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Professional tools and resources

 

A taxonomy of professional tools, resources and publications supporting traditional cataloguing, metadata manipulation, classification and indexing.  All links point to professional articles, tools and resources that are either open access or licensed for free use by cataloguers.

 

Please contact us at CIGcommittee@gmail.com if you have any comments or suggestions.

 
 

Contents


Overviews and introductory resources

Reference resources for cataloguers

Specific cataloguing standards and metadata schema

Learning object metadata

RDA

Online directories of professional tools and resources

Z39.50

Programme for collaborative cataloguing

Open and linked data

    Software tools for information management

    Indexing

    Thesauri

    Related standards, topics and resources

    Classification

    Forums and discussion lists

    Organisations

     

     

    Overviews and introductory resources

     

    MARC Standards: MARC 21 - the authoritative guide to MARC 21, MARCXML, MODS and MADS with links to authoritative information on FRBR (Functional Requirements of Bibliographic Records)
    http://www.loc.gov/marc/

    Understanding MARC bibliographic - a brief description and tutorial
    http://www.loc.gov/marc/umb/

    Understanding MARC authorities - a brief description and tutorial
    http://www.loc.gov/marc/uma/

    Childress, E. (10.02.2003).  Non-MARC Cataloging Standards Overview: TEI & EAD, MODS, METS, XML-based MARC [online].  A PowerPoint presentation introducing library and archival metadata standards, including TEI, EAD, MODS, METS, MIX, and ONIX
       http://www.irel-open.ie/file.php/2/summary_presentation_on_metadata.ppt
    (MS PowerPoint, 916 KB)

    Guenther, R. & McCallum, S. (2003). New Metadata Standards for Digital Resources: MODS and METS.  Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 29 (2), 12-15.   An introductory article on MARC XML, MODS, METS
       http://www.asis.org/Bulletin/Dec-02/ASISTDecJan.pdf  
    (PDF, 954 KB)

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    Reference resources for cataloguers

     

    General

    Library library of Congress authority files
    http://authorities.loc.gov/

    MARC country codes
    http://www.loc.gov/marc/countries/

     

    Image metadata

    NISO metadata for images in XML schema (MIX) is useful for when technical image metadata is needed
    http://www.loc.gov/standards/mix/

    RSS 2.0 - might be considered for very lightweight metadata for Web 2.0 technologies, including discussion posts, forum posts, tweets, etc.
    http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html

    An extension for the RSS 2.0 <enclosure> element is available as Media RSS
    http://video.search.yahoo.com/mrss

     

    Audio metadata

    Federal Agencies Audio-Visual Working Group (2009). Embedding metadata in digital audio files introductory discussion for the Federal Agencies Guideline
    http://www.digitizationguidelines.gov/guidelines/digitize-embedding.html

    Poderator - a tool for creating metadata that can be read and processed by podcast applications, including iTunes. What metadata schema this tool uses is unclear
    www.poderator.com


    Video metadata
    Microformats Wiki
    http://microformats.org/wiki/video-metadata-model 

     

    Foreign language

    Translations of common terms from several languages to help foreign language item cataloguing
    http://staff.library.mun.ca/staff/toolbox/lang/biblang.htm

     

    Music

    Composer Cutter lists:
    A-H   http://lts.library.cornell.edu/lts/ac/cat/compcutii
    I-P    http://lts.library.cornell.edu/lts/ac/cat/compcutiia
    R-Z   http://lts.library.cornell.edu/lts/ac/cat/compcuttersiii

      

    Art

    Getty Institute Union List of Artist Names Online
    http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/vocabularies/ulan/

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    Specific cataloguing standards and metadata schema

     

    Universal standards:

     

    DC (Dublin Core)

    DC
    http://purl.org/metadata/dublin_core

    DC element set
    http://purl.org/metadata/dublin_core_elements

     

    ISBD (International Standard for Bibliographic Description)

