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LS 505 reading list
Spring 2016
Textbook: Taylor, A. G., & Joudrey, D. N. (2009). The organization of information (3rd ed.).
Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited.
Week 1: Introduction to organizing information
Required readings:
Textbook chapters: 1 & 3
Buckland, M. K. (1997). What is a "document"? Journal of the American Society for
Information Science, 48(9), 804-809. Available at
http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/~buckland/whatdoc.html
Bush, V. (1945, July). As we may think. The Atlantic. Available at
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1945/07/as-we-may-think/303881/
Recommended readings:
Bates, M. (2005). Information and knowledge: An evolutionary framework for information
science. Information Research, 10(4). Available at
http://informationr.net/ir/10-4/paper239.html
Hitt, J. (1996, March 10). The theory of supermarkets: To comprehend the super stop and shop,
first know how well the super shop and stop comprehends you. New York Times Magazine.
56-61, 94, 98. Available at
http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/10/magazine/the-theory-of-supermarkets.html
Kumar, S. (2013). From clay tablets to web: Journey of library catalogue. DESIDOC Journal of
Library & Information Technology, 33(1), 45-54.
Taylor, A. G., & Joudrey, D. N. (2010). Cataloging. In M. J. Bates & M. N. Maack (Eds.),
Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences (3rd ed.), Boca Raton, FL:
Taylor & Francis. (Available e-book from our online database)
Wright, A. (2008, June 17). The web time forgot. New York Times Magazine. Retrieved from
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/17/science/17mund.html?ex=1371614400&en=02b3751f2424
42ab&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
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Week 2: Users and information seeking
Recommended readings:
Bates, M. J. (2010). Information behavior. In M. J. Bates & M. N. Maack (Eds.), Encyclopedia
of Library and Information Sciences (3rd ed.). (pp. 2381-2391). New York, NY: CRC Press.
-- available at http://pages.gseis.ucla.edu/faculty/bates/articles/information-behavior.html
Wilson, T.D. (2000). Human information behavior. Informing Science, 3(2), 49-56.
-- available at http://www.inform.nu/Articles/Vol3/v3n2p49-56.pdf
Week 3: Information Storage and Retrieval
Required readings:
Textbook chapters: 2 & 6
Borgman, C.L. (1996). Why are online catalogs still hard to use? Journal of the American
Society for Information Science, 47(7), 493-503.
Recommended readings:
Bidney, M., & Clair, K. (2014). Harnessing the geospatial semantic web: Toward place-based
information organization and access. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, 52(1), 69-76.
Calhoun, K., Cantrell, J., Gallagher, P., & Hawk, J. (2009). Online catalogs: What users and
librarians want. An OCLC Report. Dublin, Ohio: OCLC. Available at
http://www.oclc.org/reports/onlinecatalogs/fullreport.pdf
Yee, M. M. (2009). Wholly visionary: The American Library Association, the Library of
Congress, and the Card Distribution Program. Library Resources & Technical Services,
53(2), 68-78.
Week 4: Introduction to Metadata
Required readings:
Textbook chapter: 4
Coyle, K. (2010). Library data in a modern context. Library Technology Report, 46(1), 5-13.
NISO (2004). Understanding Metadata. (pp. 1-12). Retrieved from
http://www.niso.org/standards/resources/UnderstandingMetadata.pdf
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Recommended readings:
Coyle, K. (2012). Metadata elements. Library Technology Reports, 48(4), 15-26.
Recommend to read other chapters on the reports: Preface, introduction, semantic web and
linked data.
Duval, E., Hodges, W., Sutton, S. A., & Weibel, S. L. (2002). Metadata principles and
practicalities. D-Lib Magazine, 8(4). Available at
http://www.dlib.org/dlib/april02/weibel/04weibel.html
Gorzalski, M. (2013). Examining user-created description in the archival profession. Journal
Of Archival Organization, 11(1/2), 1-22.
Kennedy, M. (2008). Nine questions to guide you in choosing a metadata schema. Journal of
Digital Information, 9(26). Retrieved from http://journals.tdl.org/jodi/article/view/226/205
Weeks 5-6: Encoding standards
Required readings:
Textbook chapter: 5
Library of Congress. (2004). Understanding MARC bibliographic: Machine readable
cataloging. (Part I-VI).Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress Library of Congress.
