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Collaborative Cataloging

Collaborative Cataloging. joint action of a group makes bibliographic records accessible to group members implies working together for common purpose working for the goals of each member library realization of those goals are attained through the combined efforts of the participants .

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Collaborative Cataloging

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  1. Collaborative Cataloging joint action of a group makes bibliographic records accessible to group members implies working together for common purpose working for the goals of each member library realization of those goals are attained through the combined efforts of the participants

  2. Collaborative Cataloging Online cataloging Computers networks Acceptance of MARC format ANSI Z39.2 OCLC RLIN WLN UTLAS

  3. Collaborative Cataloging Europe REBUS BIBOS LIBIS-Net Herbis Sirbil Latin America Projects Bibliodata

  4. Collaborative Cataloging Consortium Union Catalogs School System Ateneo Libraries Union Catalogs Area or Region PULSE or Philippine University Library Search Engine Private or government projects Philippine e-lib project Subject Library Link

  5. Why Collaborative Cataloging? Cost-effectiveness Availability of a ready model Ready infrastructure

  6. What’s New? Social Cataloging makes use of a web site to help people catalog their own books connects people with the same books comes up with suggestions for what to read next primary feature is the automatic cataloging of books by importing data from booksellers and libraries through Z39.50

  7. Characteristics of Social Catalogs 2.0 environment, has the social functionalities that allows users to: be interactive tag be notified Run software applications Provides links to related topics Users can own and control data

  8. Social Cataloging LibraryThing http://www.librarything.com/ A prominent cataloging site Connects people based on books they share information from 80 libraries are available WorldCat http://www.worldcat.org/ searches many libraries at once for an item and then locate it in a library nearby

  9. Social Cataloging Biblios.net https://biblios.net/ Allows access database available online that supports Z39.50 Possesses the social cataloging features like real-time embedded chat, built-in forums, email integration

  10. Social Cataloging Livingsocial http://livingsocial.com/ social discovery and cataloging network that allows people to review and share their favorite movies, books, games and music

  11. Advantages of Social Cataloging Users Easy to use Responsive to user’s needs Catalog whenever, wherever Freebies Higher retrieval rate Increased love for reading

  12. Advantages of Social Cataloging • Libraries/Librarians • Heightened creativity and ingenuity • Discovery of actual user behavior needs • Wider scope of service • Faster cataloging/higher output • Multiplication of resources • Higher regards for libraries/librarians

  13. Disadvantages of Social Cataloging • Lack of vocabulary control • adhoc coined words • Retrieval role of terms • Conveyance of right information • Spelling problems • Non-inclusion of relationships of terms • Bias in assigning tags • Diminishing precision in organization

  14. Rising Concerns: • Will the cataloging functions of the libraries vanish? • What will happen to catalogers?

  15. Answers: • The cataloging functions of the Library will never vanish; it will only be changed to keep track with the current trends happening globally. • Catalogers will have to be guardians of the social catalogs as far as organization is concerned; they have to be extra vigilant in maintaining the quality, consistency and organization of today’s catalogs.

  16. “Organizing the universe of knowledge into some systematic order has been considered the most fundamental activity of the human mind. “ -"Cataloguing and Classification: An Introduction"Lois Mai Chan

  17. Have a nice day

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