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The Future of Cataloging

It's Not About Dewey

Bibliography

Cataloging and Classification

Group Assignment

Dull, M. d., & Parks, B. p. (2011). Cataloging Education and Cataloging Futures: An Interview with Allyson Carlyle. Serials Review, 37(2), 116-119.

Fast, K. D., & Campbell, D. "I Still Prefer Google": University Student Perceptions of Searching OPACs and the Web [Scholarly project]. Presented at ASIST 2004 Annual Meeting; "Managing and Enhancing Information: Cultures and Conflicts" (ASIST AM 04) Providence, Rhode Island, November 13 - 18, 2004.

http://www.asis.org/Conferences/AM04/abstracts/137.html

Marcum, D. B. (2004, January 16). The Future of Cataloging. Retrieved from http://www.guild2910.org/marcum.htm

Tarulli, L. (2010, April 30). Are catalogues more than an inventory? Or, more than just a place to query library holdings? [Web blog post]. Retrieved from https://laureltarulli.wordpress.com/tag/library-catalogs/

Fialkoff's Library Journal editorial, "It's Not About Dewey," is a direct reaction to Barbara Fister's "The Dewey Dilemma." In Fialkoff's reaction, she affirms that libraries and big box book stores have a history of exchanging ideas to 'sell' books. Libraries are moving away from the Dewey system in order to best meet the needs of their patrons. As Fialkoff asserts, "In the end, it’s not so much about Dewey or about what librarians have done in the past. It’s about creating a user-responsive environment now" (2009). When a system or program does not work for patrons, it is the libraries duty to find a system or program that will.

Ditching Dewey

What are they (librarians) saying about the change:

"I did away with Dewey in my Library this past summer. While not completely finished, my new set-up is proving to be easier for all stake-holders to use. I completely agree that using decimals before the kids learn it is crazy and the sections of Dewey aren’t relevant to our students lives anymore." -Bruce Glover

(Kaplan, Dolloff, Giffard, & Still-Schiff, 2012)

"Oh, goodness. I really want to do this! We’re moving into a new library at our school next year, so this seems like a good time to reorganize. I would LOVE to know more specifics. For example, how does all this work with our catalog program (Alexandria)?

I’ve read so many articles and blog posts about moving away from Dewey. It’s been at the back of my mind for awhile, but the bottom line is that it truly seems best for the child." -Amanda Counts

The Future of Cataloging

Professional Reaction

It's Not About Dewey - Group Consensus

“Rather than comparing ourselves to Google, I’d rather look at what the library offers (can offer, doesn’t yet offer, etc.) and the expectations from users as to what they want from us (where does our value lie in community?) and then look at if we are successful at doing this. And, as a result, how to carry out these expectations to meet the mandate and needs set by our users, and our profession” (Tarulli, 2010)

"That is exactly my thought. How are we preparing students to leave our college prep, K-12 library, and successfully navigate in huge university libraries when they have not learned to search for and find books in my relatively small, 18,000 book library?" - Susan Smith

“I believe that we need the library catalog, at least in the foreseeable future (which is longer than five years). Most of my friends in practice think the same. What will the catalog look like? Not the way it looks now, or it really will go away. I honestly believe that the library catalog could make users understand what absolutely cool and phenomenal things an information system could do--it could have people clamoring to Google for similar features. But, so far, I haven't seen anything close to what I can imagine” (Dull, 2011).

As a group, we agree with Fialkoff - a library should be organized according to the needs of its users. There was very little debate to reach this conclusion. As librarians, the needs of our patrons should always come first and we should be innovative in our approaches to meet those needs. And sometimes, being innovative means evolving or adapting a traditional process beyond the comfort zone that is the Dewey Decimal System.

“If we use the technology at our fingertips, a library catalogue can incorporate reference and readers services into it” (Tarulli, 2010).

Library of Congress May Begin Transitioning Away From MARC

Group Reaction

Searching is faster with Google. To obtain results in the traditional catalog, your search term must be entered correctly. Making the catalog user friendly will produce result like google. However, keeping the neatness of the catalog is equally as important.

Group Consensus

  • The Library of Congress is evaluating the efficiency of MARC 21 and its current standing.
  • They are looking to see whether the existing methods can be improved or needs to be replaced with something that will work better for users.
  • Any change that takes place will take place gradually over the next 10 years.

As a group we think that it is past time to reevaluate the usefulness of MARC 21 and it's rules.

From our work this semester and reading into MARC there must be some way to improve or replace it entirely.

