LIS 415 - Resources

When writing papers, don't forget to look at LIS research. PowerPoint presentations for lectures will be loaded into eLearning, usually as PDFs, no later than an hour before class (and usually well before). Bookmarks for Web pages visited in class are here.

The course wiki is at http://gslis.simmons.edu/mw/lis415-cs/.

Journals

I keep a list of journals in this and related fields. Note that many of the print journals are available in full text through one or another of our e-resources.

Listserv lists, blogs, et al.

AUTOCAT is the principal listserv list for cataloguers. Messages are archived for subscribers only. INDEX-L is a good listserv list for those interested in indexing (back-of-the-book and otherwise). XML4Lib is a well-respected listserv list in its domain, and NGC4LIB (as in next generation catalogues) is a great place to read proactive people talking about improving catalogues. The latter is archived in a couple of different ways.

Planet Cataloging aggregates a bunch of org-related blogs into one feed. Check out the complete list at their site.

Web sites

Information organization resources can be found in my metadata and subject analysis pages. OCLC maintains a good collection of information on its FRBR projects, with links to additional resources, and Anita Coleman has created a Metadata and Cataloging Education Web Clearinghouse.

LC's cataloguing resources include Cataloging and Acquisitions, the LC Catalogs, LC Authorities, the Cataloger's Learning Workshop (background readings and other stuff), and Classification Web and Cataloger's DeskTop (both Simmons e-resources, log in from this page). Other collections of useful material used by cataloguers include:

General texts

The purchase of books is not required. Some copies of Taylor's Organization of information, aka Oofi, (2d ed.) and Taylor's Introduction to cataloging and classification (10th ed.) have been ordered for the bookstore. All of the faculty teaching this course have pretty well ordered the same things, so if there is nothing on the shelf for one section, look at the others. Most of these can also be had from amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com. All are also on reserve in multiple copies, and a copy of Oofi is in the Cataloguing Lab. The cataloguing departments of large libraries will also have some of the books and tools. I have assigned some readings in the course outline, and it is your responsibility to choose other material from the reading list below, as appropriate to the topic under discussion in class. The books in the reading lists are mostly on reserve for LIS 415, but some may be found on reserve for other courses, and some are not on reserve. There are also many books on information organization in the general collection.

The main text

Taylor, Arlene G. (2004). The organization of information. 2d ed. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited.

The secondary texts

Chan and Taylor have both written basic cataloguing and classification textbooks. I prefer Chan, but you should pick and choose readings from both.

Chan, Lois Mai. (2007). Cataloging and classification: An introduction (3rd ed.). Scarecrow Press.
Taylor, Arlene G. (2006). Introduction to cataloging and classification (10th ed.). Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited.

Additional readings referred to in the course outline (books are on reserve)

Breeding, M. (2007). Introduction [to LTR issue on "Next-gen catalogs"]. Library Technology Reports, 43(4), 5-14. Retrieved from EBSCOhost
Dempsey, L. (2006). The library catalogue in the new discovery environment: Some thoughts. Ariadne, 48. Retrieved from http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue48/dempsey/
Eden, B. (2007). Introduction [to LTR issue on "Information organization: Future for libraries"]. Library Technology Reports, 43(6), 5-7. Retrieved from EBSCOhost
Gordon-Murnane, L. (2006). Social bookmarking, folksonomies, and Web 2.0 tools. Searcher, 14(6), 26-38. Retrieved from EBSCOhost
Lancaster, F. W. (2003). Indexing and abstracting in theory and practice (3rd ed.). Champaign, IL: University of Illinois.
Liu, J. (2007). Metadata and its application in the digital library: Approaches and practices. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited.
Markey, K. (2007). The online library catalog: Paradise lost or paradise regained? D-Lib Magazine, 13(1/2) Retrieved from http://www.dlib.org/dlib/january07/markey/01markey.html
Morgan, E.L. (2007, November 15). "Next generation" library catalogs in 15 minutes. Retrieved June 3, 2008, from http://www.library.nd.edu/daiad/morgan/musings/ngc-in-15-minutes/
Noruzi, A. (2007). Folksonomies: Why do we need controlled vocabulary? Webology, 4(2) Retrieved from http://www.webology.ir/2007/v4n2/editorial12.html
Smiraglia, Richard P. (Ed.). (2005). Metadata: A cataloger's primer. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, 40(3/4). [Especially the introduction and the first two papers]. Retrieved from Haworth Press
Smith, A.A. (2008). Cataloging heresy. In K.R. Roberto (Ed.), Radical cataoging: Essays at the front (pp. 291-299). Jefferson, NC: McFarland.
Spiteri, L. (1998). A simplified model for facet analysis: Ranganathan 101. Canadian Journal of Information & Library Sciences, 23(1/2), 1-30. Retrieved July 14, 2008, from http://iainstitute.org/pg/a_simplified_model_for_facet_analysis.php
Thornton, B. (2008). The existential crisis of a cataloger. In K.R. Roberto (Ed.), Radical cataoging: Essays at the front (pp. 13-17). Jefferson, NC: McFarland.
Understanding metadata. (2004). Bethesda, MD; NISO Press. Retrieved from NISO Web site: http://www.niso.org/publications/press/UnderstandingMetadata.pdf
Zhang, Y. (Ed.). (2007). Functional requirements for bibliographic records. Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science & Technology, 33(6). Retrieved from the ASIST Web site: http://www.asis.org/Bulletin/Aug-07/index.html

