- "In library and information science, cataloging (US) or cataloguing (UK) is the process of creating metadata representing information resources..."
The process of creating descriptive records for items in a collection, including details such as author, title, and subject.
Introduction to Cataloging: This topic covers the basics of cataloging metadata and provides an overview of the various standards used in the field of library and museum studies.
Cataloging Rules & Standards: This topic delves into the various cataloging rules and standards used in the library and museum industry, including cataloging codes such as RDA and AACR2, as well as library metadata standards like MARC and Dublin Core.
Metadata Formats & Standards: This topic covers the various metadata schemas and formats used in libraries and museums, such as METS, MODS, and PREMIS, as well as an overview of OAI-PMH and resource description frameworks.
Subject Headings & Classification Systems: This topic provides an introduction to various subject headings and classification systems used by libraries and museums, such as Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) and Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC).
Authority Control: This topic covers the concept of authority control and its importance in maintaining accurate and consistent bibliographic information, as well as an introduction to authority files and the creation of authorized access points.
Digital Object Management: This topic provides an overview of the management of digital objects in libraries and museums, including digital preservation, digital curation, and the use of metadata and standards to manage digital collections.
Linked Data & Semantic Web: This topic covers the concept of linked data and the semantic web, and their potential impact on the management and discovery of library and museum collections. It includes an introduction to RDF, SPARQL, and ontologies.
Cataloging Workflows & Tools: This topic provides an overview of the various workflows and tools used in cataloging and metadata management, including library management systems, integrated library systems, and other metadata management tools.
- "Cataloging provides information such as author's names, titles, and subject terms that describe resources, typically through the creation of bibliographic records."
- "... books, sound recordings, moving images, etc."
- "The records serve as surrogates for the stored information resources."
- "Since the 1970s these metadata are in machine-readable form..."
- "...are indexed by information retrieval tools, such as bibliographic databases or search engines."
- "...such as bibliographic databases or search engines."
- "...it also produces other types of discovery tools for documents and collections."
- "Bibliographic control provides the philosophical basis of cataloging, defining the rules that sufficiently describes information resources..."
- "A cataloger is an individual responsible for the processes of description, subject analysis, classification, and authority control of library materials."
- "Catalogers serve as the 'foundation of all library service, as they are the ones who organize information in such a way as to make it easily accessible'."
- "Catalogers... description, subject analysis, classification, and authority control of library materials."
- "Cataloging provides information such as author's names, titles, and subject terms..."
- "The records serve as surrogates for the stored information resources."
- "...author's names, titles, and subject terms."
- "...defining the rules that sufficiently describes information resources, to enable users find and select the most appropriate resource."
- "...information retrieval tools, such as bibliographic databases or search engines."
- "Since the 1970s these metadata are in machine-readable form..."
- "...books, sound recordings, moving images, etc."
- "Catalogers serve as the 'foundation of all library service, as they are the ones who organize information in such a way as to make it easily accessible'."