Title: Cataloging 2.0: Metadata Research and Initiatives at a Community College Library
Abstract: ABSTRACT In this viewpoint essay, we argue that combining cataloging and other standard metadata practices with user-developed tags and folksonomies is a good way to improve subject access to resources. Using tags aligns with the foundational principles of cataloging. Catalogers know better than most the care and precision that goes into creating and updating Library of Congress Subject Headings. We are often frustrated by our difficulty describing digital controlled vocabularies used in academic libraries, especially resources that are gaining importance to educators such as video games and web resources. At our community college library, we are incorporating tags into our collections' metadata in order to improve subject access.
Publication Year: 2008
Publication Date: 2008-06-12
Language: en
Type: article
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