Use of MARC21 control field data in University Library OPACs in Karnataka: A study

IF 0.4 Q4 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Annals of Library and Information Studies Pub Date : 2022-03-30 DOI:10.56042/alis.v68i1.35116

Vasantha Raju Chandrappaa, N. S. Harinarayanac

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Abstract

This study discusses about importance of MARC21 control field and its effective implementation in university libraries OPACs in Karnataka. The catalogue records available through library web OPACs of universities under study formed the data source for this study. The university library web OPACs which we examined in this study have used Koha ILMS. One thousand and eighty-eight (1088) records were randomly selected from the nine university library web OPACs for the study. The study examined the proper implementation of 008 control field of MARC21, which is an important data element in information retrieval. The study found that average length of a cataloguing record was 1572.78 characters. The study as also revealed that libraries web OPACs under study have given scant attention for control fields, 001 and 003 were the two tag numbers that have been used extensively. Overall the university libraries have neglected control fields data element in their OPACs. This adversely affect the data retrieval from the user point of view. The study strongly recommend that libraries should fill up the data required for control fields while cataloguing their records.

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MARC21控制场数据在卡纳塔克邦大学图书馆OPAC中的应用研究

本文探讨了MARC21控制领域的重要性及其在卡纳塔克邦大学图书馆opac中的有效实施。通过图书馆网络OPACs获取的高校目录记录构成了本研究的数据来源。本研究考察的高校图书馆网络OPACs均采用Koha ILMS。从九所大学图书馆网络OPACs中随机选择了一千八百八十八(1088)条记录进行研究。本研究考察了MARC21 008控制域的正确实施，008控制域是信息检索中的重要数据元素。研究发现，编目记录的平均长度为1572.78个字符。研究还表明，图书馆网络OPACs研究对控制领域的关注不足，001和003是两个标签号被广泛使用。总的来说，大学图书馆在opac中忽略了控制字段数据元素。从用户的角度来看，这对数据检索有不利影响。该研究强烈建议图书馆在编目记录时应填写控制字段所需的数据。

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Annals of Library and Information Studies INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-

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1.60

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16.70%

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审稿时长

20 weeks

期刊介绍： Annals of Library and Information Studies is a leading quarterly journal in library and information studies publishing original papers, survey reports, reviews, short communications, and letters pertaining to library science, information science and computer applications in these fields.