{"title":"Introduction to Empowering Representations: Rethinking Surrogates from the Margins","authors":"L. Howarth","doi":"10.1080/01639374.2022.2133039","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01639374.2022.2133039","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract In addition to describing the context for, and intent of, the special theme issue on “Empowering Representations: Retinking Surrogates from the Margins”, the following introduction provides a brief description and sub-set of findings from each of the articles in the issue. Selected refereed papers include both theoretical and applied or practical approaches to, and critical lenses for, challenging how catalogers can responsibly, mindfully, and without bias discharge their responsibilities for providing access to collections inclusive of all.","PeriodicalId":45054,"journal":{"name":"Cataloging & Classification Quarterly","volume":"60 1","pages":"461 - 466"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47834891","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Body-Oriented Cataloging as a Method of Inclusive Gender Representation","authors":"Travis L. Wagner","doi":"10.1080/01639374.2022.2089795","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01639374.2022.2089795","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This paper reports on findings from qualitative research studying the gendering practices of catalogers working with visual information. Using the findings of this research, the paper argues that systemic cisnormativity directly impacts the way catalogers think about and imagine gender within their work. In response to the findings, the paper theorizes a new approach to cataloging gender referred to as body-oriented description. The paper concludes by offering suggestions on how to engage in body-oriented description and explores its impact on gender inclusive cataloging and inclusive information organization more broadly.","PeriodicalId":45054,"journal":{"name":"Cataloging & Classification Quarterly","volume":"60 1","pages":"620 - 645"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49149831","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
William Boyle, Michael Q. Dudley, Catherine Hatinguais
{"title":"Tongue-Tied by Authorities: Library of Congress Vocabularies and the Shakespeare Authorship Question","authors":"William Boyle, Michael Q. Dudley, Catherine Hatinguais","doi":"10.1080/01639374.2022.2124473","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01639374.2022.2124473","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Despite the existence of a vast literature reflecting hundreds of years of scholarship questioning the authorship of the works of Shakespeare, the conventional Library of Congress Name Authority File and Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) are unable to accurately describe this literature owing to their assumption that the author was William Shakspere of Stratford-upon-Avon. Adopting a pragmatic, philosophically realist perspective based in social epistemology, this article highlights past and current deficiencies in the authority records concerning Shakespeare and proposes changes that would better reflect the nature and purpose of this literature, as well as the historic signifiers of the named persons in question.","PeriodicalId":45054,"journal":{"name":"Cataloging & Classification Quarterly","volume":"60 1","pages":"736 - 774"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44978932","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Historical Collections and Library Catalogs: Provenance Metadata, Bibliographic Standards and Frameworks, and Catalog Functionalities","authors":"Sonja Svoljsak","doi":"10.1080/01639374.2022.2124340","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01639374.2022.2124340","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The article discusses the importance of custodial history metadata in bibliographic standards, formats and frameworks, and in library catalogs. It analyzes the present situation and proposes some basic solutions that would make it possible for the custodial history metadata to be entered in a standardized way and to be functionally linked to the holdings metadata so that catalog users would be able to search and retrieve information on the most relevant copies in terms of their provenance. Visual simulations of various functionalities based on the search and results display interface of the Slovenian National Library’s catalog are also included.","PeriodicalId":45054,"journal":{"name":"Cataloging & Classification Quarterly","volume":"60 1","pages":"775 - 785"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41915594","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alexandre Fortier, Heather J. Pretty, Daniel B. Scott
