scholarly journals Positioning Libraries for a New Bibliographic Universe

2014 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristin E. Martin ◽  
Kavita Mundle
Keyword(s):  
Linked Data ◽  
English Language ◽  
Major Theme ◽  
Functional Requirements ◽  
Controlled Vocabularies ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Bibliographic Records ◽  
History Of ◽  
Resource Description ◽  
Language Literature

This paper surveys the English-language literature on cataloging and classification published during 2011 and 2012, covering both theory and application. A major theme of the literature centered on Resource Description and Access (RDA), as the period covered in this review includes the conclusion of the RDA test, revisions to RDA, and the implementation decision. Explorations in the theory and practical applications of the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR), upon which RDA is organized, are also heavily represented. Library involvement with linked data through the creation of prototypes and vocabularies are explored further during the period. Other areas covered in the review include: classification, controlled vocabularies and name authority, evaluation and history of cataloging, special formats cataloging, cataloging and discovery services, non-AACR2/RDA metadata, cataloging workflows, and the education and careers of catalogers.

scholarly journals Connecting RDA and RDF: Linked Data for a Wide World of Connected Possibilities

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 122-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashleigh Faith ◽  
Michelle Chrzanowski
Keyword(s):  
Resource Description Framework ◽  
Linked Data ◽  
Information Access ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Functional Requirements ◽  
Knowledge Maps ◽  
Bibliographic Records ◽  
Reference Librarians ◽  
Description Framework ◽  
Resource Description

Libraries have struggled with connecting a plethora of content and the metadata stored in catalogs to patrons. Adding more value to catalogs, more tools for reference librarians, and enriched patron search, linked data is a means to connect more people with more relevant information. With the recent transition to the Resource Description and Access (RDA) cataloging standard within libraries, linking data in library databases has become a much easier project to tackle, largely because of another standard called Resource Description Framework (RDF). Both focus on resource description and both are components of linked data within the library. Tying them together is the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) conceptual framework. Acknowledging that linked data components are most likely new to many librarians, this article seeks to explain what linked data is, how RDA and RDF are connected by FRBR, and how knowledge maps may improve information access.

Contested Encounters

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 244-262
Author(s):  
Karen L. Harris
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
African Continent ◽  
Secondary English ◽  
Literature Overview ◽  
English Language Literature ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Subject ◽  
First Contact ◽  
Language Literature ◽  
Selection Of

Abstract This article focuses on China’s initial encounter with the African continent from the perspective of a select literature overview. It reflects on the very earliest contacts between dynastic China and ancient Africa and shows that the current contestation in the Western media as well as literature over this more recent contact is not new. Given the dearth and disparate nature of the information on these first encounters, it does this through the lens of what has been written on the subject of the speculated first contact in a selection of secondary English-language literature. It does so by considering the prevalence of such literature in three distinct periods: prior to 1949; from 1950 to 1990; and a selection of research published thereafter. It shows that China’s encounter with Africa reaches far back into the history of the continent, but more importantly so does the volatile contestation surrounding the contemporary contact.

Osteoblastoma of the nasal septum

2011 ◽  
Vol 125 (10) ◽  
pp. 1062-1066 ◽  
Author(s):  
E Young ◽  
M Dabrowski ◽  
K Brelsford
Keyword(s):  
Nasal Cavity ◽  
Nasal Septum ◽  
English Language ◽  
Ethmoid Sinus ◽  
Rare Entity ◽  
Rare Tumour ◽  
English Language Literature ◽  
History Of ◽  
Benign Osteoblastoma ◽  
Language Literature

AbstractObjectives:To present a case of, and to review the literature concerning, osteoblastoma of the nasal cavity, and to demonstrate the importance of considering this rare entity when assessing patients presenting with a nasal septum lesion.Case report:Benign osteoblastoma is a rare tumour, constituting 1 per cent of all bone tumours. Most cases occur in the long bones. Osteoblastoma involving the nasal cavity is rare, with only 10 reported cases in the English-language literature. Most nasal cavity cases originate from the ethmoid sinus and spread to involve the nasal cavity. There are only four reported cases of osteoblastoma originating from the bones of the nasal cavity. We report a case of osteoblastoma originating from the bony nasal septum in a 45-year-old man with a history of recurrent, right-sided epistaxis and nasal obstruction.Conclusion:This is the second report in the English-language literature of osteoblastoma originating from the bony nasal septum.

