Textbooks Used in Bibliographic Control Education Courses

Joudrey, Daniel N.

doi:10.1300/j104v34n01_07

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“…Joudrey (2002) found that Indexing and Abstracting in Theory and Practice was the most frequently assigned textbook for courses in indexing, and ranked sixth across all courses to do with bibliographic control, while Vocabulary Control has been out of print for over a decade, but is still cited in course readings, and is second in rank for courses in thesaurus construction (following Aitchison, Gilchrist, & Bawden, 2000). This means that Lancaster has influenced thousands of LIS students, and these same students have gone on to use, improve, and develop subject access systems.…”

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Thesauri and Facets and Tags, Oh My! A Look at Three Decades in Subject Analysis

Schwartz¹

2008

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The field of subject analysis enjoyed a flurry of interest in the 1970s, and has recently become a focus of attention again. The scholarly community doing work in this area has become more diffuse, and has grown to include new groups, such as information architects. Changes in information services and information seeking have led to reexamination of the nature and role of subject analysis tools and practices. This selective review looks at thesauri, guided navigation, and folksonomy as three activity areas in which subject analysis researchers have been attempting to address rapidly changing new environments.

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Thesauri and Facets and Tags, Oh My! A Look at Three Decades in Subject Analysis

Schwartz¹

2008

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“…Only a few studies achieve this level of detail: Joudrey(2002) reports on the textbooks and Chan (1987) reports on both the textbooks and supplementary readings used in courses that address cataloging and classification. Nicholson (2005) reports on the authors and readings assigned in courses on generalized search skills.…”

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“…The methods for this study were derived from those used by Joudrey (2002) and Nicholson (2005). The list of course offerings in LIS programs were viewed on the open web, and courses on the topic of DLs were identified based on their titles and descriptions.…”

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This paper identifies the "state of the art" in digital library education in Library and Information Science programs, by identifying the readings that are assigned in digital library courses and the topics of these readings. The most frequently-assigned readings are identified at multiple units of analysis, as are the topics on which readings are most frequently assigned. While no core set of readings emerged, there was significant consensus on the authors to be included in digital library course reading assignments, as well as the topics to be covered. Implications for the range of assigned readings and topics for digital library education in library science education are discussed.

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“…Textbook Chan (1987) Joudrey (2002) Cataloging and Classification (Chan, 1981) þ þ Subject Approach to Information (Foskett, 1982(Foskett, , 1996 þ 2 Cataloging and Classification (Manheimer, 1980) þ þ Introduction to Cataloging and Classification (Wynar, 1985(Wynar, , 1992 þ þ The Organization of Information (Taylor, 1999) 2 þ Classification Made Simple (Hunter, 1988(Hunter, , 2002 2 þ…”

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“…Note: Textbooks were identified in the surveys of Chan (1987) and Joudrey (2002) In contrast, depth indexing (or analysis) would be the identification of all the concepts constituting the subjects of a single document (e.g. identifying the research methods, sample, and findings of this dissertation).…”

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Subject cataloging process of Slovenian and American catalogers

Šauperl

2005

Journal of Documentation

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Purpose -An empirical study has shown that the real process of subject cataloging does not correspond entirely to theoretical descriptions in textbooks and international standards. The purpose of this is paper is to address the issue of whether it is possible for catalogers who have not received formal training to perform subject cataloging in a different way to their trained colleagues. Design/methodology/approach -A qualitative study was conducted in 2001 among five Slovenian public library catalogers. The resulting model is compared to previous findings. Findings -First, all catalogers attempted to determine what the book was about. While the American catalogers tried to understand the topic and the author's intent, the Slovenian catalogers appeared to focus on the topic only. Slovenian and American academic library catalogers did not demonstrate any anticipation of possible uses that users might have of the book, while this was important for American public library catalogers. All catalogers used existing records to build new ones and/or to search for subject headings. The verification of subject representation with the indexing language was the last step in the subject cataloging process of American catalogers, often skipped by Slovenian catalogers.Research limitations/implications -The small and convenient sample limits the findings. Practical implications -Comparison of subject cataloging processes of Slovenian and American catalogers, two different groups, is important because they both contribute to OCLC's WorldCat database. If the cataloging community is building a universal catalog and approaches to subject description are different, then the resulting subject representations might also be different. Originality/value -This is one of the very few empirical studies of subject cataloging and indexing. IntroductionThe main purpose of cataloging is to help people find information about library materials through library catalogs. Subject cataloging, a part of the cataloging process, focuses on providing information on the topic of the document. Subject representation is a critical element in providing access to materials. The improper assigning of subject headings can lead to unsuccessful retrieval, user dissatisfaction, and information needs left unmet.

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Textbooks Used in Bibliographic Control Education Courses

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Thesauri and Facets and Tags, Oh My! A Look at Three Decades in Subject Analysis

Thesauri and Facets and Tags, Oh My! A Look at Three Decades in Subject Analysis

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