Topic
Uniform title
About: Uniform title is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 31 publications have been published within this topic receiving 147 citations. The topic is also known as: preferred title & authorized title.
Papers
TL;DR: How the concept and treatment of “uniform title” has evolved within Anglo-American cataloging codes, and is changing within RDA: Resource Description and Access is explored.
Abstract: Even before John Fiske (1878) reminded catalogers of their “duty” to correctly identify authors with the same name, uniform headings had assumed a place and purpose in nineteenth-century catalogs. Rules for names of persons, families, corporate bodies, and places have been developed to ensure consistency of both structure and application. Catalogers agree on the importance of form when creating either uniform headings or uniform titles. Paths diverge at the point of application. Effective collocation by means of uniform titles is entirely dependent on whether or not the option to establish them is exercised. In this article, we explore how the concept and treatment of “uniform title” has evolved within Anglo-American cataloging codes, and is changing within RDA: Resource Description and Access.
19 citations
TL;DR: Findings reveal that 77.1% of the cataloging department heads at the responding ARL institutions report paraprofessional involvement in one or more of these activities, with original description the most common and subject analysis the least common.
Abstract: The role of the paraprofessional cataloger in academic libraries is rapidly changing. The authors in this study investigated the nature, of paraprofessionals’ work in original cataloging activities at ARL institutions and compare their findings with those of an earlier survey. Original cataloging was defined to encompass a variety of activities including description, the creation of name and uniform title headings, subject analysis, and classification. Findings reveal that 77.1% of the cataloging department heads at the responding ARL institutions report paraprofessional involvement in one or more of these activities, with original description the most common and subject analysis the least common. Among the reasons commonly cited for such involvement were paraprofessional career development and cost savings. The respondents also noted advantages and disadvantages of paraprofessional participation in original cataloging as well as reactions they had observed among both professional and paraprofessional catalogers to this participation.
19 citations
TL;DR: The history of descriptive cataloging practices and MARC coding for video games and the special problems presented by Library of Congress subject heading and uniform title practice are described.
Abstract: Cataloging practices for video games have been in flux since the late 1970s, often lagging behind technological developments. This article describes the history of descriptive cataloging practices and MARC coding for video games. Also discussed are the special problems presented by Library of Congress subject heading and uniform title practice, which were developed for book cataloging rather than for the cataloging of video games themselves.
18 citations
TL;DR: The development of online catalogs has focused attention on the importance of defining bibliographic relationships and the uniform title will be a crucial linking device for these defined relationships in future multi-dimensionalOnline catalogs.
Abstract: Uniform titles have an enhanced role to play in the multi-dimensional online catalog systems of the future. Since their early appearance in Panizzi's catalog, the functions of uniform titles have been more clearly articulated and their application has been expanded. As ongoing examination of cataloging principles ha clarified the distinction between item and work, the importance of the uniform title in identifying, distinguishing and collocating works has become clear. The development of online catalogs has focused our attention on the importance of defining bibliographic relationships. The uniform title will be a crucial linking device for these defined relationships in future multi-dimensional online catalogs.
17 citations
TL;DR: Research is reported that investigates the extent to which records that are members of a particular work set may be automatically identified as such.
Abstract: In current cataloging practice, the identification of an item as a member of a particular work set is accomplished by assigning a main entry heading, or main entry citation, in the bibliographic record representing that item. The main entry citation is normally comprised of a primary author name and the uniform title associated with the work. However, the quality of bibliographic records varies, and this means of identification is not universally used by catalogers. Thus, consistent identification and retrieval of records representing editions of works is not guaranteed. Research is reported that investigates the extent to which records that are members of a particular work set may be automatically identified as such.
16 citations
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| Year | Papers |
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| 2015 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2008 | 3 |