Library Cataloging
On the Theory of Library Catalogs and Search Engines Supplementing the talk on "Principles and Goals of Cataloging", German Librarians' Annual Conference Augsburg 2002 by B. Eversberg has been updated. The topics examined are: What is a good catalog?; Standard searching situations; What should catalogs do?; Comparing Catalogs and Search Engines.
Cataloging
- Serials Cataloging Paper
Catalog/Cataloging Changes and Web 2.0 Functionality: New Directions for Serials by Rebecca Kemp will be published in The Serials Librarian later this year.This article presents an overview of some of the important recent developments in cataloging theory...
- Trade Literature
The RLG forum had the talk Trade literature by Mary Augusta Thomas discussing catalogs at the Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Fascinating collection and talk. I'd never thought about all the possible uses old catalogs could serve. Then a couple...
- Cataloging Bibliography
The ALCTS/CCS Research and Publications Committee has recently released its annual annotated bibliography of cataloging and classification literature. This year's update includes a new essay on federated search engines. The bibliography is available...
- Opac Access
Jenny, the Shifted Librarian, points to a IE Explorer add-on that allows searching library catalogs. The Searchy tool"with this Search Addon you can upgrade your Internet Explorer to search quickly and directly over the address bar of your Browser in:different...
- Rlg's Redlightgreen Project
RLG is looking at a user friendly interface to the union catalog.The RedLightGreen project is a whole new way of thinking about library catalogs. Catalogs today are optimized for inventory control and transaction management - not necessarily information...
Library Cataloging
Cataloging
On the Theory of Library Catalogs and Search Engines Supplementing the talk on "Principles and Goals of Cataloging", German Librarians' Annual Conference Augsburg 2002 by B. Eversberg has been updated. The topics examined are: What is a good catalog?; Standard searching situations; What should catalogs do?; Comparing Catalogs and Search Engines.
Cataloging
- Serials Cataloging Paper
Catalog/Cataloging Changes and Web 2.0 Functionality: New Directions for Serials by Rebecca Kemp will be published in The Serials Librarian later this year.This article presents an overview of some of the important recent developments in cataloging theory...
- Trade Literature
The RLG forum had the talk Trade literature by Mary Augusta Thomas discussing catalogs at the Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Fascinating collection and talk. I'd never thought about all the possible uses old catalogs could serve. Then a couple...
- Cataloging Bibliography
The ALCTS/CCS Research and Publications Committee has recently released its annual annotated bibliography of cataloging and classification literature. This year's update includes a new essay on federated search engines. The bibliography is available...
- Opac Access
Jenny, the Shifted Librarian, points to a IE Explorer add-on that allows searching library catalogs. The Searchy tool"with this Search Addon you can upgrade your Internet Explorer to search quickly and directly over the address bar of your Browser in:different...
- Rlg's Redlightgreen Project
RLG is looking at a user friendly interface to the union catalog.The RedLightGreen project is a whole new way of thinking about library catalogs. Catalogs today are optimized for inventory control and transaction management - not necessarily information...