{"product_id":"authority-control-in-organizing-and-accessing-information-1","title":"Authority Control in Organizing and Accessing Information","description":"\u003cp\u003eInternational authority control will soon be a reality. Examine the projects that are moving the information science professions in that direction today!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Authority Control in Organizing and Accessing Information: Definition and International Experience, international experts examine the state of the art and explore new theoretical perspectives. This essential resource, which has its origins in the International Conference on Authority Control (Italy, 2003), addresses standards, exchange formats, and metadatawith sections on authority control for names, works, and subjects. Twenty fascinating case examples show how authority control is practiced at institutions in various nations around the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthority Control in Organizing and Accessing Information provides an essential definition of authority control and then begins its sharply focused examinations of essential aspects of authority control with a section entitled State of the Art and New Theoretical Perspectives. Here you’ll find chapters focusing on:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e the current state of the artwith suggestions for future developments\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e the importance (and current lack) of teaching authority control as part of a library\/information science curriculum\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e the guidelines and methodology used in the creation of Italy’s SBN Authority File\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eNext, Standards, Exchange Formats, and Metadata covers:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Italy’s Bibliografia Nazionale Italiana UNIMARC database, which was created using authority control principles\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e the past and present activities of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), and an examination of IFLA’s Working Group on Functional Requirements and Numbering of Authority Records (FRANAR)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e metadata standards as a means for accomplishing authority control in digital libraries\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e traditional international library standards for bibliographic and authority control\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e the evolution and current status of authority control tools for art and material culture information\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e the UNIMARC authorities formatwhat it is and how to work with it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthority Control for Names and Works brings you useful, current information on:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e changes and new features in the new edition of the International Standard Archival Authority Record (Corporate Bodies, Persons, Families)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Encoded Archival Context (EAC)and its role in enhancing access to and understanding of records, and how it enables repositories to share creator description\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e the LEAF model for collection, harvesting, linking, and providing access to existing local\/national name authority data\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e national bibliographic control in China, Japan, and Korea, plus suggestions for future cooperation between bibliographic agencies in East Asia\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e authority control of printers, publishers, and booksellers\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e how to create up-to-date corporate name authority records\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e authority control (and the lack of it) for works\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthority Control for Subjects updates you on:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e subject gatewayswith a look at the differences between the Program for Cooperative Cataloging’s SACO program and browsable online subject gateways\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e MACSa virtual authority file that crosses language barriers to provide multilingual access\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e OCLC’s FAST project, which strives to retain the rich vocabulary of LCSH while making the schema easier to understand, control, apply, and use\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e the efforts of Italy’s National Central Library toward semantic authority control\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e the interrelationship of subject indexing languages and authority controlwith a look at the semantics vs. syntax issue\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e how subject indexing is done in Italy’s Servizio Bibliotecario Nazionale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthority Control Experiences and Proje\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54239946834264,"sku":"9780789027160","price":59.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780789027160.jpg?v=1779174067","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/authority-control-in-organizing-and-accessing-information-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}