Organization, Representation and Description through the Digital Age

Information in Libraries, Archives and Museums

Caroline Fuchs editor Christine M Angel editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:De Gruyter

Published:5th Mar '18

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Organization, Representation and Description through the Digital Age cover

Cataloging standards practiced within the traditional library, archive and museum environments are not interoperable for the retrieval of objects within the shared online environment. Within today’s information environments, library, archive and museum professionals are becoming aware that all information objects can be linked together. In this way, information professionals have the opportunity to collaborate and share data together with the shard online cataloging environment, the end result being improved retrieval effectiveness. But the adaptation has been slow: Libraries, archives and museums are still operating within their own community-specific cataloging practices. This book provides a historical perspective of the evolution of linking devices within the library, archive, and museums environments, and captures current cataloging practices in these fields. It offers suggestions for moving beyond community-specific cataloging principles and thus has the potential of becoming a springboard for further conversation and the sharing of ideas.

ISBN: 9783110337150

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 565g

303 pages