Top 6 Librarianship Studies & Information Technology Blog Posts of 2015

This was the second year of Librarianship Studies & Information Technology Blog. We hope that our posts have been both interesting and helpful to all librarians and library professionals. As 2015 comes to a close, I want to share our most read articles of the year.



Top 6 Librarianship Studies & Information Technology Blog Posts of 2015

Glossary of Library & Information Science

Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) : Assigning and Constructing

Assigning and Constructing Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) : Principles, Practices, and Examples From Subject Headings Manual (SHM) Instruction Sheet H 180



Contents:

1. General rule (how-to assign Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) to the work being cataloged)

2. Cataloging treatment (how-to assign Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) corresponding to

Place of Publication in RDA & AACR2 & MARC 21 Examples

Place of Publication in RDA & AACR2 & MARC 21 Examples

http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com/2015/11/place-publication-rda-aacr2.html



New Post on RDA Blog on Resource Description and Access describes Place of Publication in Resource Description and Access (RDA) & Anglo-American Cataloging Rules (AACR2) with MARC 21 Examples



A place of publication is a place associated with

Subject Headings Manual : Glossary of Library & Information Science

Subject Headings Manual ➨ Subject Headings Manual (SHM) provides guidelines to use Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH). The manual was originally conceived as an in-house procedure manual to aid subject catalogers at the Library of Congress in constructing and assigning Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) in an accurate and consistent manner. SHM includes explanations of

RDA LC-PCC PS Revision

RDA LC-PCC PS Revision


RDA Toolkit Update, October 13, 2015 - Changes in Resource
Description and Access (RDA) and Library of Congress - Program for Cooperative
Cataloging Policy Statements (LC-PCC PS) and RDA Toolkit





A new release of the RDA Toolkit is published on Tuesday,
October 13. This message covers several
points you should be aware of related to the release.



TOPIC 1:

Library of Congress Subject Headings : Glossary of Library & Information Science

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS SUBJECT HEADINGS ➨ Library of Congress Subject Headings is the list of headings produced from the subject authority file maintained by the United States Library of Congress for use in bibliographic records, and published annually. It is popularly known by its abbreviation as LCSH and is sometimes used interchangeably with the phrase subject authority file. LCSH is a

RDA Blog

RDA
Blog

Subject Heading List : Glossary of Library & Information Science

Subject Heading List ➨ Subject Heading List is the printed or published list of subject headings which may be produced from the subject authority file maintained by an organization or individual.

Subject heading list contain the preferred subject access terms (controlled vocabulary) that are assigned as an added entry in the bibliographic record which works as an access point and

Library Cataloging Research

RDA Bibliography


Library
Cataloging Research



http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com/2015/10/library-cataloging-research.html




This new RDA Blog post
discusses status and availability of researches on library descriptive
cataloging with reference to Masters, M.Phil. and Ph.D. thesis and dissertations
on library cataloging
which may be available in print and/or online.



It

Subject Approach to Information in Libraries

Subject Approach to Information in Libraries



Most of the users approach information sources not with names, who might have been responsible for their creation, but with a question that requires an answer, or a topic for study. Users seek documents or information on a particular subject. In order to make provision for this common approach, it is necessary to arrange documents on the shelf

RDA CATALOGING NEWS

RDA CATALOGING NEWS

http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com/2015/10/rda-cataloging-news.html


RDA Cataloging News is compilation of News, Events, Articles, Books, Presentations, Videos, Workshops, Training, Blog Posts, Reviews Etc. on Resource Description and Access (RDA), Anglo-American Cataloging Rules (AACR2), MARC21, Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR),

022 - International Standard Serial Number (R)

First Indicator
Level of international interest
# - No level specified
0 - Continuing resource of international interest
1 - Continuing resource not of international interestSecond Indicator
Undefined
# - Undefined




Subfield Codes
$a - International Standard Serial Number (NR)
$l - ISSN-L (NR)
$m - Canceled ISSN-L (R)
$y - Incorrect ISSN (R) $z - Canceled ISSN (R)
$2 - Source (NR)
$6 -

020 - International Standard Book Number (R)

First IndicatorSecond Indicator
Undefined
# - UndefinedUndefined
# - Undefined




Subfield Codes

$a - International Standard Book Number (NR)
$c - Terms of availability (NR)
$q - Qualifying information (R)


$z - Canceled/invalid ISBN (R)
$6 - Linkage (NR)
$8 - Field link and sequence number (R)





FIELD DEFINITION AND SCOPE



International Standard Book Number (ISBN) assigned to a

010 - Library of Congress Control Number (NR)

First Indicator
Undefined
# - UndefinedSecond Indicator
Undefined
# - Undefined




Subfield Codes
$a - LC control number (NR)
$b - NUCMC control number (R) $z - Canceled/invalid LC control number (R)
$8 - Field link and sequence number (R)



FIELD DEFINITION AND SCOPE

Unique number assigned to a MARC record by the Library of Congress. Valid MARC prefixes for LC control numbers are

008 - Mixed Materials (NR)

Indicators and Subfield Codes

Field has no indicators or subfield codes; the data elements are positionally defined.

