LIS 415 - Resources

Lecture content

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.

Wiki

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. I subscribe to Catalogablog and Metalogue in this area.

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. Copies of the main and some of the secondary texts 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 for each section, 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. [Reserve, Z667.T39 2004]

The secondary texts

Chan and Taylor have both written basic cataloguing and classification textbooks. I prefer Chan, and ordered it through the bookstore, but you should pick and choose readings from both. Liu was ordered through the bookstore.

Chan, L. M. (2007). Cataloging and classification: An introduction (3rd ed.). Scarecrow Press. [Reserve, Z693.C437 2007]
Liu, J. (2007). Metadata and its application in the digital library: Approaches and practices. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited. [Reserve, Z666.7.L58 2007]
Taylor, A. G. (2006). Introduction to cataloging and classification (10th ed.). Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited. [Reserve, Z693.W94 2006]

Collections of papers [some may be on reserve]

Carpenter, Michael, & Svenonius, Elaine (Eds.). (1985). Foundations of cataloging: A sourcebook. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited. [Reserve, Z693.F68 1985]
Chan, Lois Mai, Richmond, Phyllis, & Svenonius, Elaine (Eds.). (1985). Theory of subject analysis: A sourcebook. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited. [Reserve Z695.T485 1985]
Sleeman, B., & Bluh, P. M. (2005). From catalog to gateway: Charting a course for future access. Briefings from the ALCTS Catalog Form and Function Committee. Chicago: Association for Library Collections and Technical Services. [Reserve, Z699.35.C38F76 2005]
Svenonius, Elaine. (2000). The intellectual foundation of information organization. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. [Reserve, Z666.5.S92 2000; Also available in netLibrary: http://library.simmons.edu/record=b1263160~S0]

Readings by topic (in order of course outline)

Introduction

TEXTS: Taylor OofI: Chap 1-3; Chan C&C: Chap 1 OR Taylor Intro: Chap 1
READING: Dempsey, L. (2006). The library catalogue in the new discovery environment: Some thoughts. Ariadne, 48. Retrieved from http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue48/dempsey/
READING: 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
READING: 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/

Metadata

TEXTS: Taylor OofI: Chap 4, 6; Chan C&C: Chaps 4, 16; Liu, Chap 1-3
READING: National ifnromation Standards Organization. (2004). Understanding metadata. Washington, DC: NISO. Retrieved from NISO Web site: http://www.niso.org/publications/press/UnderstandingMetadata.pdf
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/

Content standards and access points

TEXTS: Taylor OofI: Chap 7-8; Chan C&C: Chap 2-3, 5 OR Taylor Intro: Chap 4, 6-7
READING: Taylor, A. G. (Ed.). (2007). Understanding FRBR: What it is and how it will affect our retrieval tools. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited. [Reserve, Z666.6.U53 2007]
READING: 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
TOOL: Anglo-American cataloguing rules. 2d ed., 2002 revision: 2004 pages. Chicago, IL: American Library Association. [Reserve, Z694.A5 2002; At least one copy is in the Cataloguing Lab; and the content 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. [Reserve, Z693.3.S65H39 2005]
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. [Reserve, Z694.M35 2004]
WORKBOOK: Mortimer, Mary. (2000). Learn descriptive cataloging. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow. [Reserve, Z694.15.A56M67 2000]

Subject analysis

TEXTS: Taylor OofI: Chap 9-10; Chan C&C: Chap 7-8 OR Taylor Intro: Chap 9-11
READING: Gordon-Murnane, L. (2006). Social bookmarking, folksonomies, and Web 2.0 tools. Searcher, 14(6), 26-38. Retrieved from EBSCOhost
READING: Lancaster, F. W. (2003). Indexing and abstracting in theory and practice (3rd ed.). Champaign, IL: University of Illinois. Chap 2-3, 15 [Reserve, Z695.92.L36 1991]
READING: Noruzi, A. (2007). Folksonomies: Why do we need controlled vocabulary? Webology, 4(2) Retrieved from http://www.webology.ir/2007/v4n2/editorial12.html
READING: Weinberger, D. (2007). Everything is miscellaneous: The power of the new digital disorder. New York: Times Books. [Reserve, HD30.2.W4516 2007]
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]
WORKBOOK: Ganendran, Jacki. (2000). Learn Library of Congress subject access. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow. [Reserve, Z695.Z8L5237 2000]

Classification

TEXTS: Taylor OofI: Chap 11; Chan C&C: 12-14; Taylor Intro: Chap 14-16
READING: Spiteri, L. (1998). A simplified model for facet analysis: Ranganathan 101. Canadian Journal of Information & Library Sciences, 23(1/2), 1-30. Retrieved from http://iainstitute.org/pg/a_simplified_model_for_facet_analysis.php [Also on reserve at Boston in hard copy]
TOOL: Dewey, M. (2003). Dewey decimal classification (22nd ed.). Dublin, OH: Forest Press. [In Cataloguing Lab; also available with account 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: Broughton, V. (2004). Essential classification. New York: Neal-Schuman. [Reserve, Z695.B8615 2004]
WORKBOOK: Bowman, J.H. (2005). Essential Dewey. New York: Neal-Schuman. [Reserve, Z696.D7B69 2005]
WORKBOOK: Dittman, Helena, & Hardy, Jane. (2000). Learn Library of Congress Classification. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow. [Reserve, Z696.U4D58 2000]
WORKBOOK: Scott, Mona L. (2005). Dewey decimal classification: A study manual and number building guide, 22d edition. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited. [Reserve, Z696.D7S36 2005]

Sheep to shawl; Trends and issues

READING: Breeding, M. (2007). Introduction [to LTR issue on "Next-gen catalogs"]. Library Technology Reports, 43(4), 5-14. Retrieved from EBSCOhost
READING: Eden, B. (2007). Introduction [to LTR issue on "Information organization: Future for libraries"]. Library Technology Reports, 43(6), 5-7. Retrieved from EBSCOhost
READING: On the record: Report of the Library of Congress Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control. (2008). Washington, DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved from the Library of Congress web site: http://www.loc.gov/bibliographic-future/news/lcwg-ontherecord-jan08-final.pdf
READING: Smith, A. A. (2008). Cataloging heresy. In K.R. Roberto (Ed.), Radical cataoging: Essays at the front (pp. 291-299). Jefferson, NC: McFarland. [Z693.R33 2008]
READING: 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. [Z693.R33 2008]

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