{"title":"Assessing the Readiness for and Knowledge of BIBFRAME in Canadian Libraries","authors":"Alexandre Fortier, Heather J. Pretty, Daniel B. Scott","doi":"10.1080/01639374.2022.2119456","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01639374.2022.2119456","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This study assesses the Canadian library community’s understanding of and readiness for the transition from the MARC format to the BIBFRAME model. Results indicate that knowledge of BIBFRAME is low among respondents and that most of the libraries surveyed do not know enough about BIBFRAME to consider planning a transition. The success of the transition will depend on the leadership of larger libraries as well as better training in formal programs and continuing education initiatives.","PeriodicalId":45054,"journal":{"name":"Cataloging & Classification Quarterly","volume":"60 1","pages":"708 - 735"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45644738","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluating Metadata Quality in LGBTQ+ Digital Community Archives","authors":"A. Kord","doi":"10.1080/01639374.2022.2116512","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01639374.2022.2116512","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This project evaluated metadata in digital LGBTQ+ community archives in order to determine its quality and how metadata quality effects the sustainability of digital community archives. This project uses a case study approach, using content analysis to evaluate metadata quality of three LGBTQ+ digital archives: Transas City, The History Project, and ONE Archives. Analysis found that the metadata in LGBTQ+ digital community archives is inconsistent and often only meets the minimum requirements for quality metadata. Further, this study concluded that professional guidelines and practices for metadata strip away the personality and uniqueness that is key to community archives success and purpose.","PeriodicalId":45054,"journal":{"name":"Cataloging & Classification Quarterly","volume":"60 1","pages":"514 - 535"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43006909","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cataloging Quality and the Views of Catalogers in Hellenic Academic Libraries","authors":"Konstantinos Kyprianos, Eleni Lolou, Foteini Efthymiou","doi":"10.1080/01639374.2022.2110345","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01639374.2022.2110345","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This study focuses on cataloging quality and how it is defined by information professionals, specifically university library catalogers. Although there is no single and objective definition of ‘cataloging quality,’ research aims to specify its core characteristics. The goal is to define the modern cataloging environment, as well as the tools and opportunities it provides, and to improve the success of academic library services for both professional catalogers and users, who are the final consumers of the information. Regarding methodology, a sample survey was chosen. The survey results revealed that the quality of cataloging is determined by several factors, including technical features of the data, adherence to standards, the cataloging process, user satisfaction, and the development of a general quality culture.","PeriodicalId":45054,"journal":{"name":"Cataloging & Classification Quarterly","volume":"60 1","pages":"683 - 707"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48291541","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prioritizing the People: Developing a Method for Evaluating a Collection’s Description of Diverse Populations","authors":"Brian Clark, Catherine Smith","doi":"10.1080/01639374.2022.2090042","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01639374.2022.2090042","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Following the long overdue cancellation of the Library of Congress Subject Heading “Illegal alien” many libraries are assessing options for remediating problematic descriptive language in their catalogs. This paper presents a method of evaluating LCSH corresponding to historically marginalized populations—women, African Americans, Indigenous peoples, and LGBTQIA + people—by measuring cooccurrences of LCSH and Library of Congress Classifications (LCC) across a library’s collection. Starting with a sample of 468,100 MARC records, data was extracted with Python then organized and graphed with R. The results offer a holistic perspective of descriptive language assigned to these populations and produced data that can help guide collection development and local subject description policies.","PeriodicalId":45054,"journal":{"name":"Cataloging & Classification Quarterly","volume":"60 1","pages":"560 - 582"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43212275","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ed Jones, Anna Kijas, Alex Wingate, Jennifer Bowen, Taylor Diken, Kim Martin, A. Rakityanskaya, Katherine G. Kisselstein, Rob Spectre
{"title":"Interview with Volunteers for Saving Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Online (SUCHO)","authors":"Ed Jones, Anna Kijas, Alex Wingate, Jennifer Bowen, Taylor Diken, Kim Martin, A. Rakityanskaya, Katherine G. Kisselstein, Rob Spectre","doi":"10.1080/01639374.2022.2077496","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01639374.2022.2077496","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract An interview with eight volunteers involved in creating metadata for online resources identified for inclusion in the Saving Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Online (SUCHO) project. Includes background and an introduction to the project, a discussion of SUCHO as a volunteer-driven project, a description of the metadata aspect, and an online demo of the process of creating metadata for the project.","PeriodicalId":45054,"journal":{"name":"Cataloging & Classification Quarterly","volume":"60 1","pages":"225 - 242"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44197455","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}