Character Positions
18-22 - Undefined (006/01-05)
# - Undefined

23 - Form of item (006/06)
# - None of the following
a - Microfilm
b - Microfiche
c - Microopaque
d - Large print
f - Braille
o - Online
q - Direct electronic
r - Regular print reproduction
s - Electronic
| -

008 - Visual Materials (NR)

Indicators and Subfield Codes


Field has no indicators or subfield codes; the data elements are positionally defined.


Character Positions
18-20 - Running time for motion pictures and videorecordings (006/01-03)

000 - Running time exceeds three characters001-999 - Running timennn - Not applicable

--- - Unknown||| - No attempt to code

21 - Undefined (006/04)

# - Undefined

22 - Target

008 - Maps (NR)

Indicators and Subfield Codes


Field has no indicators or subfield codes; the data elements are positionally defined.


Character Positions
18-21 - Relief (006/01-04)

# - No relief showna - Contoursb - Shadingc - Gradient and bathymetric tintsd - Hachurese - Bathymetry/soundingsf - Form lines

g - Spot heightsi - Pictoriallyj - Land formsk - Bathymetry/isolinesm - Rock drawingsz - Other|||

008 - Computer Files (NR)

Indicators and Subfield Codes


Field has no indicators or subfield codes; the data elements are positionally defined.


Character Positions
18-21 - Undefined (006/01-04)

# - Undefined

| - No attempt to code

22 - Target audience (006/05)

# - Unknown or not specifieda - Preschoolb - Primaryc - Pre-adolescentd - Adolescent

e - Adultf - Specializedg - Generalj - Juvenile| - No attempt to

008 - Music (NR)

Indicators and Subfield Codes


Field has no indicators or subfield codes; the data elements are positionally defined.


Character Positions
18-19 - Form of composition (006/01-02)

an - Anthemsbd - Balladsbg - Bluegrass musicbl - Bluesbt - Balletsca - Chaconnescb - Chants, Other religionscc - Chant, Christiancg - Concerti grossich - Choralescl - Chorale preludescn - Canons and roundsco -

008 - Continuing Resources (NR)

Indicators and Subfield Codes


Field has no indicators or subfield codes; the data elements are positionally defined.


Character Positions
18 - Frequency (006/01)

# - No determinable frequencya - Annualb - Bimonthlyc - Semiweeklyd - Dailye - Biweeklyf - Semiannualg - Biennialh - Trienniali - Three times a week

j - Three times a monthk - Continuously updatedm - Monthlyq - Quarterlys -

008 - Books (NR)

Indicators and Subfield Codes


Field has no indicators or subfield codes; the data elements are positionally defined.


Character Positions
18-21 - Illustrations (006/01-04)

# - No illustrationsa - Illustrationsb - Mapsc - Portraitsd - Chartse - Plansf - Platesg - Musich - Facsimiles

i - Coats of armsj - Genealogical tablesk - Formsl - Samplesm - Phonodisc, phonowire, etc.o -

008 - All Materials (NR)

Indicators and Subfield Codes
This field has no indicators or subfield codes; the data elements are positionally defined.

Character Positions
00-05 - Date entered on file


06 - Type of date/Publication status

b - No dates given; B.C. date involved
c - Continuing resource currently published
d - Continuing resource ceased publication
e - Detailed date
i - Inclusive dates of collection
k -

008 - Fixed-Length Data Elements-General Information (NR)

Indicators and Subfield Codes
Field has no indicators or subfield codes; the data elements are positionally defined by type of material. Descriptions of the elements defined for field 008 positions 18-34 are in seven separate sections corresponding to the following type of material configurations: Books (BK), Computer Files (CF), Maps (MP), Music (MU), Continuing Resources (CR), Visual

MARC 21

MARC 21



Glossary of Library & Information Science





MARC 21


MARC (MAchine-Readable Cataloging) standards are a set of digital formats for the description of items catalogued by libraries, such as books. Working with the Library of Congress, American computer scientist Henriette Avram developed MARC in the 1960s to create records that could be read by computers and shared among

