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Cataloging and Organizing Digital Resources: A How-to-Do-It Manual for Librarians (How-to-Do-It Manuals for Libraries, No. 139) (How to Do It Manuals for ... (How to Do It Manuals for Librarians) | 
 enlarge | Author: Brian E. Surratt Anne M. Mitchell
Publisher: Neal-Schuman Publishers
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 1107981
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
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Pages: 219
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Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.5 x 0.6
ISBN: 1555705219
Dewey Decimal Number: 025.344
EAN: 9781555705213
ASIN: 1555705219
Publication Date: April 1, 2005
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Product Description
Organizing, managing, and making accessible a wide variety of resources is critical to the library mission. But as the nature of information changes, libraries must modify their functions and processes. This timely manual shows how to best integrate online resources into traditional workflowscollection development, acquisition, description, organization, and administrationand includes a special section on managing local digital libraries. Coverage tackles problematic areas such as copyright considerations, Dublin Core metadata creation, user interface design, access control, hardware and software selection, and more. The authors even provide step-by-step guidance for analyzing, recording, and organizing the bibliographic data of online content and best practices for cataloging electronic monographs, serials, integrated resources, and digitized collections. Their practical guidance includes fully worked out coding for MARC21 records for a variety of formats. Chapters explore alternative means of compiling and promoting collections through Web lists, information links, and federated searches. This useful guide is an essential addition for any library looking to satisfy the needs of users in the 21st century.
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