Description
Book SynopsisExamine some of the most recent developments in bibliographic control!
Electronic Cataloging: AACR2 and Metadata for Serials and Monographs is a collection of papers about recent developments in metadata and its practical applications in cataloging. Acknowledged experts examine a wide variety of techniques for managing serials and monographs using standards and schemas like MARC, AACR2, ISSN, ISBD, and Dublin Core. From the broadest introduction of metadata usage to the revisions of AACR2 through 2000, this book offers vital analysis and strategy for achieving Universal Bibliographic Control.
Electronic Cataloging is divided into three parts. The first is an introduction to metadata, what it is, and its relationship to the library in general. The second portion focuses in more on how metadata can be utilized by a library system and the possibilities in the near future. The third portion is very specific, dealing with individual standards of metadata and elements, such
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- PART 1. FUNDAMENTALS
- Cataloging in an Electronic Age
- Why Metadata? Why Me? Why Now?
- PART 2. HOW LIBRARIES CAN EMPLOY METADATA
- Developing a Metadata Strategy
- Practical Issues in Applying Metadata Schemas and Controlled Vocabularies to Cultural Heritage Information
- Digital Resources and Metadata Application in the Shanghai Library
- Struggling Toward Retrieval: Alternatives to Standard Operating Procedures Can Help Librarians and the Public
- PART 3. AACR2 AND METADATA
- AACR2 and Other Metadata Standards: The Way Forward
- AACR2 and Metadata: Library Opportunities in the Global Semantic Web
- Seriality: What Have We Accomplished? What’s Next?
- MARC and Mark-Up
- ISSN: Dumb Number, Smart Solution
- Index
- Reference Notes Included