Bibliography

The Future of Cataloging

Catalogs

Casey, M., & Stephens, M. (2010, July 15). It's Fine To Drop Dewey. Retrieved from LIbrary Journal: http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2010/07/managing-libraries/its-fine-to-drop-dewey/

Fialkoff, F. (2009, November 1). It's Not About Dewey: Borrowing the best of the bookstore models makes libraries more usable. Retrieved from Library Journal: http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2009/11/opinion/editorial/its-not-about-dewey-borrowing-the-best-of-bookstore-models-makes-libraries-more-usable/

Fister, B. (2010, May 20). The Dewey Dilemma. Retrieved from Library Journal: http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2010/05/public-services/the-dewey-dilemma/

Gordon, C. A. (2013, November/December). Dewey do, Dewey don't. Retrieved from ALA: http://www.ala.org/aasl/sites/ala.org.aasl/files/content/aaslpubsandjournals/knowledgequest/docs/KNOW_42_2_OE_DeweyDo.pdf

Kaplan, T. B. (2012, April 17). Done with Dewey. Retrieved from ALSC Blog: http://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2012/04/done-with-dewey/

It's Not About Dewey

What they (librarians) are saying about Dewey:

  • Libraries have a proud history of cataloging.

  • Classifying, Recording, CIP, and MARC have been effective.

  • Library Congress is experimenting with “access level” more useful for digital resources.

  • Library Congress is looking at ways to use self-describing metadata from digital resources.

  • Rethinking the role, task, and job duties of the cataloger.

Shana Celentano

Brittanie Edmond

ZellaQues Holmes

Brooke Walker

"Improving findability will not take us closer to becoming bookstores nor will it lead to the “commodification” of libraries in general. It will make access to our materials easier for our users to understand, which will improve use, which will result in happier library customers. And this is what we want, right?" (Casey and Stephens, 2010).

"Successful systems have clear logic and the different pieces are connected in ways that make sense to people who’re using the system. Students may be able to navigate the numbers if you spend enough time teaching Dewey, and find pieces of it, such as the 636.7 books or the 745.5 books. But the logic, the sense of it, will escape them because it’s based on criteria that are unknown or irrelevant to them" (Kaplan, 2012).

"Reforming DDC is a common practice that addresses a growing concern: How can librarians maximize accessibility and use of their library collections to accommodate user characteristics, purposes, and needs?" (Gordon, 2013)

"User-centered self-service and easy-to-access collections should be the order of the day. It pains me to think we still expect people to come to the librarian behind the reference desk—the gatekeeper of all knowledge—to beg for some snippets of information" (Casey and Stephens, 2010).

Bibliography Continued

Classification and Organization

Ditching Dewey

Kaplan, T. B., Dolloff, A. K., Giffard, S., & Still-Schiff, J. (2012, September 28). Are Dewey's Day's Numbered?: Libraries Nationwide are Ditching the Old Classification System. Retrieved from School Library Journal: http://www.slj.com/2012/09/collection-development/are-deweys-days-numbered-libraries-across-the-country-are-giving-the-old-classification-system-the-heave-ho-heres-one-schools-story/#_

Kelley, M. (2011, May 26). Library of Congress May Be Transitioning Away from MARC. Retrieved from Libreros Salalm: https://librerossalalm.wordpress.com/2011/05/26/library-of-congress-may-begin-transitioning-away-from-marc/

Marcum, D. B. (2004, January 16). The Future of Cataloging: Address to the Ebsco Leadership Seminar. Retrieved from The Future of Cataloging: http://www.guild2910.org/marcum.htm

Sullivan, B. A. (2010, Febuary 25). A LIbrarian's Dilemma: Three Articles in Consideration of DDC and it's Utility in Public LIbraries. Retrieved from LISNews: http://lisnews.org/librarian%E2%80%99s_dilemma_three_articles_consideration_ddc_and_its_utility_public_libraries

Tarulli, L. (2013, Feburary 11). Thoughts on LIbrary Journal's article : "Catalog by Design". Retrieved from The Cataloguing Librarian: https://laureltarulli.wordpress.com/2013/02/11/thoughts-on-library-journals-article-catalog-by-design/

The Future of Cataloging

The Dewey Dilemma

Thoughts on

"Catalog by Design"

The world of classification is changing perhaps not rapidly but steadily to meet a basic fundamental principle that the library has always held high.

Serving users and making the experience as excellent as possible.

These articles following have discussed the arguments made in favor and in opposition to transitions that have been occurring in the field of Cataloging.

Google

  • Librarians everywhere are reclassifying how patrons are finding books in the library.
  • Librarians in the field are actively trying to figure out the right balance.
  • Organizing books by their subjects first and call number next.
  • Following the BISAC (Book Industry Standards and Communications).
  • The BISAC system is maintained by the Book Industry Study Group, which classifies books into 52 broad categories, each with additional levels of specificity

  • Was becoming the preferred search engine when conducting research.

  • Produced results quick without the multiple layer effects.

  • Google digitized the content of 5 major research libraries.

  • The content was made available to customer by a simple key-word search.

  • Google’s missions organize world information.

  • Ms. Tarulli thinks that the thoughts on useability written by another author are unjust to the actual extent of work done to make MARC records accessible with user-friendly interfaces.
  • She points out that outside forces from catalogers have made resources that can serve users in an easier manner and completely changing the interface is not entirely necessary.

We as a group would be on the fence.

We want as amateur catalogers for things to be easier for us and for users especially.

However we see both points and could not come to an easy agreement on which side to choose.

We would like for everything to be in the favor of users first.

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