Library Cataloging
"XML and global name access control" by Ki-Tat Lam is a paper in OCLC Systems & Services v. 18 no. 2. "This paper discusses why the MARC21-based authority format has failed in a global setting and details the use of XML and its related technologies to achieve global name access control." The whole issue is worth a look.
- Oclc & Authority Records
From OCLC:As a result of changes outside of OCLC's control that impact the authorities distribution files, OCLC will not load new authorities files (names and subjects) until after the first of the year.This decision will have an impact on all OCLC...
- Oclc Name Authority Service
OCLC has a name authority service using the LC NAF. They have recently improved the matching algorithm.We developed this service so that remotely located systems -- institutional repository software, for example (DSpace, ePrints UK, CONTENTdm, eprints.org,...
- Oclc's The Future Of Libraries
In the report The Future of Libraries: Beginning the Great Transformation, the DaVinci Institute, a nonprofit futurist think tank, has put together 10 key trends that are affecting the development of the next generation library. They are:Time compression...
- Aacr3
A new paper on AARC3, Authority control in AACR3 by Deirdre Kiorgaard and Ann Huthwaite.Authority control is a vital component of any catalogue. Although AACR2 does provide guidance on choosing access points for bibliographic records and on formulating...
- Name Access Control
The latest D-Lib Magazine has a notice about the XML Name Access Control Repository.The XML Name Access Control Repository is an initiative of Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Library and is intended to address the problems experienced by...
Library Cataloging
XML & Names
"XML and global name access control" by Ki-Tat Lam is a paper in OCLC Systems & Services v. 18 no. 2. "This paper discusses why the MARC21-based authority format has failed in a global setting and details the use of XML and its related technologies to achieve global name access control." The whole issue is worth a look.
- Oclc & Authority Records
From OCLC:As a result of changes outside of OCLC's control that impact the authorities distribution files, OCLC will not load new authorities files (names and subjects) until after the first of the year.This decision will have an impact on all OCLC...
- Oclc Name Authority Service
OCLC has a name authority service using the LC NAF. They have recently improved the matching algorithm.We developed this service so that remotely located systems -- institutional repository software, for example (DSpace, ePrints UK, CONTENTdm, eprints.org,...
- Oclc's The Future Of Libraries
In the report The Future of Libraries: Beginning the Great Transformation, the DaVinci Institute, a nonprofit futurist think tank, has put together 10 key trends that are affecting the development of the next generation library. They are:Time compression...
- Aacr3
A new paper on AARC3, Authority control in AACR3 by Deirdre Kiorgaard and Ann Huthwaite.Authority control is a vital component of any catalogue. Although AACR2 does provide guidance on choosing access points for bibliographic records and on formulating...
- Name Access Control
The latest D-Lib Magazine has a notice about the XML Name Access Control Repository.The XML Name Access Control Repository is an initiative of Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Library and is intended to address the problems experienced by...