Introduction to Bibliography : Information Access Through The Subject

Introduction to Bibliography



1. AIMS
AND SCOPE

The
present study in the form of annotated bibliography comprises of all the
significant literature dealing with “Information Access Through the Subject”. Although the
bibliography is selective in nature, an attempt has been made to cover all
aspects of the topic. I hope this bibliography would be helpful to those who
wish to

RDA - Production Publication Distribution Manufacture Date - MARC 264

RDA
- Production Publication Distribution Manufacture Date - MARC 264



http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com/2015/09/rda-publication-date-MARC-264.html



MARC field 264 (formerly
known as the publication, distribution, field in AACR2) is the home for many different RDA
elements. Please note that relevant
rules are available in RDA
RULES-CHAPTER 2 for Production, Publication,

Information Access Through The Subject

Information Access Through The Subject : An Annotated Bibliography / by Salman Haider. - Online : OpenThesis, 2015. (408 pages ; 23 cm.)



Annotated bibliography titled Information Access Through The Subject covering Subject Indexing, Subject Cataloging, Classification, Artificial Intelligence, Expert Systems, and Subject Approaches in Bibliographic and Non Bibliographic Databases etc.

EDTF Date - 046 - RDACataloging Examples

EDTF Date - 046 - RDACataloging Examples



http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com/2015/09/edtf-date-046-rda-cataloging-examples.html



RDA Cataloging Examples ofuse of Extended Date Time Format (EDTF) in MARC 21 field 046 for Special CodedDates in Resource Description and Access (RDA) Name Authority Records




When supplying dates in
field 046, use the Extended Date Time Format

Salman Haider Author - Facebook Page

I have created a Facebook Page "Salman Haider Author"



URL: https://www.facebook.com/SalmanHaiderAuthor



I am using this to share and communicate and discuss my writings on Librarianship Studies and Information Technology, Library and Information Science, Resource Description and Access - RDA, Library Cataloging, Library Classification, Subject Headings, Information Access Through The

Subject Heading : Glossary of Library & Information Science

Subject Heading ➨ Subject Heading is defined as the most specific word or group of words that captures the essence of the subject or one of the subjects of a book or other library material (e.g. serial, sound recording, moving image, cartographic material, manuscript, computer file, e-resource etc.) which is selected from a subject heading list containing the preferred subject access

RDA LC-PCC PS Revision

RDA LC-PCC PS Revision



http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com/2015/08/rda-revision.html



RDA Blog post on RDAToolkit Update, August 11, 2015 - Changes in Resource Description and Access
(RDA) and Library of Congress - Program for Cooperative Cataloging Policy
Statements (LC-PCC PS) and RDA Toolkit

Contents:



TOPIC 1: Changes in RDA
Content
TOPIC 2: Change in Content
in

Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) - Subject Headings Manual (SHM) H 202 and H 203 Revised

Revisions to Subject Headings Manual Instruction Sheets on Authority Research and Source Citations



Subject policy specialists in the Library of Congress’ Policy and Standards Division (PSD) have revised Subject Headings Manual instruction sheets H 202 (Authority Research for Subject Heading Proposals) and H 203 (Citation of Sources). The instruction sheets had not been thoroughly

RDA Bibliography

RDA Bibliography : Articles, Books, Presentations, Thesis, and Videos on Resource Description and Access (RDA) & Cataloging


This is a compilation from Google Alerts and other sources and searches. Check complete compilation so far in the Bibliography Page of RDA Bibliography containing Articles, Books, Presentations, Thesis, and Videos on Resource Description and Access (RDA)


http://

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The posts of Librarianship Studies & Information Technology (LS & IT) are also available at the companion Facebook Page Librarianship Studies & Information Technology

Library Classification : Glossary of Library & Information Science

LIBRARY CLASSIFICATION ➨ Library Classification or Classification or Book Classification or Bibliographic Classification is the process of arranging, grouping, coding, and organizing books and other library materials (e.g. serials, sound recordings, moving images, cartographic materials, manuscripts, computer files, e-resources etc.) on shelves or entries of a catalog, bibliography, and

Inaccuracies in RDA

Inaccuracies in RDA

LC RDA Implementation of Relationship Designators in Bibliographic Records

RDA Relationship Designators



LC RDA Implementation of Relationship Designators in Bibliographic Records



Read this RDA Blog post to
know about the Library of Congress Implementation of Resource Description and
Access Relationship Designators in Bibliographic Records with MARC 21 RDA
Cataloging Examples, Guidelines, and Best Practices.