Available at http://www.loc.gov/marc/uma/
Library of Congress. (2012). Bibliographic framework as a web of data: Linked data model and
supporting services. Available at
http://www.loc.gov/bibframe/pdf/marcld-report-11-21-2012.pdf
W3C. (2011). XML in 10 points. Retrieved from http://www.w3.org/XML/1999/XML-in-10points
Recommended readings:
Relevant articles from The Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science, 3rd ed.
In M. J. Bates & M. N. Maack (Eds.),
Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences (3rd ed.), Boca Raton, FL:
Taylor & Francis. (available e-book from our online database)
Clarke, "Extensible Markup Language (XML)"
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Gibbins and Shadbolt, "Resource Description Framework (RDF)"
Pitti, "Encoded Archival Description (EAD)"
Salminen, "Markup Languages"
Wusteman, "Document Type Definition (DTD)"
Articles:
Byrne, G., & Goddard, L. (2010). The strongest link: Libraries and linked data. D-Lib Magazine,
16(11). Available at http://www.dlib.org/dlib/november10/byrne/11byrne.html
Debus-López, K. E., Barber, D., Saccucci, C., & Williams, C. (2013). The electronic cataloging
in publication cataloging partnership program: A model for cooperative cataloging for the
twenty-first Century. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, 51(1-3), 25-54.
Huwe, T. (2010). The new ascendancy of metadata and taxonomy skills. Computers in Libraries,
30(9), 29-31.
Kroeger, A. (2013). The road to BIBFRAME: The evolution of the Idea of bibliographic
transition into a post-MARC Future. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, 51(8), 873890.
MacNeil, H. (2009). Trusting description: Authenticity, accountability, and archival Description
standards. Journal of Archival Organization, 7, 89-107.
Park, J., & Tosaka, Y. (2010). Metadata creation practices in digital repositories and collections:
Schemata, selection criteria, and interoperability. Information Technology and Libraries,
29(3), 104-116.
Website Resources:
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MARC
Library of Congress, Network Development and MARC Standards Office (2008). MARC
Standards. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. Available at http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/
MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data. http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/
MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data Field List.
http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/ecbdlist.html
MARC in XML. http://www.loc.gov/marc/marcxml.html
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Others
ASCII Table and Description. http://www.asciitable.com
Dublin Core Metadata Initiative. DCMI Metadata Terms. http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmiterms/
Dublincoregenerator.com - a better Dublin Core generator
http://www.dublincoregenerator.com/generator_nq.html
Encoded Archival Description (EAD). http://www.loc.gov/ead/
Encoded Archival Context (EAC-CPF) http://eac.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/
Metadata Object Description Schema (MODS). http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/
ONIX (Publisher Metadata) http://www.editeur.org/8/ONIX/
OCLC. Bibliographic Formats and Standards. http://www.oclc.org/bibformats/en/
Text Encoding Initiative. http://www.tei-c.org/
W3C Semantic Web Frequently Asked Questions. http://www.w3.org/RDF/FAQ
W3C Metadata Activity Statement http://www.w3.org/Metadata/Activity.html
Virtual International Authority File (VIAF): http://www.oclc.org/research/activities/viaf.html
Visual Resources Association (VRA Core). http://core.vraweb.org/
VRA Core elements
http://www.loc.gov/standards/vracore/VRA_Core4_Element_Description.pdf
Week 7: Metadata Description
Required readings:
Textbook chapter: 7
Spiteri, L. (2011). Using social discovery systems to leverage user-generated metadata. Bulletin
of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 37(4), 27-29.
Tillett, B. (2004). What is FRBR?: A conceptual model for the bibliographic universe. Retrieved
from http://www.loc.gov/cds/downloads/FRBR.PDF
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Dublin Core Metadata Initiative. http://dublincore.org/
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Review Dublin Core DCMI specifications page
(http://www.dublincore.org/specifications/). Examine closely the DCMI Metadata Terms
under ‘Semantic recommendations’ including the Dublin Core Metadata Element Set.
