Slow Metadata

PMLA ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 135 (1) ◽  
pp. 188-194
Author(s):  
Rachel Sagner Buurma ◽  
Jon Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Book History ◽  
Library Science ◽  
Public Access ◽  
Library Catalog ◽  
Bibliographic Information ◽  
Bibliographic Records ◽  
Literary Character ◽  
Bibliographic Data ◽  
History Of ◽  
Machine Readable

The Bibliographic Records in Libraries' Searchable Online Public Access Catalogs (Opac) Have Recently Taken on a New Role as a source of bibliographic data that can be aggregated, shared, circulated, manipulated, transformed, studied, and interpreted. Scholars' new awareness of library catalogs not just as aids to locating books and other materials but as sources of bibliographic information that researchers can manipulate and transform has inspired new scholarship on the history of the catalog and a new focus on how the catalog, in both its analog and digital forms, shapes bibliographic knowledge. Our Early Novels Dataset (END) project, for example, uses methods from book history, library science, and literary studies to think about the shape and history of the bibliographic metadata in the library catalog. Our research group's collective experiments with bibliographic metadata ask what happens when we look at the library catalog record not just as a utilitarian aid for searching or as an object of critique, but also as a work in progress with a literary character of its own. We ask what we can learn from the shape given to bibliographic information by the earlier catalogers whose records our project inherited and on whose expertise we draw. We also ask how the familiar languages of the library catalog record and the controlled bibliographic description might help make new forms of knowledge about books. And we press on the inevitable and generative tension between the particular perspective of the library catalogers who transform specific copies of physical books into bibliographic data and the informational fields dictated by machine-readable cataloging (MARC) descriptive standards.

Learning about translators from library catalog records: implications for readers’ advisory

2015 ◽  
Vol 116 (5/6) ◽  
pp. 264-276
Author(s):  
Keren Dali ◽  
Lana Alsabbagh
Keyword(s):  
Public Libraries ◽  
Wide Spectrum ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Library Catalog ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Bibliographic Records ◽  
Bibliographic Data ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Public Librarians

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to make public librarians aware of the wealth of information about translators that is contained in bibliographic records of their own library catalogs so they could use this information for the benefit of readers’ advisory (RA) work involving translated titles. Design/methodology/approach – The article uses the method of bibliographic data analysis based on 350 selected translated fiction titles (and 2,100 corresponding catalog records) from six large Canadian public libraries. Findings – As the results demonstrate, enhanced bibliographic catalog records deliver a wide spectrum of information about translators, which can be used by public libraries to provide more informed and insightful reading advice and to make more sensible purchasing decisions with regard to translated fiction. Practical implications – The study shows how the most readily available tool – a library catalog with its enhanced bibliographic records – can be utilized by public librarians for improving RA practices. It focuses on the rarely discussed translated fiction, demonstrates a sample methodological approach and makes suggestions for implementing this approach by busy public librarians in real-life situations. Originality/value – No recent studies that have investigated enhanced catalog records have dealt with translated fiction. Moreover, while authors/writers are often in the focus of RA studies, translators are often left behind the scenes, despite their crucial role in bringing international fiction to English-speaking readers.

scholarly journals Development of parser agents for bibliographic data retrieval

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Murari Kumar ◽  
Samir Farooqi ◽  
K. K. Chaturvedi ◽  
Chandan Kumar Deb ◽  
Pankaj Das
Keyword(s):  
Retrieval System ◽  
Data Retrieval ◽  
Web Pages ◽  
Bibliographic Database ◽  
Bibliographic Information ◽  
Open Access Journals ◽  
Bibliographic Records ◽  
Bibliographic Data ◽  
Structured Information ◽  
The Web

Bibliographic data contains necessary information about literature to help users to recognize and retrieve that resource. These data are used quantitatively by a “Bibliometrician” for analysis and dissemination purpose but with the increasing rate of literature publication in open access journals such as Nucleic Acids Research (NAR), Springer, Oxford Journals etc., it has become difficult to retrieve structured bibliographic information in desired format. A digital bibliographic database contains necessary and structured information about published literature. Bibliographic records of different articles are scattered and resides on different web pages. This thesis presents the retrieval system for bibliographic data of NAR at a single place. For this purpose, parser agents have been developed which access the web pages of NAR and parse the scattered bibliographic data and finally store it into a local bibliographic database. Based on the bibliographic database, “three-tier architecture” has been utilized to display the bibliographic information in systematized format. Using this system, it would be possible to build the network between different authors and affiliations and also other analytical reports can be generated.

