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Abstract

The Anglo American Authority File is the working title for an agreement between the British Library and the Library of Congress to develop a common authority file based on the existing US Name Authority File, a copy of which will be held at he British Library and maintained by overnight file transfer. Discusses discrepancies between BL and LoC main entry pairs

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Source

Catalogue and Index. 2001, no.139, S.6-7

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Abstract

The conversion of the British Library Catalogue of Printed Books (to 1975), took place between 1987 and 1991. This conversion, unique in size and scope, posed problems which were not easily addressed by conventional conversion techniques. Summarises the decisions taken to resolve these problems, the methodology by which conversion was successfully achieved and considers the importance of these initial conditions in the subsequent development of the catalogue

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Abstract

Presents a rebuttal of C.N. Cinneide's article: 'A foolish consistency ...' In the original. In the original article it was argued that the efforts to achieve authority control in online catalogues are both misguided and counter productive, and that although authority control may be beneficial in a traditional, manually produced catalogue, it is of little or no value in the online environment. Suggested that in future authority control may be dispensed with, thus releasing professional library staff from routine cataloguing tasks and leading to a greater integration of library services. Argues that the author fails to understand that the controlled vocabulary provided by authority headings is a prerequisite for effective information retrieval in online systems and that the cost of autority control will be reduced in future as a consequence of developments in technology and by cooperation between cataloguing agencies

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to review the challenges confronting cataloguing as we have known it and to consider how these challenges might be confronted and whether they may be surmounted. The main focus of this paper is on cataloguing rather than the catalogue, although it is obviously difficult to separate one from the other. First of all, what does "cataloguing" mean? For the purposes of this paper I have adopted a broad definition incorporating the following activities: - description of the resource sufficient for purposes of identification and for differentiation from other similar resources - identification and control of access points - identification and control of relationships with other resources - subject analysis of the resource - assignment of subject indexing terms - assignment of classification numbers The challenges facing cataloguing are all too well known. In no particular order, the major challenges are: - Increasing inputs - New kinds of information resource - Competition from other mediation services. - Perception that cataloguing is high cost and offers poor value for money. - Fiscal constraints - Declining workforce This is a daunting list. We have a choice, we could, to paraphrase John Lennon, "Turn off our minds, relax and float down stream", until we retire, take voluntary redundancy, or retrain as marketing consultants; or, we can choose to confront these challenges and consider what they really mean for cataloguing.