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Topic

Readings

1

8/21-8/27

Introduction

Required:

Borges, J. L. (1962). The library of Babel (A. Kerrigan, Trans.). In A. Kerrigan (Ed.), Ficciones (pp. 79-88). New York, NY: Grove Press. Retrieved from https://libraryofbabel.info/libraryofbabel.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

[[books:1962borges_the library of babel]]


Shera, J. H. (1973). Changing concepts of classification: Philosophical and educational implications. In Knowing books and men; knowing computers, too (pp. 327-337). Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited. Retrieved from course reserve.

[[books:1973shera_changing concepts of classification]]


Wilson, P. (1968). Introduction. In Two kinds of power: An essay on bibliographical control (pp. 1-5). Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. Retrieved from https://books.google.com/books?id=DePy_aazKI4C&lpg=PA55&pg=PP3#v=onepage&q&f=false (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

[[articles:1968wilson_introduction an essay on bibliographical control]]


Wilson, P. (1968). The bibliographical universe. In Two kinds of power: An essay on bibliographical control (pp. 6-19). Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. Retrieved from https://books.google.com/books?id=DePy_aazKI4C&lpg=PA55&pg=PP3#v=onepage&q&f=false (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

[[articles:1968wilson_the bibliographical universe]]


2

8/28-9/3

The Library Catalog

Required:

British Museum. (1841). Rules for the compilation of the catalogue. In Catalogue of printed books in the British Museum (Vol. 1, pp. v-ix). London, UK: J. B. Nichols and Son. Retrieved from https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001761602 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

[[articles:1841BritishMuseum_rules for the compilation of the catalogue]]


Cutter, C. A. (1876). Library catalogues. In Public libraries in the United States of America: Their history, condition, and management, Part I (pp. 526-549). Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. Retrieved from https://archive.org/details/cu31924029529553 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

[[articles:1876cutter_library catalogues]]


Cutter, C. A. (1904). General remarks, Definitions, Author-catalog entry. In Rules for a dictionary catalog (4 ed., pp. 11-56). Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. Retrieved from https://archive.org/details/rulesforadictio06cuttgoog (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

[[articles:1904cutter_general remarks, definations, author-catalog entry]]


Verona, E. (1959). Literary unit versus bibliographical unit. Libri, 9(2), 79-104. Retrieved from course reserve.

[[articles:1959verona_literary unit versus bibliographical unit]]


Wilson, P. (1983). The catalog as access mechanism: Background and concepts. Library Resources & Technical Services, 27(1), 4-17. Retrieved from http://www.ala.org/alcts/resources/lrts (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

[[articles:1983wilson_the catalog as access mechanism]]


3

9/4-9/10

Descriptive cataloging I

Required:

Lubetzky, S. (1953). Is this rule necessary? In Cataloging rules and principles: A critique of the A.L.A. rules for entry and a proposed design for their revision (pp. 1-15). Washington, DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved from https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001162682 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

[[articles:1953lubetzky_is this rule necessary]]


Lubetzky, S. (1969). The author and title catalog in the library: Its role, function, and objectives. Report 2 of a series on the principles of cataloging. Washington, DC: US Department of Health, Education & Welfare, Office of Education. Retrieved from https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED058909 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

[[articles:1969lubetzky_the author and title catalog in the library]]


Pettee, J. (1936). The development of authorship entry and the formulation of authorship rules as found in the Anglo-American code. Library Quarterly, 6(3), 270-290. Retrieved from course reserve.

[[articles:1936pettee_development of authorship entry]]


4

9/11-9/17

Descriptive Cataloging II

Required:

Gorman, M. (1989). Yesterday's heresy--today's orthodoxy: An essay on the changing face of descriptive cataloging. College & Research Libraries, 50(6), 626-634. Retrieved from http://crl.acrl.org/index.php/crl/article/view/14506 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

[[articles:1989gorman_an essay on the changing face of descriptive cataloging]]


Osborn, A. D. (1941). The crisis in cataloging. Library Quarterly, 11(4), 393-411. Retrieved from www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/inside/units/bibcontrol/osmc/crisis.pdf

[[articles:1941osborn_the crisis in cataloging]]


Tucker, B. R. (1990). The limits of a title proper, or one case showing why human beings, not machines, must do the cataloging. Library Resources & Technical Services, 34(2), 240-245. Retrieved from http://www.ala.org/alcts/resources/lrts (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

[[articles:1990tucker_the limits of a title proper, or one case showing why human beings, not machines, must do the cataloging]]


Recommended:

Horny, K. L. (1986). Minimal-level cataloging: A look at the issues--a symposium. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 11(6), 332-334. Retrieved from http://www.emporia.edu/libsv/

[[articles:1986horny_minimal-level cataloging a look at the issues a symposium]]


Ross, R. M., & West, L. (1986). MLC: A contrary viewpoint. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 11(6), 334-336. Retrieved from http://www.emporia.edu/libsv/

