Library Cataloging
I a few days our library staff are meeting to discuss our vision for the library. Here is what I have, am I missing anything?
Our clients are moving to desktop delivery. Journal and handbooks and manuals should be easily available to them electronically. They want desktop reference, IM, ILL and access to circulation information in the catalog is important. These folks need to hear our story and know what the library can do for them. Blogs, with RSS, e-mail, newsletters and meetings can all keep them informed.
The institute publishes volumes from meetings we sponsor. These should be available in XML format with XSLT stylesheets to convert them into any format the user prefers. They should be in an OAI repository. The papers published by our scientists, or at least the metadata, should be in an OAI repository. There should be an RSS feed for new items.
Remote users should be able to get in touch with us easily. We should have a Skype number for long-distance users. Offer IM reference and access to circulation information from the catalog. Other libraries use us, and for them we should offer Z39.50 (later SRU/SRW) and be open to metasearching. Our remote users need to also hear our story, and that can be done through weblogs with RSS.
- Online Catalogs: What Users And Librarians Want
OCLC has released the report Online Catalogs: What Users and Librarians Want.This new report summarizes the findings of research conducted by OCLC on what constitutes quality in library online catalogs from both end users? and librarians? points of view....
- Cataloger's Desktop
Cataloger's Desktop Coming to the Web.The Cataloging Distribution Service (CDS) of the Library of Congress (LC) is pleased to announce that its highly popular cataloging documentation tool, Cataloger's Desktop, is moving to the Web. Currently...
- Ncip
Looking at the NCIP standard, it covers much more than the interaction between borrowing and lending library in an ILL transaction. It also includes the ability to verify patron information at a remote host and then grant privileges. Have any of the journal...
- Distance Education
Over on the RadCat (Radical Cataloging) list there has been some discussion about justification for cataloging in light of pre-processed books. It has been mentioned that it would be nice to have someone check the cataloging, there are often mistakes....
- Cataloging Skills
Recently on AUTOCAT, there has been discussion about the skills needed by a cataloger. Here is my 2 cents. Catalogers are concerned with national and international standards. We have MARC21, AACR, the ISBDs, Z39.50 and so on. We like standards, interoperability,...
Library Cataloging
Vision
I a few days our library staff are meeting to discuss our vision for the library. Here is what I have, am I missing anything?
Our clients are moving to desktop delivery. Journal and handbooks and manuals should be easily available to them electronically. They want desktop reference, IM, ILL and access to circulation information in the catalog is important. These folks need to hear our story and know what the library can do for them. Blogs, with RSS, e-mail, newsletters and meetings can all keep them informed.
The institute publishes volumes from meetings we sponsor. These should be available in XML format with XSLT stylesheets to convert them into any format the user prefers. They should be in an OAI repository. The papers published by our scientists, or at least the metadata, should be in an OAI repository. There should be an RSS feed for new items.
Remote users should be able to get in touch with us easily. We should have a Skype number for long-distance users. Offer IM reference and access to circulation information from the catalog. Other libraries use us, and for them we should offer Z39.50 (later SRU/SRW) and be open to metasearching. Our remote users need to also hear our story, and that can be done through weblogs with RSS.
- Online Catalogs: What Users And Librarians Want
OCLC has released the report Online Catalogs: What Users and Librarians Want.This new report summarizes the findings of research conducted by OCLC on what constitutes quality in library online catalogs from both end users? and librarians? points of view....
- Cataloger's Desktop
Cataloger's Desktop Coming to the Web.The Cataloging Distribution Service (CDS) of the Library of Congress (LC) is pleased to announce that its highly popular cataloging documentation tool, Cataloger's Desktop, is moving to the Web. Currently...
- Ncip
Looking at the NCIP standard, it covers much more than the interaction between borrowing and lending library in an ILL transaction. It also includes the ability to verify patron information at a remote host and then grant privileges. Have any of the journal...
- Distance Education
Over on the RadCat (Radical Cataloging) list there has been some discussion about justification for cataloging in light of pre-processed books. It has been mentioned that it would be nice to have someone check the cataloging, there are often mistakes....
- Cataloging Skills
Recently on AUTOCAT, there has been discussion about the skills needed by a cataloger. Here is my 2 cents. Catalogers are concerned with national and international standards. We have MARC21, AACR, the ISBDs, Z39.50 and so on. We like standards, interoperability,...