize and get a better understanding of this relatively new concept. Linked data is a different way for our bibliographic data to interact with the data available on the Web.. It will hopefully enhance the information we already provide, make it easier for us to provide that information and allow libraries to integrate themselves better with other information sources on the web.

Cataloging Unit Statistics 2011-2012, Amar K. Lahiri

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Annual productivity statistics from the Cataloging Unit of the University of Rhode Island Library for 2011-2012. Includes total number of copy-cataloged records and original catalog records created. Also includes bibliographic and item records created, modified, and deleted in the local Innovative Interfaces library system.

Revolutionizing Etd Operations With Effective Workflows, Emily A. Hicks

Roesch Library Faculty Presentations

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify factors to consider when altering existing workflows or setting up new workflows for ETDs.

2. Recognize the value of collaboration between the Graduate School and the Libraries to facilitate efficient workflows for processing, approving, and cataloging ETDs.

Summary:

This poster will illustrate the evolution of workflows for theses and dissertations at the University of Dayton. When the University of Dayton implemented electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) in 2008, the Graduate School and the University Libraries already had a long history of collaboration on print format checking and commercial binding of theses and dissertations. The furthering of …

What Is Resource Description And Access (Rda) And How Will It Impact Our Libraries?, Cyrus Ford Zarganj

Scholarship Colloquium

Current Status of RDA

• The implementation of RDA will begin no earlier than January 1, 2013

• Text of RDA needs revision

• RDA Toolkit navigation needs improvement

Rda: Coming To A Library Near You, F. Tim Knight, Darren Furey

Librarian Publications & Presentations

RDA (Resources Description and Access) is a new way to support resource discovery focusing on user tasks in the digital age. RDA, the new cataloguing guidelines have been developed, tested and are set to be implemented in March 2013. As we shift away from AACR2 preparation for training is underway and cataloguing records created using the new rules will start to appear in your library catalogues. F. Tim Knight and Darren J. Furey guide you through the changes you can expect to see including an overview of FRBR (Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records) the conceptual model that underlies the structure …

Cresting Toward The Sea Change: Literature Review Of Cataloging And Classification 2009-10, Sue Ann Gardner

UNL Libraries: Faculty Publications

This review covers cataloging and classification literature published in 2009 and 2010, including relevant explorations of knowledge organization systems and theory. Only English-language literature is reviewed, though not all of the literature covered is U.S.-based. Overarching themes presented in the literature include the merging of library metadata into the Web environment, the continuation of cooperative cataloging in libraries, the role of both controlled and uncontrolled headings in catalog records, and reconsiderations of workflow in light of impending changes to cataloging rules. Notably, several relevant foundational documents were either completed or revised during the review period.

Providing Access To E-Audiobooks: Help From The Non-Cataloger, Eva Sorrell

Library Faculty Publications & Presentations

There are a growing number of Web sites that offer free e-audiobooks. Providing access to these e-audiobooks can be a challenge for libraries, particularly with shrinking budgets and staff. The author describes a process created at California State University, San Bernardino to re-record and catalog currently popular public domain e-audiobooks with a goal of making the cataloging simple enough that a non-cataloger can perform the task.

The Cataloger’S Future In The 21st-Century Research Library: What Will We Do And How Will We Do It?, Sue Ann Gardner

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Conference Presentations and Speeches

Representation of the author's perspective on the cataloger’s future in the 21st-century research library: what will we do and how will we do it? Includes information about the history of the Machine Readable Cataloging (MARC) format and non-MARC metadata.

Cataloging Images Using Contentdm, Silke Higgins

Faculty and Staff Publications

The project description provides insight into the author's first steps at creating and publishing a small collection of digital images with the use of the CONTENTdm digital collection management system and the Dublin Core Metadata Element Set in an effort to enhance the online finding aids of the university library's Special Collections & Archives department with visual materials.

Status Of Cataloging Assessment : A National Survey, Mei Ling Chow, Melissa De Fino, Jian Wang

Sprague Library Scholarship and Creative Works

No abstract provided.

Technical Services Assessment: Help For Navigating The Wilderness, Leslie Engelson

Faculty & Staff Research and Creative Activity

New programs are essential for ensuring that colleges and universities remain viable and growing institutions. New information resources are necessary for new programs, but the impact of these new programs on the technical services department in the library is often forgotten. This article attempts to quantify that impact on the technical services department at a small liberal arts university.

The Ship Has Sailed And We Aren’T On It : How Catalogers Could Support User Tasks And Why We Won’T, Mary Z. Rose

Library and Information Services Faculty Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

The author recommends ways cataloging practices can be revised to better support user tasks based on current catalog interface features. The article begins by describing the possible characteristics of a catalog interface built to leverage a future FRBR bibliographic framework, and discussing the viability of a FRBR-ized catalog interface. The author then examines current trends in interface design, which leverage conventional cataloging data structures. This survey of the literature is followed by recommendations for adapting cataloging practices to enhance the efficacy of current interface designs. The author concludes by proposing that catalogers have a choice to make about the direction …

Technical Services Assessment: Help For Navigating The Wilderness, Leslie Engelson

Leslie Engelson