Collecting the best data: improving cataloguing systems

@inproceedings{citeulike:2403583, abstract = {As libraries come to grips with enormous changes in information-seeking behaviour, many institutions are seeking to build “new generation” catalogues, which make resource discovery simple and fun. To fully take advantage of these changes, libraries also need to re-think what data we should be recording about our collections; and how we are recording it. The National Library of Australia is developing a new tool to streamline the process of selecting a correct subject heading. In the future, an even more radical approach to subject analysis and classification may be required to efficiently catalogue the increasing amount of born digital information.}, author = {Dellit, Alison }, booktitle = {VALA 2008}, citeulike-article-id = {2403583}, keywords = {cataloging, clustering--evaluation, next-generation-catalogs, subject\_headings}, month = {February}, posted-at = {2008-02-20 15:24:27}, priority = {0}, title = {Collecting the best data: improving cataloguing systems}, url = {http://www.valaconf.org.au/vala2008/papers2008/113\_Dellit\_Final.pdf}, year = {2008} }

TY - CONF ID - citeulike:2403583 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2403583 TI - Collecting the best data: improving cataloguing systems T2 - VALA 2008 N2 - As libraries come to grips with enormous changes in information-seeking behaviour, many institutions are seeking to build “new generation” catalogues, which make resource discovery simple and fun. To fully take advantage of these changes, libraries also need to re-think what data we should be recording about our collections; and how we are recording it. The National Library of Australia is developing a new tool to streamline the process of selecting a correct subject heading. In the future, an even more radical approach to subject analysis and classification may be required to efficiently catalogue the increasing amount of born digital information. KW - cataloging KW - clustering--evaluation KW - next-generation-catalogs KW - subject_headings AU - Dellit, Alison PY - 2008/02/5-7/ UR - http://www.valaconf.org.au/vala2008/papers2008/113_Dellit_Final.pdf ER -