[[articles:1986ross_MLC (minmal level cataloging contrary viewpoint]]


Rhee, S. (1986). Minimal-level cataloging: Is it the best local solution to a national problem? The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 11(6), 336-337. Retrieved from http://www.emporia.edu/libsv/

[[articles:1986rhee_minimal-level cataloging]]


Crowe, W. J. (1986). Local needs, shared responsibilities. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 11(6), 337-338. Retrieved from http://www.emporia.edu/libsv/

[[articles:1986crowe_local needs shared responsibilities]]


Marko, L., & von Wahlde, B. (1986). BRC (Brief Record Cataloging) at Michigan. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 11(6), 339-340. Retrieved from http://www.emporia.edu/libsv/

[[articles:1986marko_Brief record cataloging at michigan]]


Somers, J., & Kamens, H. (1986). A more detailed study of one library's experience. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 11(6), 341-342. Retrieved from http://www.emporia.edu/libsv/

[[articles:1986somers_a more detailed study of one library's experience]]


5

9/18-9/24

Subject Cataloging

Required:

Haykin, D. J. (1951). Introduction. In Subject headings: A practical guide (pp. 1-6). Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office. Retrieved from https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015008971890;view=1up;seq=7 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

[[books:1951haykin_introduction]]


Haykin, D. J. (1951). Fundamental concepts. In Subject headings: A practical guide (pp. 7-11). Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office. Retrieved from https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015008971890;view=1up;seq=7 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

[[books:1951haykin_fundamental concepts]]


Wilson, P. (1968). Subjects and the sense of position. In Two kinds of power: An essay on bibliographic control (pp. 69-92). Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. Retrieved from https://books.google.com/books?id=DePy_aazKI4C&lpg=PA55&pg=PP3#v=onepage&q&f=false (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

[[books:1968wilson_subjects and the sense of postion]]


Prevost, M. L. (1946). An approach to theory and method in general subject heading. Library Quarterly, 16(2), 140-151. Retrieved from course reserve.

[[articles:1946prevost_an approach to theory and method in general subject heading]]


6

9/25-10/1

Classification

Required:

Comaromi, J. P. (1976). The historical development of the Dewey Decimal Classification system. In K. L. Henderson (Ed.), Major classification systems: The Dewey centennial (pp. 17-31). Urbana-Champaign, IL: University of Illinois. Retrieved from https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/handle/2142/1778 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

[[articles:1976comaromi_the historical development of the Dewey decimal classification system]]


Hulme, W. W. (1911). Principles of book classification. Library Association Record, 13(1), 444-449. Retrieved from course reserve.

[[articles:1911hulme_principles of book classification]]


Svenonius, E. (1983). Use of classification in online retrieval. Library Resources & Technical Services, 27(1), 76-80. Retrieved from http://www.ala.org/alcts/resources/lrts (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

[[articles:1983svenonius_Use of classification in onine retrieval]]

7

10/2-10/8

Controlled Vocabulary

Required:

Lowe, H. J., & Barnett, G. O. (1994). Understanding and using the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) vocabulary to perform literature searches. The Journal of the American Medical Association, 271(14), 1103-1108. Retrieved from course reserve.

[[articles:1994lowe_understanding and using the medical subject headings Mesh vocabulary to perform literature searches]]


Smiraglia, R. P. (2004). Authority control of works: Cataloging's chimera? Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, 38(3-4), 291-308. Retrieved from http://www.emporia.edu/libsv/

[[articles:2004smiraglia_authority control of works]]


8

10/9-10/15

Retrieval

Required:

Svenonius, E. (1986). Unanswered questions in the design of controlled vocabularies. Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 37(5), 331-340. Retrieved from http://www.emporia.edu/libsv/

[[articles:1986svenonius_unanswered questions in the design of controlled vocabularies]]


Spencer, B. (2007). Harnessing the deep web: A practical plan for locating specialty databases on the web. Reference Services Review, 35(1), 71-83. Retrieved from http://www.emporia.edu/libsv/

[[articles:2007spencer_a practical plan for locating specialty databases on the web]]


9

10/16-10/22

Natural Language

Required:

Fidel, R. (1992). Who needs controlled vocabulary? Special Libraries, 83(1), 1-9. Retrieved from http://faculty.washington.edu/fidelr/RayaPubs/WhoNeedsControlledVocabulary.pdf (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

[[articles:1992fidel_who needs controlled vocabulary]]


Larson, R. R. (1991). The decline of subject searching: Long-term trends and patterns of index use in an online catalog. Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 42(3), 197-215. Retrieved from http://www.emporia.edu/libsv/

[[articles:1991larson_the decline of subject searching]]


10

10/23-10/29

Ontologies and Taxonomies

Required:

Linnaeus, C. (1944). Translation of the title page and the "Observationes" to the tables in the "Systema Naturae” (M. S. J. Engel-Ledeboer & H. Engel, Trans.). In Systema naturae, 1735: Facsimile of the first edition (pp. 17-30). Nieuwkoop, Netherlands: De Graaf. Retrieved from course reserve.

