Description
Book SynopsisExamine cataloging and classification training programs around the world
Education for Library Cataloging: International Perspectives examines the global development of educational programs for cataloging and classification in the library and information field. Library school faculty and professional librarians from more than 20 countries discuss a wide range of topics, including formal school and continuing education of catalog librarians, education and training for paraprofessional staff in cataloging and technical services, changes in library school programs, and metadata and information organization instruction.
Faculty members and seasoned librarians from Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, Latin America, and the Middle East present case studies and overviews of library and information school programs, bibliographies of cited works in both Western and non-Western language literature, and plenty of helpful tables and charts. Articles presented in Education for Li
Table of Contents
- Introduction (Dajin D. Sun and Ruth C. Carter)
- AFRICA
- Education and Training for Cataloguing at the University of Botswana Library: An Overview (Rose Tiny Kgosiemang)
- The Relevance of Cataloguing in Library Science Curriculum in Cross River State of Nigeria in this Technological Age (J. I. Iwe)
- The Education and Training of Cataloguing Students in South Africa Through Distance Education (Linda M. Cloete)
- ASIA
- Education of Cataloging and Classification in China (Zhanghua Ma)
- The Status Quo and Future Development of Cataloging and Classification Education in China (Li Si)
- Education for Knowledge Organization: The Indian Scene (K. S. Raghavan)
- Current Status of Cataloging and Classification Education in Japan (Shoichi Taniguchi)
- A Study on the Job Training and Self-Training of the Cataloging and Classification Librarians Working in South Korean Academic Libraries (Chul-Wan Kwak)
- AUSTRALIA
- Beyond Our Expectations: A Review of an Independent Learning Module in Descriptive Cataloguing at the Queensland University of Technology (Gillian Hallam)
- MARCup to Markup: Education for Cataloguing and Classification in Australia (Ross Harvey and Susan Reynolds)
- EUROPE
- Education for Cataloging and Classification in Austria and Germany (Monika Münnich and Heidi Zotter-Straka)
- Education and Training on the Nature and Description of Documents: Polish University Studies and Professional Librarianship Schools (Anna Sitarska)
- Cataloging Education on the Sunny Side of the Alps (Jerry D. Saye and Alenka auperl)
- Education for Cataloging in Spanish Universities: A Descriptive and Critical Study (Rafael Ruiz-Perez and Emilio Delgado López-Cózar)
- Education and Training for Cataloguing and Classification in the British Isles (J. H. Bowman)
- LATIN AMERICA
- The Teaching of Information Processing in the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina (Elsa E. Barber and Silvia L. Pisano)
- Education for Cataloging and Classification in Mexico (Filiberto Felipe Martínez Arellano)
- Education for Cataloging and Related Areas in Peru (Ana María Talavera Ibarra)
- MIDDLE EAST
- Cataloging and Classification Education in Egypt: Stressing the Fundamentals While Approaching Toward Automated Applications (Mohammed Fat’hy Abdel Hady and Ali Kamal Shaker)
- An Account of Cataloging and Classification Education in Iranian Universities (Mortaza Kokabi)
- Cataloging Instruction in Israel (Snunith Shoham)
- Continuing Education for Catalogers in Saudi Arabia (Zahiruddin Khurshid)
- Index
- Reference Notes Included
