Library Cataloging
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 of MP3s later on my player I heard John Lienhard on the Engines of Our Ingenuity episode 1897 and 1909 Sears Catalogs. An example of those old catalogs being put to use.
- 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...
- Rss & Updating The Catalog
Some interesting ideas are being discussed by Christopher Harris and K.G. Schneider. Read what both have to say, mull it over, and consider our catalogs and our users. The time will be well spent. Then return and see what comments have been left. Some...
- Union Catalogs
Union Catalogs of the World at Info Connect is a listing, sorted by place, of union catalogs. They are also looking for submissions of catalogs they have missed to add to the listing.As long as the union catalogs being submitted, are in electronic format...
- Metasearching
The is a new service offered by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission that allows users to easily discover and retrieve desired information from multiple library catalogs, databases, and other knowledge collections. Texans no longer need to...
- 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
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 of MP3s later on my player I heard John Lienhard on the Engines of Our Ingenuity episode 1897 and 1909 Sears Catalogs. An example of those old catalogs being put to use.
- 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...
- Rss & Updating The Catalog
Some interesting ideas are being discussed by Christopher Harris and K.G. Schneider. Read what both have to say, mull it over, and consider our catalogs and our users. The time will be well spent. Then return and see what comments have been left. Some...
- Union Catalogs
Union Catalogs of the World at Info Connect is a listing, sorted by place, of union catalogs. They are also looking for submissions of catalogs they have missed to add to the listing.As long as the union catalogs being submitted, are in electronic format...
- Metasearching
The is a new service offered by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission that allows users to easily discover and retrieve desired information from multiple library catalogs, databases, and other knowledge collections. Texans no longer need to...
- 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...