Cataloging | RDA | Knowledge and Information Management
Reflecting the new modelling for serials introduced by IFLA’s Library Reference Model in the most recent revisions to RDA, this up-to-date resource is an important tool for day-to-day practice as well as a reference manual for unusual or difficult cases.
Bringing together leading practitioners and academic voices, this book considers library catalog data as a research resource.
The concepts, practices, and benefits discussed in this book are transversal and international, offering readers the opportunity to create a new level of international cooperation which will enable them to share responsibility for the quality and maintenance of knowledge and information.
As part of the profession's ongoing EDISJ efforts to redress librarianship’s problematic past, practitioners from across the field are questioning long-held library authorities and standards. They’re undertaking a critical and rigorous re-examination of so-called “best” practices and the decisionmakers behind them, pointing out heretofore unscrutinized injustices within our library systems of organization and making concrete steps towards progressive change. This collection from Core details the efforts of some of the many librarians who are working to improve our systems and collections, in the process inspiring those who have yet to enact change by demonstrating that this work is scalable, possible, and necessary. From this book, readers will
- gain an understanding of the theoretical underpinning for the actions that create our history and be challenged to reconsider their perspectives;
- learn about the important role of the library catalog in real-world EDISJ initiatives through examples ranging from accessibility metadata and gendered information to inclusive comics cataloging and revising LC call numbers for Black people and Indigenous people;
- discover more than a dozen case studies drawn from a variety of contexts including archives, academic and public libraries, and research institutions; and
- see ways to incorporate these ideas into their own work, with a variety of sample policies, “how to” documents, and other helpful tools provided in the text.
Guerrini's book is a cultural and methodological introduction to the evolution of cataloging towards metadata creation process in the digital era.
"Thoroughly researched ... Highly recommended."
— Technical Services Quarterly
"The book can prove to serve in a variety of educational and work-related contexts for many years to come."
— Technicalities
Named a 2017 Choice Outstanding Academic Title
"[It] has the potential to serve as the primary DDC handbook for years to come."
— Technicalities
Featuring biographies and key ideas of some of the outstanding figures in the field of knowledge organization from various disciplines such as sciences, philosophy, education, with an emphasis on library and information science.
Maxwell explains the changes to RDA: Resource Description and Access brought about by 3R, and brings his handbook fully in line with all the new developments.
this resource is an important tool that will help readers at any level of experience develop and strengthen their understanding of RDA content and structure.
This book outlines the key changes over the last 30 years that have led to this moment, what is changing in terms of how data is being used to create new products and services and what this means for how organizations can adapt to the emerging data-driven and AI landscape.