Collections of seminal papers [some may be on reserve]

Carpenter, Michael, & Svenonius, Elaine (Eds.). (1985). Foundations of cataloging: A sourcebook. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited.
Chan, Lois Mai, Richmond, Phyllis, & Svenonius, Elaine (Eds.). (1985). Theory of subject analysis: A sourcebook. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited.
Freedman, Maurice J., & Malinconico, S. Michael (Eds.). (1979). The Nature and future of the catalog: Proceedings of the ALA's Information Science and Automation Division's 1975 and 1977 institutes on the catalog. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx.
Svenonius, Elaine. (2000). The intellectual foundations of information organization. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. [Also available in netLibrary through the OPAC]

Tools & supplementary materials

Metadata

TOOL: OCLC, Inc. Bibliographic formats and standards (2d ed.). Dublin, OH: OCLC. Retrieved from OCLC Web site: http://www.oclc.org/oclc/bib/toc.htm
TOOL: Dublin Core Metadata Initiative. (2008-01-14). Dublin core metadata element set, version 1.1. Dublin, OH: DCMI. Retrieved June 11, 2008, from http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/

Description and access

TOOL: Anglo-American cataloguing rules. 2d ed., 2002 revision: 2004 pages. Chicago, IL: American Library Association. [At least one copy is in the Cataloguing Lab; and this is also available in Cataloger's Desktop, a Simmons e-resource]
TOOL: U.S. Library of Congress. Library of Congress rule interpretations. Washington, DC: Cataloging Distribution Service, Library of Congress. Retrieved June 11, 2008, from http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/currlcri.pdf
WORKBOOK: Haynes, Elizabeth & Fountain, Joanna F. (2005). Unlocking the mysteries of cataloging: A workbook of examples. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited.
WORKBOOK: Maxwell, Robert L. (2004). Maxwell's handbook for AACR2: Explaining and illustrating the Anglo-American cataloguing rules through the 2003 update. Chicago, IL: ALA.
WORKBOOK: Mortimer, Mary. (2000). Learn descriptive cataloging. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow.

Subject analysis

TOOL: J. Paul Getty Trust. (n.d.). Art & architecture thesaurus online. Los Angeles: The Getty. Retrieved June 11, 2008, from http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/vocabularies/aat/
TOOL: Education Resources Information Center. (n.d.) ERIC thesaurus. Washington, DC: ERIC. Retrieved June 11, 2008, from http://www.eric.ed.gov/(choose the "Thesaurus" tab).
TOOL: U.S. Library of Congress. (2008). Library of Congress subject headings. Washington, DC: Cataloging Distribution Service, Library of Congress. [In Cataloguing Lab; Also available as part of Classification Web, a Simmons e-resource]
TOOL: U.S. Library of Congress. Subject cataloging manual: Subject headings. Washington, DC: Cataloging Distribution Service, Library of Congress. [In Cataloguing Lab; Also available as part of Classification Web, a Simmons e-resource]
WORKBOOK: Ganendran, Jacki. (2000). Learn Library of Congress subject access. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow.

Classification

TOOL: Dewey, M. (2003). Dewey decimal classification (22nd ed.). Dublin, OH: Forest Press. [In Cataloguing Lab; also available with password in OCLC Connexion]
TOOL: U.S. Library of Congress. Subject Cataloging Division. [Classes A-Z]. Detroit, MI: Gale Research Co. [In Cataloguing Lab; also available as part of Classification Web, a Simmons e-resource]
WORKBOOK: Bowman, J.H. (2005). Essential Dewey. New York: Neal-Schuman.
WORKBOOK: Dittman, Helena, & Hardy, Jane. (2000). Learn Library of Congress Classification. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow.
WORKBOOK: Scott, Mona L. (2005). Dewey decimal classification: A study manual and number building guide, 22d edition. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited.

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