importance of teaching cataloging theory and conceptual models of discovery systems in lis programs
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Presentation during ALA Midwinter Meeting 2014 in Philadelphia, PA. From the point of view of a practitioner, manager/supervisor, and cataloging continuing education instructor/trainer. Biennial Educators Meeting: What Skills are Needed for the Next Generation Cataloger/Metadata Professional? (Co-Sponsors: Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) and Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE))TRANSCRIPT
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The Importance of Teaching
Cataloging Theory and Conceptual
Models of Discovery Systems
in LIS ProgramsShana L. McDanold
Georgetown University
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• Practitioner• Manager• Trainer
Perspective
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Knowledge of the fundamentals assists catalogers with and empowers them with:• flexibility• accepting/facilitating change• improving quality of work
Thesis
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• Anthony Panizzi: 91 rules• Charles Coffin Jewett• Charles Cutter: Rules for a Printed
Dictionary Catalog• Seymour Lubetzky• Ranganathan’s 5 Laws
Fundamental theories
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• Subject analysis• Classification• Relational database
structure/System• Indexing
Other fundamentals
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Tell us:• WHY• HOW
Fundamentals are the foundation
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How does a cataloger make a decision?• subject analysis• description
“Just tell me!” doesn’t work!
Example: Cataloger’s Judgment
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• Prioritization• Timeline• Discovery layer impact
Example: System migration
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Fundamentals don’t change!!
Example: New cataloging code
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• Change is scary!o less so if you can see how things are
connected over time and across systems
• Local needso how to support users in all contextso flexibility
Why is this important?