scholarly journals FRBR and Models of Semantic Cognition

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Grant Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Knowledge Discovery ◽  
Hierarchical Models ◽  
Linked Data ◽  
Distributed Processing ◽  
Functional Requirements ◽  
Mechanical Modeling ◽  
Intelligence Artificielle ◽  
Semantic Cognition ◽  
Bibliographic Records

This paper will use research in cognitive science, particularly the mechanical modeling of semantic cognition, to suggest ways in which the model of the Functional Requirements of Bibliographic Records (FRBR) can be mobilized in a fashion that is consistent with linked data, knowledge discovery and artificial intelligence. The shift from hierarchical models to those based on parallel distributed processing suggest new and innovative ways in which FRBR can enhance library catalogues in the future.Cet article utilise la recherche en sciences cognitives, en particulier la modélisation mécanique de la cognition sémantique, pour suggérer des façons de mobiliser le modèle des spécifications fonctionnelles des notices bibliographiques (FRBR) d'une manière compatible avec les données liées, la découverte des connaissances et intelligence artificielle. Le passage des modèles hiérarchiques à ceux basés sur le traitement distribué parallèle suggère des façons nouvelles et innovantes d'améliorer les catalogues de bibliothèques dans le futur.

scholarly journals Os Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records no contexto da Web Semântica: as contribuições de Paul Otlet

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-157
Author(s):  
Elisabete Gonçalves de Souza ◽  
Darlene Alves Bezerra
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Resource Description Framework ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Functional Requirements ◽  
Uniform Resource Identifier ◽  
Group I ◽  
Bibliographic Records ◽  
Description Framework ◽  
Stored Information ◽  
Resource Description

We examine how the conceptual model of Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records is related to the notion of documentary unit attributed to Otlet and present in the Traité de Documentation, whose principles are applied to support the foundations of the Universal Bibliographic Repertory. In theoretical and methodological terms, this is an exploratory research with a historical and documentary nature that seeks to ascertain the classical assumptions of representation and organization of information and relate them to the context of the Semantic Web. We analyze the results of simulations of the application of the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records carried out in Acesso Livre à Informação Científica of Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária to illustrate how Otlet's theses are applied to these digital bibliographies. We discuss the advantages of repositories for the modeling processes since the Dublin Core format allows the use of languages such as the Resource Description Framework for the description of metadata, which enhances information retrieval. We conclude by demonstrating how the principles of monograph, continuity and plurality are expressed in the entities in Group I of Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records conceptual model, which reveals methodological affinities between the model and Otlet's theses. We point out that actions directed towards encouraging the description of bibliographic metadata in Resource Description Framework statements will, in the near future, allow each resource to be identified in a meaningful way through a universal identifier - Uniform Resource Identifier -, allowing the database records to be interconnected and access to the user to a huge amount of stored information, as stated by Otlet when developing the Universal Bibliographic Repertory.

scholarly journals Conceito de obras nas FRBR, RDA e BIBFRAME

2020 ◽  
Vol 50 ◽  
pp. 217-269
Author(s):  
Maria De Fátima Moura De Carvalho
Keyword(s):  
Functional Requirements ◽  
Bibliographic Records ◽  
Resource Description

Pretendemos fazer uma apresentação da noção de obra nas FRBR (Functional Requirements of Bibliographic Records), RDA (Resource, Description and Acess) e BIBFRAME (Bibliographic Framework Transition Initiative). Este artigo tem como base a dissertação de mestrado apresentada à Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Coimbra em fevereiro de 2019. Com o aparecimento das FRBR, o conceito de obra torna-se fundamental para mudar o foco no tratamento bibliográfico dos fundos documentais. A obra é a entidade de nível mais elevado e as expressões, manifestações e itens são tratados com relação hierárquica com esta obra. Apresentamos a evolução deste conceito ao longo da história da biblioteconomia. Segue-se a apresentação do aparecimento das FRBR, RDA e BIBFRAME e os conceitos de obra nestes documentos/projetos.

