Hoffman, Gretchen L., associate professor, School of Library and Inf

Organizing Library Collections

Theory and Practice

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Written for beginning library science students, this book introduces the theory and practice of organizing library collections in a clear, straightforward, and understandable way. It explains why and how libraries organize their collections, and how theory and practice work together to help library users.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield
• Seitenzahl: 394
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. August 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 576g
• ISBN-13: 9781538108512
• ISBN-10: 1538108518
• Artikelnr.: 55507599

Autorenporträt

Gretchen Hoffman is an Associate Professor in the School of Library and Information Studies at Texas Woman's University. She has been teaching there since 2007. Her teaching and research agenda centers on the organization of information, specifically library cataloging. Courses she teaches include Cataloging and Classification, Advanced Cataloging and Classification, Collection Development, and Information Organization. Before moving to Texas Woman's University, Hoffman was a professional cataloger at the University of Kansas, specializing in complex and difficult cataloging, music cataloging (scores and audio recordings), and cataloging German-language monographs. Prior to that, she worked as a professional serials cataloger at Portland State University, specializing in federal government documents.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Theory of Organizing Library Collections 1: Purpose and History of
Organizing Library Collections Library Collections How Library Collections
are Organized: Theory How Library Collections are Organized: Practice
Factors That Influence Organization in Libraries Limits to Organizing
Library Collections History of Organizing Library Collections 2: Metadata
and Encoding: Fundamental to Organizing Library Collections Metadata Types
of Metadata Purpose of Metadata Metadata Standards Metadata Created in
Libraries Encoding Standards and Markup Languages Encoding Standards in
Libraries: MARC Encoding Standards in Libraries: Digital Collections 3:
Describing and Providing Access to Library Collections Descriptive Metadata
and its Purpose Descriptive Metadata in Libraries: Descriptive Cataloging
Resource Description and Access (RDA) Other Content Standards Metadata
Schemas Used in Libraries 4: Providing Subject Access to Library
Collections Subject Analysis Controlled Vocabularies Uncontrolled
Vocabularies Controlled Vocabularies Used in Libraries Library of Congress
Subject Headings Children's Subject Headings Library of Congress Genre/Form
Terms (LCGFT) Sears List of Subject Headings Medical Subject Headings
(MeSH) Faceted Application of Subject Terminology (FAST) Other Controlled
Vocabularies 5: Classifying Library Collections Classification Library
Classification Library Classification: Construction Issues Library
Classification: Application Issues Arranging Library Collections
Classification Schemes Used in Libraries Dewey Decimal Classification
Library of Congress Classification National Library of Medicine
Classification Superintendent of Documents Classification Other Library
Classification Schemes Alternative Library Classification Part II: Practice
of Organizing Library Collections 6: Organizing Library Collections:
Standards and Policy Development Standardization The System of Standards
Standards and Policy Development at the International Level Standards and
Policy Development at the National Level Standards and Policy Development
at the State and Regional Level Cataloging Policy Development at the Local
Level 7: How Libraries Organize Their Collections Cataloging Practice
Monographs, Serials, and Electronic Resources Organizing Books Organizing
Serials Organizing Media and Other Formats Government Publications Metadata
Practice Issues in Cataloging and Metadata Practice 8: Organizing
Collections in Academic, Public, School, and Special Libraries Similarities
and Differences Among Libraries Academic Libraries Public Libraries School
Libraries Special Libraries 9: Ethical Issues in Organizing Library
Collections Neutrality and Power Ethics and Values Statements The Role of
the User Less Customization Bias and Marginalization in Subject Standards
Ethical Obligations of Catalogers and Metadata Specialists 10: Current
Developments in Organizing Library Collections Linked Open Data Linked Data
in Libraries Identity Management Electronic Resources Metadata Work
Discovery Products