ALCTS CaMMS Cataloging & Classification Research Interest Group
ALA Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA
Date: Sunday, June 24, 2012
Time: 10:30 am – Noon
Location: Hyatt Regency Orange County – Grand Ballroom E
Topic: Traditions and Transitions in Library Catalogs
Join CCRIG for a peek into the future of library catalogs, as cataloging
practices transition from AACR2 to RDA, and into the FRBR and linked
data environment. Find out how libraries are applying theoretical
constructs now, and what kinds of research we need to move forward with
improving library catalogs. Speakers will be available for brief
question and answer sessions following their presentations.
*“Everyday Cataloger Concerns: A Research-Based Agenda for Library
Cataloging,” *presented by Allyson Carlyle, Rachel Ivy Clarke, Paul J.
Weiss, Violet Fox, and Morgan Bell, University of Washington Information
School.
This research project focuses on bridging the gap between conceptual,
academic cataloging research and the needs of catalogers. The
presentation will review the results of interviews and focus groups to
identify the most important areas of research for practicing catalogers,
research directions for improving library catalogs, and will provide a
comparison of practicing cataloger views and the views recently
expounded by the Library of Congress about cataloging research.
***“Fishing for FRBR in MARC, Mining for Data in Free Text,”* presented
by Kelley McGrath, Metadata Management Librarian, University of Oregon.
A report on part of a larger project, which uses the XC Metadata
Services Toolkit to extract MARC data to create provisional records for
FRBR group 1 entities populated with structured data optimized for
machine manipulation. The discussion will include the methodology used
for identifying data elements, especially those that potentially occur
in multiple MARC fields or may be hidden in free text fields like notes,
as well as examples of the problems encountered, and an initial
assessment of the accuracy of the process. ****
*“RDA in RDF: Transitioning to the FRBR Catalog and the Semantic Web,”
*presented by Kimmy Szeto, Cataloging and Metadata Librarian, Maritime
College, State University of New York.
In preparation for the transition from AACR2 to RDA, the presentation
will report on the potential of the application of RDA in the current
catalog environment. It will include a theoretical overview of RDA, RDF
and Linked Data; a demonstration of converting and encoding actual
bibliographic records to RDA, RDF and XML; and a review of
implementation challenges in existing library systems and how they can
best prepare for the Linked Data future.
For more information, contact Susan Massey, CCRIG chair at
([email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>) or Masha Stepanova,
CCRIG vice-chair at ([email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>).
Masha Stepanova,
Catalog & Slavic Librarian
Miami University
309 King Library
151 S. Campus Ave.
Oxford, OH 45056
(513) 529-8039
[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
AIM: stpnvmsh
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