...Maja Žumer Marshall   Breeding . Next‐Gen Library Catalogs . London : Facet Publishing   2010 . 138 pp. , ISBN: 978‐1‐85604‐721‐0   £34.95 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 --> Library systems Information operations Cataloguing Interface management...

... retrieval Cataloguing Indexing Digital libraries Many books have been written about metadata, which is not surprising: “data about data” is at the centre of most library and information science applications and research. This book is, according to authors, both a textbook and an instructional...

...Lucy A. Tedd; Ashley Beamer Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop an understanding of the issues surrounding the cataloguing of maps in archives and libraries. An investigation into appropriate metadata formats, such as MARC21, EAD and Dublin Core with RDF, shows how particular map data...

...Lucy A. Tedd; Jelena Radjenovic; Branko Milosavljevic; Dusan Surla Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report on a study involving the specification (using Unified Modelling Language (UML) 2.0) of information requirements and implementation of the software components for generating catalogue...

...Jonathan Eaton © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 --> Cataloguing Digital libraries Online catalogues Simple yet persuasive examples of the need for normalising and augmenting approaches are provided, such as the widespread variance in date formatting. This creates...

...Eric Jukes Martha M.   Yee . Moving Image Cataloging . Westport, CT : Libraries Unlimited   2007 . 285 pp. , ISBN: 978‐1‐59158‐438‐4   US$45.00 (paperback) © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 --> Cataloguing Film Moving Image Cataloging...

...Wichada SuKantarat Purpose This paper aims to provide information about various digital initiatives in libraries in Thailand and especially use of Dublin Core metadata in cataloguing digitized objects in academic and government digital databases. Design/methodology/approach – The author began...

..., there are also comprehensive lists of sources for further reading. Chapter 3 covers cataloguing and chapter 4 covers bibliographic formats, and discusses in some detail the changes likely to be brought about by the move from AACR2 to resource description and access (RDA). One of the main reasons...

... the LibraryLabs prototype applies an FRBR‐like structure only as part of a larger group of experiments. Neither of the prototypes fully follows FRBR, owing to issues associated with current cataloguing practice and the model itself. These barriers also cause some practical shortcomings for these prototypes...

...Lucy A. Tedd; Jacqueline Belanger Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the results of a 2006 survey of UK Higher Education OPACs in order to provide a snapshot of cataloguing practices for e‐books. Design/methodology/approach The OPACs of 30 UK HE libraries were examined in July...

...Mehri‐e‐ Sedighi Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a report on the application of a Geographic Information System (GIS), ArcInfo, in the cataloguing of geosciences documents held by IRANDOC. Design/methodology/approach The steps involved in the application are described...

... and Classification Quarterly (2005, 2006), Vol. 41 No. 2, and Vol. 41 No. 3/4) © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 --> Classification Cataloguing Library instruction This collection of essays from cataloguers and cataloguing educators across the world provides a natural follow‐up...

... control in an attempt to fill a vital gap in the literature. In it she draws comparisons with the development of international standardisation of cataloguing practices (resulting in and facilitating Universal Bibliographic Control) and the modern efforts at achieving similar interoperability among...

...Robin Yeates Anne M.   Mitchell and Brian E.   Surratt . Cataloguing and Organizing Digital Resources: A How‐To‐Do‐It Manual for Librarians . London : Facet Publishing   2005 . 219 pp. , ISBN: 1‐85604‐556‐0   £39.95 (pbk) © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006...

...George Macgregor; Fraser Nicolaides Purpose Detail research undertaken to determine the key differences in the performance of certain centralised (physical) and distributed (virtual) bibliographic catalogue services, and to suggest strategies for improving interoperability and performance...

... a historical background of UBL, the reasons for migration, selection of the system and implementation. Details training on the new system, with emphasis on cataloguing and acquisitions. Findings Emphasises the need to prepare ahead and plan well before the implementation of the system. Indicates data...

...) . 398 pp. , ISBN: 0‐7890‐2029‐7   $49.95 (paperback) © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 --> Cataloguing Information operations Classification Information studies Library studies Teaching “cat'n'class” has never been easy. A combination of factors – a technical subject...

... Electronic information resources Cataloguing It is only five years since the first edition of Taylor's book appeared, but such is the rapid pace of change in some aspects of knowledge organisation that she has felt the time is ripe for a second. Taylor quite rightly acknowledges that today's courses...

...Andrew MacFarlane G.G.   Chowdhury . Introduction to Modern Information Retrieval (2nd edition) . Facet Publishing , 2004 . 474 pp. , ISBN: 1 85604 480 7 London £39.95 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 --> Information retrieval Cataloguing...

... --> Metadata Cataloguing International Yearbook of Library and Information Management 2003‐4 is the fourth volume in this series to have been published (initially by Library Association Publishing and more recently by its successor Facet Publishing). Each volume takes a specific theme...