Abby, all,
One good starting point would be Karen Coyle's recent article "Understanding the Semantic Web: bibliographic data and metadata." It is about 30 p. and is the full content of _Library Technology Reports_ v. 46, issue 1, Jan. 2010. The first chapter (of two--a third part is just a references page) is available online at http://alatechsource.metapress.com/content/p3022442071g7655/fulltext.pdf
Karen is really clear and has a good understanding of cataloging past and present (none of know the future, right?) This article is not technical. It's a historical and conceptual piece, and that (and its brevity) is what makes it a good starting point.
Matthew Beacom
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Subject: [NGC4LIB] Looking for reading and resources on future of cataloging and integrated library systems
Good morning all,
This is my first post to the list, so I'm a bit out of my league, but I was
wondering if any of you can help. I was just asked to research the future
of cataloging and integrated library systems by my Director of Technology
Systems. Anyone have any suggestions on readings or resources related to
this topic?
Thanks in advance,
Abby Hanks-Danvers
IT and Technology Librarian
Private Industry
Cincinatti, Ohio
Received on Fri Feb 26 2010 - 13:02:39 EST