Electronic terminological dictionaries published by the Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology and plans for the future

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ekaterina Zaitseva ◽  
◽  
Yury Smirnov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Science And Technology ◽  
Public Library ◽  
The State ◽  
European Languages ◽  
Bibliographic Records ◽  
Electronic Dictionary ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
Machine Readable ◽  
Russian Dictionary

Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology publishes electronic terminological dictionaries. The history of this activity line and the publications are discussed, e. g.: The English-Russian Dictionary in Machine-readable Cataloguing, SIBID Electronic Terminological Dictionary (1-st and 2-nd editions), and Electronic Dictionary of Standardized Abbreviations in the Russian and 25 Foreign European Languages for Bibliographic Records. Links to purchase the dictionaries are given. Plans for the future are discussed. The paper is prepared within the framework of the State Order to RNPLS&T for 2021 No. 730000F.99.1.BV09АА00006.

scholarly journals O lugar do livro e da leitura no Maranhão Oitocentista: o Gabinete Português de Leitura

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 243
Author(s):  
César Augusto Castro ◽  
Samuel Luis Velázquez Castellanos
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Book History ◽  
History Of The Book ◽  
Reading Practices ◽  
Library Catalog ◽  
Important Resource ◽  
History Of ◽  
Cultural Movement ◽  
Library Catalogs

Os catálogos de biblioteca têm se constituído como importante recurso para o resgate da história do livro e dos processos de produção, circulação e das práticas leitoras em diferentes lugares e por públicos distintos. Apresenta-se o catálogo da biblioteca do Gabinete Português de Leitura do Maranhão, destacando a trajetória do livro no Maranhão no período oitocentista, como forma de compreender o processo de circulação e finalidades desse bem cultural; a história do Gabinete Português de Leitura, pontuando suas normas, finalidades e critérios normativos para os associados; e a análise do catálogo da Biblioteca desse instituto, destacando a classificação e ordenação dos livros, bem como as principais classes consultadas. Constata-se que este catálogo foi elaborado como forma de desenvolver estratégias de controle e consulta ao acervo, além de verificar a natureza das obras e indicar as leituras permissivas na biblioteca.AbstractThe library catalogs have been established as an important resource for the rescue of book history and the processes of production, circulation and reading practices in different places and for different audiences. We present a catalog of the library of Portuguese Reading Cabinet in Maranhão, highlighting the history of the book in Maranhão in nineteenth-century period, as a way to understand the process and purpose of this cultural movement as well; the history of Portuguese Reading Cabinet, punctuating his standards, objectives and regulatory criteria for members; and the analysis of the catalog of the library of this institute, highlighting the classification and ordering of books, and the main classes consulted. It appears that this catalog has been prepared in order to develop strategies to control and consult the collection and to verify the nature of the works and indicate the permissive readings in the library.KeywordsPortuguese Reading Cabinet. Library. Catalog.

O GABINETE PORTUGUáŠS DE LEITURA: o lugar do livro e da leitura no Maranhão oitocentista

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (18) ◽  
Author(s):  
CÉSAR AUGUSTO CASTRO ◽  
SAMUEL LUIS VELáZQUEZ CASTELLANOS
Keyword(s):  
19Th Century ◽  
Book History ◽  
History Of The Book ◽  
Reading Practices ◽  
Library Catalog ◽  
Important Resource ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
History Of ◽  
Siglo Xix ◽  
Cultural Movement

Os catálogos de biblioteca têm se constituá­do como importante recurso para o resgate da história do livro e dos processos de produção, circulação e das práticas leitoras em diferentes lugares e por públicos distintos. Apresenta-se o catálogo da biblioteca do Gabinete Português de Leitura do Maranhão, destacando a trajetória do livro no Maranhão no perá­odo oitocentista, como forma de compreender o processo de circulação e finalidades desse bem cultural; a história do Gabinete Português de Leitura, pontuando suas normas, finalidades e critérios normativos para os associados; e a análise do catálogo da Biblioteca desse instituto, destacando a classificação e ordenação dos livros, bem como as principais classes consultadas. Constata-se que este catálogo foi elaborado como forma de desenvolver estratégias de controle e consulta ao acervo, além de verificar a natureza das obras e indicar as leituras permissivas na biblioteca. Palavras-chave: Gabinete Português de Leitura. Biblioteca. Catálogo.  THE PORTUGUESE OFFICE OF READING: the place for book and reading in 19th century MaranhãoAbstract: The library catalogs have been established as an important resource for the rescue of book history and the processes of production, circulation and reading practices in different places and for different audiences. We present the catalog of the library of Portuguese Reading Cabinet in Maranhão, highlighting the history of the book in Maranhão in 19th century as a way to understand the process and purpose of this cultural movement as well; the history of Portuguese Reading Cabinet highlighting his standards, objectives and regulatory criteria for members; and the analysis of the Institute”™s library catalog, highlighting the classification and ordering of books and the main classes consulted. It appears that this catalog was prepared in order to develop strategies to control and consult the collection and to verify the nature of the works and indicate the permissive readings in the library. Keywords: Portuguese Reading Cabinet. Library. Catalog.   EL GABINETE PORTUGUÉS DE LECTURA: el lugar del libro y de la lectura en el Maranhão del siglo XIXResumen: Los catálogos de biblioteca se constituyen como importante recurso para el rescate de la historia del libro y de los procesos de producción, circulación y de las prácticas lectoras en diferentes espacios y por el publico diferenciado. Se presenta el catálogo de la biblioteca del Gabinete Portugués de Lectura de Maranhão, destacando la trayectoria del libro en Maranhão, durante el siglo XIX, como un modo de comprender el proceso de circulación y finalidades del bien cultural; la historia del Gabinete Portugués de Lectura, señalando sus normas, finalidades y criterios normativos para los asociados; y el análisis del catalogo de Biblioteca de ese instituto, destacando la clasificación y ordenación de los libros, asá­ como las principales clases consultadas. Se constata que este catálogo fue elaborado como forma de desarrollar estrategias de control y consulta al acervo , además de verificar la naturaleza de las obras e indicar las lecturas permisivas en la biblioteca. Palabras clave: Gabinete Portugues de Lectura. Biblioteca. Catálogo.