You may also wish to look at the section called Using Dublin Core because it's very
readable, but you should know that Guidelines for Dublin Core Application Profiles is
more current.
Resource Description and Access (RDA) http://www.loc.gov/aba/rda/
RDA and OCLC. https://www.oclc.org/rda.en.html
IFLA. Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records. (FRBR).
http://www.ifla.org/files/cataloguing/frbr/frbr_2008.pdf
Recommended readings:
Coyle, K., & Hillman, D. (2007). Resource Description and Access (RDA): Cataloging rules for
the 20th century. D-Lib Magazine, 13(1/2). Available at
http://www.dlib.org/dlib/january07/coyle/01coyle.html
Miksa, S. D. (2009). Resource Description and Access and new research potentials. Bulletin of
the American Society for Information Science and Technology 35(5). Available at
http://www.asis.org/Bulletin/Jun-09/JunJul09_Miksa.html
Miller, L. (2011). Resource Description and Access (RDA): An introduction for reference
librarians. Reference & User Services Quarterly, 50(3), 216-222.
Srinivasan, R., Boast, R., Furner, J., & Becvar, K.M. (2009). Digital museums and diverse
cultural knowledge: Moving past the traditional catalog. Information Society, 25(4), 265278.
Week 8: Access and Authority Control
Required readings:
Textbook chapter: 8
Tillett, B. B. (2004). Authority control state of the art and new perspectives. Cataloging &
Classification Quarterly, 38(3/4), 23-42.
UW iSchool IMLS Project. Learning Linked Data.
http://lld.ischool.uw.edu/wp/learning/understanding-linked-data/
- Read as much as you can on the "learning topics" pages.
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Recommended readings:
Borbinha, J. Authority control in the world of metadata. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly
38(3/4), 105-116.
Gorman, M. (2004). Authority control in the context of bibliographic control in the electronic
environment. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, 38(3), 11-22.
Hennessey, C. L. (2014). Authority control of relationship designators in RDA, and authority
control in data repositories and digital projects. A report of the LITA/ALCTS Authority
control Interest Group Program, American Library Association Annual Conference,
Chicago, June 2013. Technical Services Quarterly, 31(2), 173.
Jeng, L. H. (2002). What authority? why control? Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, 34(4),
91-97.
Park, J.-R. (2009). Metadata quality in digital repositories: A survey of the current state of the
art. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, 47(3/4), 213-228.
Salo, D. (2009). Name authority control in institutional repositories. Cataloging & Classification
Quarterly, 47(3/4): 249-261.
Web Resources:
Introducing Linked Data and the Semantic Web / LinkedDataTools.com (available
at: http://www.linkeddatatools.com/semantic-web-basics) Read/review: The Basics: Introducing
Graph Data; Introducing RDF; Semantic Modeling.
Crosswalk examples:
MARC to Dublin Core: http://www.loc.gov/marc/marc2dc.html
Dublin Core to MARC: http://www.loc.gov/marc/dccross.html
ONIX to MARC 21: http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/onix2marc.html
Week 9: Subject Analysis
Required Readings:
Textbook chapters: 9 & Appendix A
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Recommended Readings
Aitchison, J., & Clarke, S. D. (2004). The thesaurus: A historical viewpoint with a look to the
future. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, 37(3/4), 5-21.
Mai, J. (2000). Deconstructing the indexing process. Advances in Librarianship, 23, 269-298.
Available at http://jenserikmai.info/Papers/2000_Deconstructing.pdf
Svenonius, E. (2000). LCSH: Semantics, syntax and specificity. Cataloging & Classification
Quarterly, 29(1/2), 17-30.
Wilson, P. (1968). Subjects and the sense of position. (pp. 69-92). Two kinds of power: An essay
on bibliographical control. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. Available at
http://books.google.com/books?id=DePy_aazKI4C&lpg=PP1&pg=PA69#v=onepage&q&f=fals
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Weeks 10-11: Vocabulary Control
Required Readings:
Textbook chapter: 10
Coyle, K. (2012). Vocabularies: Term lists and thesauri. Library Technology Reports, 48(4), 2735.
