384E-Schedule/Syllabus-Spring 2008 (080114)-p. 1
The University of Texas at Austin
School of Information
INF 384E: DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGING AND METADATA (27230)
Spring 2008 (F. Miksa, Instructor)
Course Syllabus and Schedule
#
Month
& Day
1.
Topical Content, Assignments, Readings, etc.
Jan Introduction to Course
14 Overview—Information Organization; Library Cataloging; Library
Descriptive Cataloging; Library Cataloging Controversies
Readings:
Chan (2007), chapters 1, 2, and 17
Lynch, Clifford (2000) “The New Context for Bibliographic Control in the New
Millennium.”
Marcum, Deanna (2006) “The Future of Cataloging and Librarianship” Also available as
Library of Congress Webcast (4/22/05) at
http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=3702
Library of Congress (2007) “Report on the Future of Bibliographic Control.”
Coyle, K & Hillmann, D (2007). “Resource Description and Access: Cataloging Rules for
the 20th Century. D-Lib Magazine 13, no. 1-2.
Jan 21 MLK BIRTHDAY—NO CLASS
2.
Jan Basic Issues underlying Library Cataloging
-Libraries & the Idea of Collections of Information Resources
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-Catalogs, IO Representation, Data, and Metadata
-Catalogs as Generators of Intellectual Spaces
-Catalogs as systems (& also vendor systems)
-What Constitutes a Single Information Object?
-How do Users Fit into the Catalog Context?
Readings:
Miksa, F. (1996) “The Cultural Legacy of the ‘Modern Library’ for the Future.”
Miksa, F. and Doty, P. (1994) “Intellectual Realities and the Digital Library”
Miksa, F. (2008) “The Genius of Library Cataloging and its Possible Future.” Also
available as an Audiocast from the University of Illinois, GSLIS at
<http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/news/lectures.html> [Look down the list for 3/6/06]
Miksa, F. (2008) “The Universe of Informational Objects.”
Miksa, F. (2008) "A General Outline of Information Entity Access Control."
3.
Feb
4
Digital Libraries—a Presentation by Dr. Gary Geisler
Readings: (Forthcoming)
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4.
Feb
11
Team Project 01 Due—Reports on Visits to Libraries [1st part of class]
The MARC Bibliographic Data Format.
-The MARC family of formats
-Distinguishing the MARC format from Data Displays based on it.
-MARC as a component of an Information Entity Database
-The Basic structure of the MARC Bibliographic Format
-MARC and the Web—XML MARC
Readings:
Chan (2007), Ch. 16
Library of Congress sources:
“The MARC 21 Formats: Background and Principles (1996) at:
<http://www.loc.gov/marc/96principl.html>
“Understanding MARC Bibliographic: Machine-Readable Cataloging” at
<http://www.loc.gov/marc/umb/>
“Understanding MARC Authority Records: Machine-Readable Cataloging” at
<http://www.loc.gov/marc/uma/index.html>
“Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ”) [about MARC] at
<http://www.loc.gov/marc/faq.html>
Tennant, Roy. (2005). Life beyond MARC [ Library of Congress webcast].
http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=3774.
Feb 14-Thu
Individual Exercise 01 Due—9 p.m. by email attachment to Dr. Miksa
5.
The Purpose of Library Cataloging Systems & their Rules
Resource Description and Access (RDA)—A brief introduction
Readings:
Feb
18
Svenonius (2000) Intellectual Foundation of Information Organization, Preliminaries
and chs. 1-3
IFLA (1997) Functional Requirements of Bibliographic Records
Miksa (2006) “What is a Single Information Object”
Joint Steering Committee for Revision of AACR. (2005) “A Brief History of AACR” at:
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/jsc/history.html
See Miksa-“RDA Source Documents” in Bb folder RDA under class Documents
6.
Feb
25
Representing Information Entities via AACR2,
-General Structure and Issues
-Part I—Structure, Use & How Rules are Arranged in Sections
-Sources-LC Rule Interpretations (in Cataloger’s Desktop); Autocat
-RDA Counterparts
-Title/Statement of Responsibility & Edition data areas
Readings:
IFLA (2004) ISBD(G): General International Standard Bibliographic Description: 2004
Revision. (34 p.).