Contents:



Key points
Application for Monographs,

Numbering of Serials in RDA Cataloging

Numbering of Serials in RDACataloging



http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com/2015/06/serials-rda-cataloging.html




Read this RDA Blog post to
know about the Numbering of Serials according to Resource Description andAccess (RDA) Cataloging Rules with MARC21 examples. Know what are the CORE
ELEMENTS and Recording of Numbering of Serials

Library Circulation : Glossary of Library & Information Science

LIBRARY CIRCULATION ➨ Library Circulation is the function of lending library materials (books, serials, sound recordings, moving images, cartographic materials, etc. that are owned by a library) to the users of the library. Library Circulation includes checking out library materials to library users, renewing the borrowed items, reserving checked out items for the patron, checking in

Libhub Initiative

The Libhub Initiative aims to raise the visibility of Libraries on the Web by actively exploring the promise of BIBFRAME and Linked Data.



The objective of The Libhub Initiative is to publish BIBFRAME resources to the Web, cross-link resources which are common among libraries, and, through cross-linking improve the ability for people to discover these resources on the open Web.

Title in More Than One Language or Script in RDA

Title in More Than One Language or Script in RDA


Resource Description & Access (RDA) Blog post answering a question asked on the Google+ Community RDA Cataloging, a companion Google+ Community for RDA Blog: Which title to choose as the Title Proper if the title statement of a polyglot monograph appears in multiple languages, according to Resource Description & Access (RDA) Cataloging

Cataloging : Glossary of Library & Information Science

CATALOGING ➨ Cataloging or Library Cataloging is the process of creating and maintaining bibliographic and authority records in the library catalog, the database of books, serials, sound recordings, moving images, cartographic materials, computer files, e-resources etc. that are owned by a library. The catalog may be in tangible form, such as a card catalog or in electronic form, such as

RDA Cataloging Examples

RDA Cataloging Examples


New post on RDA Blog: RDA Cataloging Examples of Compilations, Works, Selections, Translations & Cutter Numbers in MARC 21from Classification and Shelflisting Manual (CSM), Library of Congress Classification (LCC) - Literary Authors: Subarrangement of Works [F 633]

Book Review - Library and Information Science: A Guide to Key Literature and Sources by Michael F. Bemis

Library and Information Science

A guide to key literature and sources


by

MICHAEL F. BEMIS







About the Book (by Michael F. Bemis)




Library and Information Science: A Guide to Key Literature and Sources is an annotated bibliography to the literature of the field. Emphasis has been placed on recent print materials, i.e., books and scholarly journals from 2000 through 2012, but

Edition in RDA & AACR2 Cataloging with MARC 21 Examples

Edition in RDA & AACR2 Cataloging with MARC 21 Examples

Retro-conversion Service Review : RDAExpress : a service to convert any library catalog to RDA

RDAExpress




A clean database is the key to providing library users the best possible searching experience and catalogers have dedicated years of service in cultivating and maintaining their databases to this end. The new RDA standard has great benefits, providing enriched content and priming libraries for a Linked Data environment, but it also has an impact on workflow, budgets and

Acquisitions : Glossary of Library & Information Science

Glossary of Library & Information Science



ACQUISITIONS ➨ Acquisitions or Library Acquisitions is the process of selecting and acquiring selected materials for library and information centers in all formats including digital items and maintaining the necessary records related to acquisitions. First, the selections of materials are done according to the collection development policy of the

Glossary of Library & Information Science : Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS)

Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) ➨ The Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) is the master’s degree required for the profession of library science, librarianship, and library service. It is required for the position of a librarian in libraries and information resources centers. Various library schools, i-schools grant degrees under different titles, like Master of

Information Access Through The Subject

INFORMATION ACCESS THROUGH THE SUBJECT



Information Access Through The Subject : An Annotated Bibliography / by Salman Haider. - Online : OpenThesis, 2015. (408 pages ; 23 cm.)