Mai, J-E. (2011). The modernity of classification. Journal of Documentation, 67(4), 710-730.
Recommended Readings:
Beall, J. (2010). The shortcomings of full-text searching" (10-minute online presentation).
Retrieved from http://www.catalogingfutures.com/catalogingfutures/2010/04/theshortcomings-of-fulltext-searching.htm
Jacob, E. (2004). Classification and categorization: A difference that makes a difference. Library
Trends 52(3), 515-540. Available at
https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/bitstream/handle/2142/1686/Jacob515540.pdf
Jacob, E. K. (2003). Ontologies and the semantic web. Bulletin of the American Society for
Information Science and Technology 29(4), 19-22. Available at
http://www.asis.org/Bulletin/Apr-03/BulletinAprMay03.pdf
King, R., & Reinold, K. (2008). Organizing Knowledge. In finding the concept, not just the
word: A librarian's guide to ontologies and semantics. (pp. 3-14). Oxford: Chandos.
Lee, D., & Stvilia, B. (2014). Developing a data identifier taxonomy. Cataloging &
Classification Quarterly, 52(3), 303-336.
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Mann, T. (2005). Will Google’s keyword searching eliminate the need for LC cataloging and
classification?. Retrieved from http://www.guild2910.org/searching.htm
Ranganathan, S.R. (1962). The laws of library science and chapters A-E. In elements of library
classification (3rd. ed.). (pp. 8-41). Bombay: Asia Publishing House.
Shearer, J. R. (2004). A practical exercise in building a thesaurus. Cataloging & Classification
Quarterly, 37(3), 35-56.
Smith, G. (2008). Tagging: Emerging trends. Bulletin of the American Society for Information
Science and Technology. 34(6). Available at
http://www.asis.org/Bulletin/Aug-08/AugSep08_Smith.html
White, H. (2013). Examining scientific vocabulary: Mapping controlled vocabularies with free
text keywords. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, 51(6), 655-674.
Web resources:
Getty Vocabularies http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabularies/index.html
WordNet. http://wordnet.princeton.edu/
U.S. National Library of Medicine. Fact sheet: Medical Subject Headings
(MESH)"http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/factsheets/mesh.html
Thesaurus principles and practices. http://www.willpowerinfo.co.uk/thesprin.htm
Thesaurus construction. http://publish.uwo.ca/~craven/677/thesaur/main00.htm
Relevant Articles from The Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science, 3rd ed.
In M. J. Bates & M. N. Maack (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences (3rd
ed.), Boca Raton, FL: Taylor & Francis. (available e-book from our online database)
Anderson and Pérez-Carballo, "Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH)"
Baca, "Controlled Vocabularies for Art, Architecture, and Material Culture"
Bruijn and Fensel, "Ontologies and Their Definition"
Furner, "Folksonomies"
Hodges and Chan, "Subject Cataloging Principles and Systems"
Poo and Khoo, "Online Catalog Subject Searching"
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Weeks 12-13: Categorization, Classification, & Arrangement
Required Readings:
Textbook chapter: 11 Appendices B & C
Kwasnik, B. (1999). The role of classification in knowledge representation and discovery.
Library Trends, 48(1), 22-47.
Recommended readings:
Mai, J-E. (2013). Ethics, values and morality in contemporary library classifications. Knowledge
Organization, 40(4), 242-253. Available at http://jenserikmai.info/Papers/2013_Ethics.pdf
Ranganathan, S.R. (1967). Part H. Notational plane, Chapters HA-HC. (pp. 217-242). In
Prolegomena to Library Classification (3rd ed.).
Relevant Articles from The Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science, 3rd ed.
In M. J. Bates & M. N. Maack (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences (3rd
ed.), Boca Raton, FL: Taylor & Francis. (available e-book from our online database)
Beghtol, "Classification Theory"
Foskett, "Facet Analysis [ELIS Classic]"
Grove, "Taxonomy"
McIlwaine, "Universal Decimal Classification (UDC)"
Mitchell and Vizine-Goetz, "Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC)"
Olson, "Social Influences on Classification"
Satija and Singh, "Colon Classification"