Library Cataloging
"Have You Searched Google Yet?" Using Google as a Discovery Tool for Cataloging Jennifer Lang by appears in the latest issue of Library Philosophy and Practice.
- Google Refine
Anyone played with or used Google Refine on their data yet? Since it is part of Google, it is likely to get more use than the MARC tools we use in the library community. Might be good to be aware of what the rest of the world is doing with their data....
- Citation Metadata For Google
If Google can find something, that goes quite a way to making it discoverable. The NASA Astrophysics DATA Service, (ADS) is using metadata Google recognizes to enhance their service. They kindly provide a list of the fields Google will index....
- Privacy Issue
Not cataloging, but maybe we should be aware of this privacy issue.Today Google launched its behavioral targeting ad program, which it calls "interest-based advertising." This move has been widely expected once Google completed its $3.1 billion acquisition...
- Windows Generator For Google Sitemap-files
Another Web site metadata creation tool. The Windows Generator for Google SiteMap-Files can help create a file for Google to index your site.Google Sitemaps allow the webmaster to help Google index their sites more effectively. According to Google it...
- Google Book
This looks interesting, especially with the Open WorldCat program and Google Scholar recently getting so much attention. Google Hacks, 2nd ed. by Tara Calishain and Rael Dornfest.In his foreword to the book, Craig Silverstein, Director of Technology at...
Library Cataloging
Google in Cataloging
"Have You Searched Google Yet?" Using Google as a Discovery Tool for Cataloging Jennifer Lang by appears in the latest issue of Library Philosophy and Practice.
This paper demonstrates how some of Google's search functionalities can be used to locate information to assist in the cataloging process. In addition, the results of an informal survey of catalogers shows that while some respondents never considered using Google or prefer different methods for finding information, others find Google to be a good supplement to "traditional" cataloging tools.One use not mentioned is finding an e-version of the item being cataloged. Happens fairly often with the materials I work with.
- Google Refine
Anyone played with or used Google Refine on their data yet? Since it is part of Google, it is likely to get more use than the MARC tools we use in the library community. Might be good to be aware of what the rest of the world is doing with their data....
- Citation Metadata For Google
If Google can find something, that goes quite a way to making it discoverable. The NASA Astrophysics DATA Service, (ADS) is using metadata Google recognizes to enhance their service. They kindly provide a list of the fields Google will index....
- Privacy Issue
Not cataloging, but maybe we should be aware of this privacy issue.Today Google launched its behavioral targeting ad program, which it calls "interest-based advertising." This move has been widely expected once Google completed its $3.1 billion acquisition...
- Windows Generator For Google Sitemap-files
Another Web site metadata creation tool. The Windows Generator for Google SiteMap-Files can help create a file for Google to index your site.Google Sitemaps allow the webmaster to help Google index their sites more effectively. According to Google it...
- Google Book
This looks interesting, especially with the Open WorldCat program and Google Scholar recently getting so much attention. Google Hacks, 2nd ed. by Tara Calishain and Rael Dornfest.In his foreword to the book, Craig Silverstein, Director of Technology at...