Linked Data for Cultural Heritage

Jones, Ed and Michele Seikel, (eds.) Linked Data for Cultural Heritage (An ALCTS Monograph). ALA Editions, 2016. ISBN: 978-0-8389-1439-7

Description

Linked data is essential for sharing library collections on the open web, especially the digital cultural heritage in the collections of libraries, archives, and museums. This collection of essays is designed to help readers understand linked data concepts by examining practice and projects based in familiar concepts like authority control.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1    Linked Open Data and the Cultural Heritage Landscape. By Hilary K. Thorsen and M. Christina Pattuelli

Chapter 2    Making MARC Agnostic: Transforming the English Short Title Catalogue for the Linked Data Universe. By Carl Stahmer

Chapter 3    Authority Control for the Web: Integrating Library Practice with Linked Data. By Allison Jai O’Dell

Chapter 4    Linked Data Implications for Authority Control and Vocabularies: An STM Perspective. By Iker Huerga and Michael P. Lauruhn

Chapter 5    A Division of Labor: The Role of Schema.org in a Semantic Web Model of Library Resources.
By Carol Jean Godby

Chapter 6    BIBFRAME and Linked Data for Libraries. By Sally McCallum

Maxwell’s Handbook for RDA: Explaining and Illustrating RDA, Resource Description and Access Using MARC21

Maxwell, Robert L.  Maxwell’s Handbook for RDA: Explaining and Illustrating RDA, Resource Description and Access Using MARC21. Chicago: ALA, 2013 025.32 MaxweM2

ISBN 978-0-8389-1172-3


In this clear and comprehensive resource, cataloging expert Robert Maxwell brings his trademark practical commentary to bear on the new, unified cataloging standard. Designed to interpret and explain RDA: Resource Description and Access, this handbook illustrates and applies the new cataloging rules in the MARC21 environment for every type of information format.  From books to electronic materials to music and beyond, Maxwell

•     Explains the conceptual grounding of RDA, including FRBR and FRAD
•     Addresses the nuances of how cataloging will, and won't, change in the MARC21  environment
•     Shows catalogers how to create and work with authority records of persons, families, corporate bodies, geographic entities, works, and expressions
•     Explores recording relationships, working with records of manifestations and items, and more Provides numerous sample records to illustrate RDA principles

A guided tour of the new standard from a respected authority, this essential handbook will help catalogers, LIS students, and cataloging instructors navigate RDA smoothly and find the information they need efficiently.

FAST: Faceted Application of Subject Terminology

 

Chan, Lois Mai and O'Neill, Edward T. FAST: Faceted Application of Subject Terminology

Libraries Unlimited, 2010. ISBN:  978-1-59158-722-4

Have trouble navigating the complicated world of controlled subject headings? Faceted Application of Subject Terminology (or FAST) is designed to rework Library of Congress Subject Heading's structure and rules so that they are easier to use, understand, and apply. According to its authors, this book provides an explanation of the structure and application of the system's vocabulary and the mechanism used to control and maintain it. The book is intended for readers who are interested in learning about or applying FAST as an indexing vocabulary and those interested in finding an economical way to improve search results.

Cataloging and Classification: An Introduction, Third Ed

Chan, Lois Mai. Cataloging and Classification: An Introduction, Third Ed. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow, 2007 025.3 Chan 3rd ed. ISBN978-0-8108-6000-1

Cataloging and Classification, Third Edition, is a classic text for beginning students and a tool for practicing cataloging personnel. All chapters have been rewritten in this latest edition to incorporate recent developments, particularly the tremendous impact metadata and the Web have had on cataloging and classification