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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
Collaborative Cataloging
Online cataloging• Computers
• networks
Acceptance of MARC format• ANSI Z39.2
OCLC RLIN WLN UTLAS
Collaborative Cataloging
Europe• REBUS
• BIBOS
• LIBIS-Net
• Herbis
• Sirbil
Latin America• Projects Bibliodata
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
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
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
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
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
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
Advantages of Social Cataloging
Users• Easy to use
• Responsive to user’s needs
• Catalog whenever, wherever
• Freebies
• Higher retrieval rate
• Increased love for reading
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
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
Rising Concerns:
Will the cataloging functions of the libraries vanish?
What will happen to catalogers?
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.
“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