Conversations With Catalogers in the 21st Century (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781598847024)

Authored by cataloging librarians, educators, and information system experts, this book of essays addresses ideas and methods for tackling the modern challenges of cataloging and metadata practices.

Library specialists in the cataloging and metadata professions have a greater purpose than simply managing information and connecting users to resources. There is a deeper and more profound impact that comes of their work: preservation of the human record.

Conversations with Catalogers in the 21st Century contains four chapters addressing broad categories of issues that catalogers and metadata librarians are currently facing. Every important topic is covered, such as changing metadata practices, standards, data record structures, data platforms, and user expectations, providing both theoretical and practical information. Guidelines for dealing with present challenges are based on fundamentals from the past. Recommendations on training staff, building new information platforms of digital library resources, documenting new cataloging and metadata competencies, and establishing new workflows enable a real-world game plan for improvement.

Author: Elaine Sanchez
ISBN-10: 1598847023
ISBN-13: 9781598847024
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Language: English
Published: 12/16/2010
Pages: 296
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 04/01/2011 pg. 96