Library Cataloging
Library Terms That Users Understand by John Kupersmith can help users access materials with fewer problems.
- Sport-specific Moving Image Genre/form Terms
News from LC. The Policy and Standards Division of the Library of Congress plans to cancel sport-specific moving image genre/form terms from Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms for Library and Archival Materials (LCGFT) on June 18, 2012. In all, 24 terms...
- Multiple Terminologies
Multiple terminologies: an obstacle to information retrieval by Emma McCulloch appears in Library Review (2004) v. 53, no. 6 pp. 297-300Abstract: An issue currently at the forefront of digital library research is the prevalence of disparate terminologies...
- Cc:da
The Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access is discussing the use of conventional terms as SMD's in formats other than electronic resources. This would be a major change, I think for the better. However, they need to hear from you. Let them...
- New Edition Of The Nal Agricultural Thesaurus
The 2003 edition is the second edition of the NAL Agricultural Thesaurus. The first edition, published on January 1, 2002, contained 56,179 terms (38,448 descriptors, 17,645 lead-in terms and 86 node labels). The 2003 edition contains a total of 58,305...
- Electronic Resources
One of my pet peeves is how useless Area 3 (field 256 in MARC) is for computer files. Our AACR options are to use the terms: Electronic data or Electronic program(s) or a combination of the two. That does not give our users much information. They already...
Library Cataloging
Library Terms
Library Terms That Users Understand by John Kupersmith can help users access materials with fewer problems.
The purpose of this site is to help library web developers decide how to label key resources and services in such a way that most users can understand them well enough to make productive choices. It serves as a clearinghouse of usability test data evaluating terminology used on library web sites, listing terms that tests show are effective or ineffective labels. It presents alternatives by documenting terms that are actually used by libraries. It also suggests "best practices" for reducing cognitive barriers caused by terminology.
- Sport-specific Moving Image Genre/form Terms
News from LC. The Policy and Standards Division of the Library of Congress plans to cancel sport-specific moving image genre/form terms from Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms for Library and Archival Materials (LCGFT) on June 18, 2012. In all, 24 terms...
- Multiple Terminologies
Multiple terminologies: an obstacle to information retrieval by Emma McCulloch appears in Library Review (2004) v. 53, no. 6 pp. 297-300Abstract: An issue currently at the forefront of digital library research is the prevalence of disparate terminologies...
- Cc:da
The Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access is discussing the use of conventional terms as SMD's in formats other than electronic resources. This would be a major change, I think for the better. However, they need to hear from you. Let them...
- New Edition Of The Nal Agricultural Thesaurus
The 2003 edition is the second edition of the NAL Agricultural Thesaurus. The first edition, published on January 1, 2002, contained 56,179 terms (38,448 descriptors, 17,645 lead-in terms and 86 node labels). The 2003 edition contains a total of 58,305...
- Electronic Resources
One of my pet peeves is how useless Area 3 (field 256 in MARC) is for computer files. Our AACR options are to use the terms: Electronic data or Electronic program(s) or a combination of the two. That does not give our users much information. They already...