scholarly journals Resource Description and Access (RDA): prós e contras

1969 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-52
Author(s):  
Eliane Serrão Alves Mey ◽  
Isabel Arino Grau ◽  
Fernanda Salgado Biar
Keyword(s):  
Functional Requirements ◽  
Bibliographic Records ◽  
Resource Description

Analisa os prós e contras do novo código americano Resource Description and Access (RDA), sob o ponto de vista de um grupo brasileiro de estudos sobre catalogação. O RDA se propõe a tornar-se o código internacional de catalogação. Indubitavelmente, trouxe algumas inovações e vários aspectos positivos, como a introdução de materiais digitais e alguns elementos da família dos Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR). Ao mesmo tempo, o RDA pode ser analisado sob outros aspectos, como o problema das restrições na tradução e seus custos de licenciamento e direitos autorais. Apresentam-se alguns pontos de vista europeus, assim como uma possível solução no caso brasileiro.

Alexander Galagan: Russian titan of the Enlightenment in the history of accounting

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 293-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikhail I Kuter ◽  
Marina M Gurskaya ◽  
Alexander V Kuznetsov
Keyword(s):  
Immanuel Kant ◽  
English Language ◽  
The Enlightenment ◽  
English Language Literature ◽  
The Status ◽  
History Of ◽  
Characteristic Features ◽  
First Time ◽  
Outstanding Representative ◽  
Language Literature

The purpose of the article is to analyze the characteristic features of the Enlightenment in Russian accounting in relation to the activity of its outstanding representative Alexander Galagan, who followed the motto, proclaimed in the essay “An Answer to the Question: What is Enlightenment?” by Immanuel Kant, “Sapere aude!” (Dare to know!). For the first time in the English language literature, Galagan is spoken about not only as a theorist but as an accounting historian and a teacher. A detailed description of his works and views is presented. The article’s attention is focused on Galagan’s main aim: improving the status of accounting as a science. Following the results of the research, the following hypothesis has been advanced: which period of time should be regarded in Russian accounting as the Enlightenment? It has also been explained why Alexander Galagan can be considered as a model of Enlightenment.

scholarly journals Resource Description and Access Adoption and Implementation in Public Libraries in the United States

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roman S. Panchyshyn ◽  
Frank P. Lambert ◽  
Sevim McCutcheon
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Reference Model ◽  
Public Library ◽  
The United States ◽  
Functional Requirements ◽  
Adoption And Implementation ◽  
Bibliographic Records ◽  
Descriptive Standard ◽  
Resource Description

This study surveyed the current state of knowledge about, and application or use of, Resource Description and Access (RDA) among American public library catalogers. In 2017, an online survey request was e-mailed to four thousand libraries for the person or persons most responsible for cataloging to complete the questionnaire. More than three hundred libraries responded. The data expose serious concerns with RDA adoption within the public library sector. While a majority of catalogers know about RDA, their working knowledge about it differs substantially depending on whether they work in rural or urban library settings. Regardless, 22 percent of respondants still had not heard of the RDA standard until completing this survey. While further training and educational opportunities (along with funds) for catalogers nationwide would help minimize this disparity, LIS schools also can play a role by educating more thoroughly the next generations of catalogers in this newer descriptive standard. Coming on the brink of a shift in the theoretical framework of the RDA standard, from the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) model to the IFLA Library Reference Model (LRM), public library catalogers risk falling even farther behind in their knowledge and compitency with the RDA standard.

scholarly journals Finger Clubbing Caused by Herbal Tea

1996 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 269-271
Author(s):  
Saifudin Rashiq ◽  
Neil E Brown ◽  
Richard N Fedorak
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Recent Theory ◽  
Herbal Tea ◽  
Serious Illness ◽  
English Language Literature ◽  
Associated Symptoms ◽  
History Of ◽  
Work Up ◽  
Language Literature

Clubbing of the fingers is often taken to be a sign of serious illness. Its discovery, particularly if there are associated symptoms in the cardiovascular, respiratory or gastrointestinal systems, usually leads to exhaustive investigation. A case is presented in which the etiology of clubbing was found only when a new history of heavy ingestion of herbal tea was obtained, extensive work-up having previously been unhelpful. Other cases appearing in the English-language literature are cited, some universal etiological associations are described, and an attempt is made to explain the phenomenon, based on a recent theory of the cause of clubbing.

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