Consortium of European Research Libraries 2008: New Challenges

2009 ◽  
pp. 80-84
Author(s):  
Nailya F. Verbina ◽  
Andrei C. Masevich
Keyword(s):  
International Organizations ◽  
International Research ◽  
Book History ◽  
Bibliographic Database ◽  
European Research ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
International Research Institute ◽  
History Of ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
History Of Culture

On the activities of one of the most significant international organizations connected with research of book history - Consortium of European Research Libraries. The creation of a bibliographic database of the printed book from 1452 to 1830, which was supposed to collect materials from libraries of Europe, was the goal of Consortium since the beginning of its foundation. The authors of the article write that today the activities of the Consortium is much broader, it turns into international research institute on the history of culture.

From the history of the development of electronic dictionaries: foreign and domestic experience

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-12
Author(s):  
O. Y. Balalaieva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Human Activity ◽  
Current Level ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Advanced Search ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Promising Area ◽  
History Of ◽  
Machine Readable ◽  
Everyday Communication ◽  
Educational Professional

The purpose of the article is to study the dynamics of electronic dictionaries development abroad and in Ukraine using methods of analysis of scientific sources, comparison, generalization and systematization. Electronic dictionaries have been found to be a relatively new phenomenon in the lexicographic market, evolving from machine-readable dictionaries, exact copies of paper editions to complex digital lexicographic systems with a powerful arsenal of functions over the decades. The stages of development of autonomous and online dictionaries are described. Electronic dictionaries due to the advanced search capabilities, speed, simplicity, ease of use, accessibility and compactness have gained popularity among a wide range of users. Today they are used in many spheres of human activity – scientific, educational, professional, everyday communication. However, the analysis of the current level of development of Ukrainian electronic resources indicates a shortage of electronic dictionaries both common and terminological vocabulary. The lack of electronic dictionaries is due to a number of objective problems, both practical and theoretical, that is why research in the field of domestic computer lexicography is a promising area of further research.

Middle Test Ilmu Sejarah Ayu Fajriyah

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayu Fajriyah
Keyword(s):  
Education System ◽  
Book History ◽  
History Of ◽  
Basic Test

Hello. I'm Ayu Fajriyah from Lambung Mangkurat University. This basic test I wrote aims to put forward my analysis of the development of the education system in Indonesia according to the book "History of Indonesian Education" received a lot of influence from foreign nations, both at the time of the influence of Hindu-Buddhist-Islamic development until the time of colonialism. Education has diverse characteristics and objectives and is carried out in different ways in each era.

The Oxford History of the Novel in English

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
English Language ◽  
Book History ◽  
World Order ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Novel ◽  
History Of The Novel ◽  
Post Colonial ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of

Volume Nine of this series traces the development of the ‘world novel’, that is, English-language novels written throughout the world, beyond Britain, Ireland, and the United States. Focusing on the period up to 1950, the volume contains survey chapters and chapters on major writers, as well as chapters on book history, publishing, and the critical contexts of the work discussed. The text covers periods from renaissance literary imaginings of exotic parts of the world like Oceania, through fiction embodying the ideology and conventions of empire, to the emergence of settler nationalist and Indigenous movements and, finally, the assimilations of modernism at the beginnings of the post-imperial world order. The book, then, contains chapters on the development of the non-metropolitan novel throughout the British world from the eighteenth to the mid twentieth centuries. This is the period of empire and resistance to empire, of settler confidence giving way to doubt, and of the rise of indigenous and post-colonial nationalisms that would shape the world after World War II.

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