Cataloging in a Changing Environment

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Cataloging in a Changing Environment

• A Hot Topics in Cataloging Presentation and
  Discussion

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Todays Objectives

• Review of recent developments
• Overview of the Hot Topics
• Discussion

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Recent Developments

• Developments that brought us into this century
• What new things came out during the 1990s (or
  earlier)?
• With which we are still grappling?

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Functional Requirements

• FRBR
• Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records
• Developed in early 1990s
• What is it and why is it such a big thing?

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FRBR

• It is not a standard
• It is a Model or a Framework
• Entity-Relationship Model
• relationship
• Entity 1 Entity 2

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The FRBR Model

• is realized through
• is embodied in
• is exemplified by

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Expression
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Metadata

• Dublin Core
• SGML/XML
• EAD (Encoded Archival Description)
• TEI (Text Encoding Initiative)
• RDF (Resource Description Framework)
• MODS
• GILS
• More info http//www.ifla.org/II/metadata.htm

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Major Influences on 21st Century Cataloging

• FRBR
• AACR3
• OPACs
• Endeca (UNCG)
• Other similar products
• Metadata
• Digital Libraries are common place
• Crosswalks
• Reinventing the wheel?

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Overview of the Hot Topics

• Change is everywhere
• Change is not new
• Change seems to be happening faster and faster
• How do we keep up with change?
• Participation conferences, classes, workshops
• Reading AUTOCAT, Blogs, journals

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Hot Topics

• AACR3
• Revision of AACR2 started in 2004
• AACR3 draft first appeared in Dec. 2004
• Immediately recognized as inadequate
• RDA Resource Description and Access
• Full information found at
• http//www.collectionscanada.ca/jsc/rda.html

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RDA Why new rules?

• Need for a more international code for cataloging
• New formats, technologies, etc. that set up of
  AACR can no longer accommodate
• FRBR terminology
• Clearer definition of the functional objectives
  and principles of the rules

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RDA Basics

• Two parts
• Part A Description
• Part B Access Point Control
• Each release of a draft is followed by a period
  of constituency review
• FRBR and FRAR are the underlying conceptual
  models
• Objectives and Principles http//www.collectionsc
  anada.ca/jsc/docs/5rda-objectives.pdf

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More RDA Basics

• Basically a change in perspective
• The approach (theory) to cataloging an item will
  be different
• We dont know how this will change the end
  result, if any
• ISBD will not be mandatory
• Biggest sticking point for todays catalogers
• Being developed so that other communities will
  also use it
• Metadata communities in particular

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RDA Timeline

• March-June 2007 Review of revised chapter 3
• July-September 2007 Review of revised chapters
  6-7
• December 2007-March 2008 Review of part B
• July-September 2008 Review of complete draft of
  RDA
• 2009 Release of RDA

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Influences on RDA

• Part A Description
• FRBR is biggest influence
• Part B Access Point Control
• FRAR will be the influence behind this part

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FRAR what was that?

• Part B of RDA influenced by FRAR
• Functional Requirements for Authority Records
• Being developed by the IFLA Working Group FRANAR
• Working Group on Functional Requirements and
  Numbering of Authority Records

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FRAR Terms of Reference

• To define functional requirements of authority
  records
• To study the feasibility of an International
  Standard Authority Data Number (ISADN)
• To serve as the official IFLA liaison to and work
  with other interested groups concerning authority
  files

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Goal of the FRANAR Model

• To provide an understanding of how authority
  files function currently
• To clarify the underlying concepts to provide a
  basis for refining and improving on current
  practice in the future
• Similar to the FRBR model objectives

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More information on FRAR

• Presentation by Glenn Patton at IFLA 2005
• FRAR Extending FRBR Concepts to Authority Data
• http//www.ifla.org/IV/ifla71/papers/014e-Patton.p
  df
• Presentation includes the entity-relationship
  models for FRAR with brief explanations

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Speaking of Authorities

• Library of Congress decision on series
  authorities
• There were some exceptions made
• M3 class in music
• Frequent question at conferences
• How are you dealing with this?
• Also discussion on AUTOCAT
• Consider Whats the impact on collection
  development, acquisitions, patrons, etc.?

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ISBN-13

• As of January 1, 2007
• OCLC has been putting these in 024 3_ fields
• Treat as an EAN
• September 2006 Technical Bulletin 253
• ISBN and OCLC Number Changes
• Implementation scheduled for Nov. 12, 2006
• ISBN-13 will be supported on 020 field once
  implementation is complete

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OPAC Talk

• Calhoun Report
• And Thomas Manns response
• FRBR-izing the OPAC
• Endeca (UNCG)
• VTLS
• Aquabrowser
• OPAC bashing
• http//listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu/archives/autocat.
  html
• Discussion between 11/30/06-12/3/06

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The OPAC and Open WorldCat

• www.Worldcat.org
• Will we still need OPACs??
• This question has come up at meetings Ive been
  at.
• Answer Yes!
• What is the impact on cataloging?
• For fun www.google.com

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The Internet

• LibraryThing.com
• Social Networking
• Wikis
• Blogs
• Flickr
• MySpace
• Facebook
• Second Life
• My Own Café
• http//walkingpaper.org/330

• Social Tagging
• Keyword terms assigned by users
• RSS Feeds

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The Internet and Cataloging

• Will our patrons habits (expectations) change
  the way we catalog?
• Will the Internet change how we view our own
  OPACs?
• Has it already changed our view?
• What does the future hold?
• Or, are Public Services Librarians the only ones
  who need to be concerned with social networking
  developments?

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Library 2.0

• Talis white paper
• A United Kingdom and Ireland library company
• http//www.talis.com/downloads/white_papers/DoLibr
  ariesMatter.pdf
• Reading List
• http//www.squidoo.com/library20/
• Google Library 2.0

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How do we keep up?

• Attend Conferences
• Read and participate on Blogs
• Listservs
• AUTOCAT
• Professional reading
• Lots of it!!

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Blogs to check out

• ALA Techblog
• http//www.techsources.ala.org/blog
• Lorcan Dempseys blog (OCLC)
• http//orweblog.oclc.org/
• Digiblog the ALCTS Blog
• http//blogs.ala.org/digiblog.php

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Blogs to check out

• Next Generation Catalog Wiki
• http//futurelib.pbwiki.com
• Catalogablog
• http//catalogablog.blogspot.com
• FRBR Blog
• http//www.frbr.org

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OCLC blogs, etc.

• Web Junction
• http//blog.webjunctionworks.org/
• Its All Good
• http//scanblog.blogspot.com
• NextSpace the OCLC Newsletter
• http//www.oclc.org/nextspace/default.htm

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Where do we go from here?

• Get involved
• RDA
• FRBR/FRAR/FRSAR
• Blogs
• ILS improvement
• Attend programs
• Conferences
• Workshops

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Break and Discussion

• What is happening at your institution?

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Contact information

• Kerri Scannell
• Special Formats Coordinator
• Music Catalog Librarian
• University of Kentucky
• kscannell_at_uky.edu