Descriptive Cataloging Issues for Non-Western Corpora: A Case Study of Late Imperial Chinese Books

IF 0.9 Q3 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Cataloging & Classification Quarterly Pub Date : 2022-12-31 DOI:10.1080/01639374.2022.2148800

Wenyi Shang, Jacob Jett, T. Underwood, J. Stephen Downie

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Abstract

ABSTRACt Full-text digital libraries (DL) like the HathiTrust open new analytic opportunities for digital humanists and those studying language-specific corpora such as late imperial Chinese books. These analyses rely on DL metadata records to contextualize and validate findings. However, historic Anglo-American cataloging practices introduce difficulties. Our comparative case study of HathiTrust MARC records for Chinese (1,534), English (25,866), and German (7,872) books (the 1500s–1700s) reveals significant problems: data spread across fields; essential data lacunae; lack of normalization; and information transcribed from sources without translation nor explanation. Cataloging practices need updating to support scholars working with Chinese and other Asian materials.

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非西方企业的著录问题——以中国帝国晚期图书为例

ABSTRACt像HathiTrust这样的全文数字图书馆（DL）为数字人文主义者和那些研究特定语言语料库（如帝国晚期的中文书籍）的人打开了新的分析机会。这些分析依赖DL元数据记录来对研究结果进行情境化和验证。然而，历史上的英美编目实践带来了困难。我们对中文（1534年）、英文（25866年）和德文（7872年）图书的HathiTrust MARC记录的比较案例研究揭示了重大问题：数据分布在各个领域；基本数据空白；缺乏规范化；以及未经翻译或解释而从来源转录的信息。编目实践需要更新，以支持学者使用中文和其他亚洲材料。

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Cataloging & Classification Quarterly INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-

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0.90

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28.60%

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期刊介绍： Cataloging & Classification Quarterly provides an effective international forum for information and discussion in the field of bibliographic organization. This highly respected journal considers the full spectrum of creation, content, management, use, and usability of bibliographic records, including the principles, functions, and techniques of descriptive cataloging; the wide range of methods of subject analysis and classification; provision of access for all formats of materials; and policies, planning, and issues connected to the effective use of bibliographic data in modern society.