Svenonius, E. (2000) The Intellectual Foundation of Information Organization. chs. 4,
5, & 7.
AACR2r, Part 1, Introductory matter and rules, Ch. 1, Introductory matter and rule
sections 1.0, 1.1, 1.2
Chan (2007), Chapter 3, Appendix A
Miksa, "Describing Information Entities in Library Cataloging."
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7.
Mar
3
Representing Information Entities via AACR2r, Part I (cont'd)
-Publication/Distribution, Physical Description, Series Title and Notes data areas
-MARC 21 additional fields
Reading:
AACR2r, Chapter 1, Rule sections 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, and 1.8
Chan (2007), Chapter 3, Appendix A
Miksa, "Describing Information Entities in Library Cataloging."
Mar 10 SPRING VACATION—NO CLASS
Mar 17-Mon
8.
Mar
17
Individual Exercise 02 Due—10 a.m. by email attachment to Dr. Miksa
Representing Information Entities via AACR2r, Part II:
-The idea of Access Points (APs)
-Access point form & Authority Work
-AACR2r’s Access Point System
-Personal Authors, Corporate Body emanation, and Title Default
-Access Point Determination in RDA
Readings:
AACR2r, Part II, Introductory matter, & Rules 21.1-3
AACR2r, Chs. 22-25 (look at closely enough to see how these chapters are structured)
Paris Principles—Selections
IFLA, Functional Requirements of Bibliographic Records, (ALL) 7
Svenonius, E. (2000) The Intellectual Foundation of Information Organization. chs. 6
Chan (2007), Chapter 5
Miksa, “Access Points: Kinds and Forms”
9.
Mar AACR2r Access Point System (Cont’d)
-Sequence I: Corporate Body Considerations
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-Sequences II: Collections Considerations and Additional APs
Readings:
AACR2r, Ch. 21, Rules 21.1B (all) 21.4B-C, 21.6, 21.7, 21.23C&D, 21.24-21.27
Chan (2007), Chapter 5
Miksa, “Choice of Name and Title APs” (Sections 8.1 to 8.5)
10.
Mar
31
AACR2r Access Point System (Cont’d)
-Sequence III: Transformation, Augmentation, Relatedness Considerations
-Sequence IV: Basic Numeric Conditions of Responsibility Considerations
-Additional APs
-Uniformity of access points & Authority Work
Readings:
AACR2r, Ch. 21, Rules 21.1A, 21.4, 21.5, 21.6, 21.8-21.23
AACR2r, Chs. 22-25 (Skim in order to grasp structure)
Chan (2007), Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Appendix B
Miksa, “Choice of Name and Title APs” (Sections 8.6 to 8.8)
Apr 3-Thu
Individual Exercise 03 Due—9 p.m. by email attachment to Dr. Miksa
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11.
Apr
7
Reports on Description and APs for Specific Kinds of Materials
(Team reports on IE kinds, with examples, at the start of each topic.)
-Cataloging Printed Music (AACR2r ch. 5)
-Cataloging Motion Pictures & Videorecordings (AACR2r ch. 7)
-Cataloging Educational AV/Multimedia/Artifacts (AACR2r chs. 8/10)
Readings:
AACR2r chapters listed above. (Look for Rules that do not refer to Ch. 1; Correlate with
MARC 21 appropriate fields.)
12.
Apr
14
Reports on Description and APs for Specific Kinds of Materials
(Team reports on IE kinds, with examples, at the start of each topic.)
-Cataloging Sound Recordings (AACR2r ch. 6)
-Cataloging Continuing Resources (AACR2r ch. 12),
Readings:
AACR2r chapters listed above. (Look for Rules that do not refer to Ch. 1; Correlate with
MARC 21 appropriate fields.)
13.
Apr
21
Reports on Description and APs for Specific Kinds of Materials
(Team reports on IE kinds, with examples, at the start of each topic.)
-Cataloging Electronic Resources (AACR2r ch. 9)
-Cataloging Cartographic Materials (AACR2r ch. 3)
Readings:
AACR2r chapters listed above. (Look for Rules that do not refer to Ch. 1; Correlate with
MARC 21 appropriate fields)
14
Apr
28
May 2-Fri
Reports on Semester Papers
Course Wrap-up and Evaluation
Semester Paper Due—12:00 noon by email attachment to Dr. Miksa