[[books:1944linneaus_Translation of the title page and the observations to the tables in the system naturae]]

Benner, J. G., & Karimi, H. A. (2014). Accessible wayfinding ontologies for people with disabilities. Paper presented at Accessible Way-Finding Using Web Technologies, Online Symposium, 3 December. Retrieved from https://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/2014/way-finding/paper9/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

[[articles:2014benner_accessible wayfinding ontologies for people with disabilties]]


11

10/30-11/5

Indexing

Required:

Bates, M. J. (1989). Rethinking subject cataloging in the online environment. Library Resources & Technical Services, 33(4), 400-412. Retrieved from http://www.ala.org/alcts/resources/lrts (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

[[articles:1989bates_rethinking subject cataloging in the online environment]]


Page, L., Brin, S., Motwani, R., & Winograd, T. (1999). The PageRank citation ranking: Bringing order to the web. Retrieved from http://ilpubs.stanford.edu:8090/422/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

[[articles:1999page_the pagerank citation ranking]]


Recommended:

Barroso, L. A., Dean, J., & Hölzle, U. (2003). Web search for a planet: The Google cluster architecture. IEEE Micro, 23(2), 22-28. Retrieved from course reserve.

[[articles:2004barroso_web search for a planet the google cluster architecture]]


12

11/6-11/12

Archival Organization

Required:

Cox, R. J. (2007). Revisiting the archival finding aid. Journal of Archival Organization, 5(4), 5-32. Retrieved from http://www.emporia.edu/libsv/

[[articles:2007cox_revisiting the archival finding aid]]


Langdon, J. (2016). Describing the digital: The archival cataloging of born-digital personal papers. Archives and Records, 37(1), 37-52. Retrieved from course reserve.

[[articles:2016langdon_archival cataloguing of born-digital personal papers]]


13

11/13-11/19

Data Management

Required:

Heidorn, P. B. (2008). Shedding light on the dark data in the long tail of science. Library Trends, 57(2), 280-299. Retrieved from course reserve.

[[articles:2008heidorn_shedding light on the dark data in the long tail of science]]


Lyon, L. (2012). The informatics transform: Re-engineering libraries for the data decade. The International Journal of Digital Curation, 7(1), 126-138. Retrieved from http://www.ijdc.net/index.php/ijdc/article/view/210 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

[[articles:2012lyons_the informatics transform re-engineering libraries for the data decade]]


Salo, D. (2010). Retooling libraries for the data challenge. Ariadne, 64. Retrieved from http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue64/salo (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

[[articles:2010sala_retooling libraries for the data challenge]]


14

11/20-11/26

Thanksgiving Holiday

Required:

Borges, J. L. (1964). The analytical language of John Wilkins (R. L. C. Simms, Trans.) In Other inquisitions, 1937-1952 (pp. 101-105). Austin, TX: University of Texas Press. Retrieved from http://entish.org/essays/Wilkins.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

[[books:1964borges_the analytical language of john wilkins]]

Eco, U. (1983). Second day, Night (W. Weaver, Trans.). In The name of the Rose (pp. 169-178). New York, NY: Harcourt Brace. Retrieved from course reserve.

[[books:1983eco_In the name of the rose]]


15

11/27-12/3

The Semantic Web

Required:

Bizer, C., Heath, T., & Berners-Lee, T. (2009). Linked data – The story so far. International Journal on Semantic Web and Information Systems, 5(3), 1-22. Retrieved from http://tomheath.com/papers/bizer-heath-berners-lee-ijswis-linked-data.pdf (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

[[articles:2009bizer_linked data the story so far]]


Lagoze, C., & Van de Sompel, H. (2001). The Open Archives Initiative: Building a low-barrier interoperability framework. Paper presented at the Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, Roanoke, VA. Retrieved from https://www.openarchives.org/documents/jcdl2001-oai.pdf (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

[[articles:2001lagoze_the open archives intitiative]]


Miller, E. (1998). An introduction to the Resource Description Framework. D-Lib Magazine, 4(5). Retrieved from http://www.dlib.org/dlib/may98/miller/05miller.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

[[articles:1998miller_an introduction to the resource description framework]]

16

12/4-12/8

The Future of Organization

Required:

Bush, V. (1945, July). As we may think. The Atlantic, 176. Retrieved from https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1945/07/as-we-may-think/303881/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

[[articles:1945bush_as we may think]]

Licklider, J. C. R. (1965). Information storage, organization, and retrieval. In Libraries of the future (pp. 70-89). Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. Retrieved from http://worrydream.com/refs/Licklider%20-%20Libraries%20of%20the%20Future.pdf (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

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