Annotated bibliography on Subject Approaches to Information in Libraries covering Subject Headings, Subject Indexing, Subject Cataloging, Library Classification, Artificial Intelligence, Expert Systems, and

Glossary of Library & Information Science : Z

Glossary of Library & Information Science


Z39.50

Glossary of Library & Information Science : Y

Glossary of Library & Information Science

Glossary of Library & Information Science : X

Glossary of Library & Information Science

Glossary of Library & Information Science : W

Glossary of Library & Information Science

Glossary of Library & Information Science : V

Glossary of Library & Information Science


Vocabulary Control

Glossary of Library & Information Science : T

Glossary of Library & Information Science


Title
Title Authority Record ➨ See ➨ Authority Record
Title-Based Indexing
Title Proper

Glossary of Library & Information Science : U

Glossary of Library & Information Science




Undifferentiated Name Authority Record ➨ See ➨ Authority Record

Glossary of Library & Information Science : S

Glossary of Library & Information Science


SAR ➨ See ➨ Authority Record
Series Authority Record ➨ See ➨ Authority Record
SHM ➨ See ➨ Subject Headings Manual
Subject Approach to Information in Libraries
Subject Authority Record ➨ See ➨ Authority Record
Subject Cataloging Manual: Subject Headings ➨ See ➨ Subject Headings Manual
Subject Cataloging
Subject Cataloguing ➨ See ➨ Subject Cataloging

Glossary of Library & Information Science : R

Glossary of Library & Information Science


RDA ➨ See ➨ Resource Description and Access
RDA Alternatives
RDA Core Elements ➨ See ➨ Core Elements
RDA Exceptions
RDA Options
Reference Service
Resource
Resource Access
Resource Description
Resource Description and Access

Glossary of Library & Information Science : Q

Glossary of Library & Information Science

Glossary of Library & Information Science : N

Glossary of Library & Information Science


NAR ➨ See ➨ Authority Record
Name Authority Record ➨ See ➨ Authority Record
Name of Publisher
Name-Title Authority Record ➨ See ➨ Authority Record

Glossary of Library & Information Science : O

Glossary of Library & Information Science


Options in RDA ➨ See ➨ RDA Options
Other Title Information

Glossary of Library & Information Science : M

Glossary of Library & Information Science

Management
Mangla, P. B. ➨ See ➨ P. B. Mangla
MARC 21
Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS)
Master of Library and Information Studies ➨ See ➨ Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS)
Master of Library Studies ➨ See ➨ Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS)
Master of Science in Library Science ➨ See ➨ Master of Library and

Glossary of Library & Information Science : K

Glossary of Library & Information Science


Key-Term Alphabetical (KEYTALPHA)
Keyword Augmented in Context (KWAC)
Keyword in Context (KWIC) Indexing
Keyword Out of Context (KWOC)
Knowledge Management

Glossary of Library & Information Science : L

Glossary of Library & Information Science



LC Subject Headings ➨ See ➨ Library of Congress Subject Headings
LCSH ➨ See ➨ Library of Congress Subject Headings
Libhub Initiative
Librarian
Librarianship ➨ See ➨ Library Science
Libraries ➨ See ➨ Library
Library
Library Acquisitions ➨ See ➨ Acquisitions
Library and Information Science
Library and Information Science Articles and News in 2017

Glossary of Library & Information Science : P

Glossary of Library & Information Science





P. B. Mangla
Place of Publication
POPSI (Postulate-Based Permuted Subject Indexing)
Postulate-Based Permuted Subject Indexing ➨ See ➨ POPSI (Postulate-Based Permuted Subject Indexing)
Pre-Coordinate Indexing Systems
PRECIS (Preserved Context Index System)
Preserved Context Index System ➨ See ➨ PRECIS (Preserved Context Index System)
Preserved

Glossary of Library & Information Science : I

Glossary of Library & Information Science

Index
Index Term ➨ See ➨ Subject Heading
Indexing Languages
Information
Information Resource ➨ See ➨ Resource
Information Management
Information Science
ISO 8601

Glossary of Library & Information Science : J

Glossary of Library & Information Science

Glossary of Library & Information Science : H

Glossary of Library & Information Science

Glossary of Library & Information Science : G

Glossary of Library & Information Science



Google Plus Collections & Communities for Librarians & Catalogers

Glossary of Library & Information Science : F

Glossary of Library & Information Science


Five Laws of Library Science
FRBR ➨ See ➨ Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records
Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records

Glossary of Library & Information Science : E

Glossary of Library & Information Science


EDTF ➨ See ➨ Extended Date Time Format
Exceptions in RDA ➨ See ➨ RDA Exceptions
Extended Date Time Format

Glossary of Library & Information Science : D

Glossary of Library & Information Science



Date of Publication
Derived Indexing
Description ➨ See ➨ Resource Description
Descriptive Cataloging
Descriptive Cataloguing ➨ See ➨ Descriptive Cataloging
Date and Time Format ➨ See ➨ ISO 8601
Document ➨ See ➨ Resource