RDA and Serials Cataloging

RDA and Serials Cataloging
Author: Ed Jones
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2013-06-18
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0838911390

Serials and continuing resources present a variety of unique challenges in bibliographic management, from special issues and unnumbered supplements to recording the changes that a long-running periodical can experience over time. Easing catalogers through the RDA: Resource Description and Access transition by showing the continuity with past practice, serials cataloging expert Jones frames the practice within the structure of the FRBR and FRAD conceptual models on which RDA is based. With serials’ special considerations in mind, he Explains the familiarities and differences between AACR2 and RDA Demonstrates how serials catalogers’ work fits in the cooperative context of OCLC, CONSER and NACO Presents examples of how RDA records can ultimately engage with the Semantic Web Occasional serials catalogers and specialists alike will find useful advice here as they explore the structure of the new cataloging framework.

Management of Serials in Libraries

Management of Serials in Libraries
Author: Thomas Nisonger
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Total Pages: 468
Release: 1998-10-15
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

Focusing on the management of serials in libraries and the role of serials in scholarly communications, this book combines descriptive and prescriptive approaches to illuminate major serials management issues. Unlike other works on the subject, this text emphasizes collection management issues-serials evaluation/selection criteria, cancellation, weeding, document delivery, budgeting, decision models, use studies, journal ranking, and the application of citation analysis (including use of the Journal Citation Reports and Bradfordian distribution). The author also discusses the implications of the Internet and World Wide Web for serials management. Other topics include types of serials, serials history, serials automation, electronic journals, technical services processing, and copyright issues. Appendixes list and annotate relevant World Wide Web sites, pertinent bibliographies, and sources of statistical data about serials. Significant research is often cited. There are extensive footnotes, and bibl

Serial Holdings

Serial Holdings
Author: CDC Library (U.S.)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 120
Release: 1979
Genre: Communicable diseases
ISBN:

Web Scale Discovery Services

Web Scale Discovery Services
Author: Jason Vaughan
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 65
Release: 2011-01-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0838992218

To help individual libraries evaluate which service will best meet the needs of the library and its community, this report provides detailed evaluation questions and concludes with a section providing additional background information on each service.

Serials Management in Libraries

Serials Management in Libraries
Author: Muhammad Riaz
Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Dist
Total Pages: 236
Release: 1992
Genre: Serials control systems
ISBN: 9788171563326

It Is The First Comprehensive Work Which Covers Every Aspect Of Serials Management To Meet The Academic Need Of Students And Teachers Of Library Science And Serve As Guide For Serials Librarians.After Definiting What Constitutes Serials And Tracing Their Historical De¬Velopment, The Work Concentrates On The Acquisition Policy And Systems. Various Systems Of Serials Control And Organization Have Been Examined. Technical Aspects Like Classification/Cataloguing Have Been Deeply Studied, And Different Methods Of Display And Forms Of Storage Examined In Details. Almost Every Aspect Of Reference Ser¬Vice Through Serials Including Docu¬Mentation, Indexing And Abstracting Aids Have Been Covered. Organization Of Government Documents Gets Special Attention. Usefulness Of Microforms As Surrogate Of Print Serial Publications Is Discussed. Finally, The Use Of Com¬Puter For Serials Control Has Been Elaborately Explained.

Serials Management

Serials Management
Author: Dora Chen Chiou-sen
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 224
Release: 1995
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780838906583

This book advises librarians, paraprofessional library supervisors, and library school students on problems unique to the management of serials.