Library Cataloging
There has been much talk about using metadata from other communities to enrich our catalogs and/or lower the costs of cataloging. Recently there has been quite a flap on AUTOCAT when distributors have dumped minimun level records into OCLC. Now Karen Coyle has looked at Titles in Retail and Publisher Data. Real data.
- Viaf Now Available
Thom Hickey has details about the Virtual International Authority File being publicly available on his Outgoing weblog.. The VIAF dataset is now available for public consumption! http://viaf.org/viaf/data describes and links to the files involved and...
- Directions In Metadata With Karen Coyle
Directions in Metadata with Karen Coyle is a free webinar offered by ALA.Bibliographic data is in the midst of a major transition. With the emergence of the semantic web, the very purpose of this data is evolving from an entity meant for interpretation...
- Linked Data Catalogs
The column Cataloging Horizons by Karen Coyle in the latest American Libraries discusses "Navigating the bibliographic space with linked data".Library catalogs have evolved over time as technology has changed. The last 150 years have seen a progression...
- Onix
I had remarked a while back that I know of no publisher making their ONIX records available. I've since received two comments pointing out that some records are available. The Cambridge University Press makes them available, along with much other...
- Record Enhancement
A streaming video presentation Electronic Table of Contents: Key to the Library's Book Collection is available.David Williamson, cataloging automation specialist for the Cataloging Directorate, discussed enhancing bibliographic records using publisher...
Library Cataloging
Titles in Retail and Publisher Data
There has been much talk about using metadata from other communities to enrich our catalogs and/or lower the costs of cataloging. Recently there has been quite a flap on AUTOCAT when distributors have dumped minimun level records into OCLC. Now Karen Coyle has looked at Titles in Retail and Publisher Data. Real data.
- Viaf Now Available
Thom Hickey has details about the Virtual International Authority File being publicly available on his Outgoing weblog.. The VIAF dataset is now available for public consumption! http://viaf.org/viaf/data describes and links to the files involved and...
- Directions In Metadata With Karen Coyle
Directions in Metadata with Karen Coyle is a free webinar offered by ALA.Bibliographic data is in the midst of a major transition. With the emergence of the semantic web, the very purpose of this data is evolving from an entity meant for interpretation...
- Linked Data Catalogs
The column Cataloging Horizons by Karen Coyle in the latest American Libraries discusses "Navigating the bibliographic space with linked data".Library catalogs have evolved over time as technology has changed. The last 150 years have seen a progression...
- Onix
I had remarked a while back that I know of no publisher making their ONIX records available. I've since received two comments pointing out that some records are available. The Cambridge University Press makes them available, along with much other...
- Record Enhancement
A streaming video presentation Electronic Table of Contents: Key to the Library's Book Collection is available.David Williamson, cataloging automation specialist for the Cataloging Directorate, discussed enhancing bibliographic records using publisher...