    ISBD (International Standard for Bibliographic Description) standards for specialised resources.  Downloadable guides to all the IFLA resource cataloguing standards for general, antiquarian, electronic, cartographic, continuing, monographic, non-book, printed music and serial materials
    http://www.ifla.org/node/900

     

    MARC (Machine Readable Cataloguing format)

    MARC 21 (Machine Readable Cataloguing for the 21st century)
    http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/marcdocz.html

    MARC XML (Machine Readable Cataloguing in eXtensible Mark-up Language)
    http://www.loc.gov/marc/marcxml.html

     

    METS (Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard)

    Library of Congress METS tutorial
    http://www.loc.gov/standards/mets/

    Library of Congress’ suggested further reading on METS
    http://www.loc.gov/standards/mets/news100306.html

    A JISC-funded technical report on METS
    http://tinyurl.com/JISC-METS

     

    MODS (Metadata Object Description Standard)

    MODS
    http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods

    A JISC-funded report on MODS
    http://tinyurl.com/JISC-ModsReport

     

    ONIX (ONline Information eXchange)

    ONIX 
    http://www.editeur.org/onix.html

     

    RDA (Resource Description and Access)

    RDA
    http://www.rda-jsc.org/rda.html

    See the RDA section of this website for a more comprehensive list of RDA links 

     

    TEI (Text Encoding Initiative)

    TEI
    http://www.tei-c.org

     

    Agricultural information metadata standards

    FAO agricultural metadata standards
    http://www.fao.org/aims/tools_meta.jsp

     

    Archival resource description schema

    EAD (Encoded Archival Description)

    Library of Congress EAD tutorial
    http://www.loc.gov/ead

    Society of American Archivists guide to EAD
    http://www.archivists.org/saagroups/ead/

     

    Educational resource description schema

    GEM (Gateway to Education Materials)
    http://www.cen-ltso.net/main.aspx?put="215&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

     

    Visual resource description schema

    MIX (NISO Metadata for Images in XML)
    http://www.loc.gov/standards/mix

    VRA Core (Visual Resource Association Core) http://www.vraweb.org/projects/vracore4/index.html

     

    Preservation metadata

    Day, M., (n.d.). Preservation metadata.
     http://www.digitalpreservationeurope.eu/preservation-training-materials/files/vilnius-metadata-new.ppt
    (MS PowerPoint, 1.03 MB)

    Preserving Access to Digital Information - National Library of Australia.

    http://www.nla.gov.au/padi/topics/32.html

    Digital Curation Centre - a hub of open access preservation reference materials
    http://www.dcc.ac.uk/resources/curation-reference-manual/completed-chapters/preservation-metadata

    Dappert, A. & Farquhar, A. (2009). Implementing metadata that guides digital preservation services
     http://www.planets-project.eu/docs/papers/Dappert_MetadataAndPreservationServices_iPres2009.pdf    (PDF, 291 KB)

       

    Fay, R. (2010). Semantic Web, cataloging, & metadata (presentation)

    http://www.slideshare.net/robinfay/semantic-web-cataloging-metadata

    Freeman, D.A.  (2010).  Focus on metadata: understanding the Semantic Web: bibliographic data and metadata (blog post and link to book chapter)

    http://www.alatechsource.org/blog/2010/01/focus-on-metadata-understanding-the-semantic-web-bibliographic-data-and-metadata.html 

     

     

    Learning object metadata

     

    Introductory overviews

    UKOLN (2008). IEEE LOM
    http://standards-catalogue.ukoln.ac.uk/index/IEEE_LOM

    Barker, P. (2005). What is IEEE Learning Object Metadata/IMS Learning Resource Metadata? (CETIS briefing series)  http://zope.cetis.ac.uk/lib/media/WhatIsLOMscreen.pdf

    (PDF, 200 KB)


    Learning object model (LOM) metadata

    IEEE-LTSC (2005). WG12: Learning Object Metadata - official documentation for the IEEE LTSC Learning Object Model metadata schema (IEEE-LOM)http://ltsc.ieee.org/wg12/

    LOM records can be transported between systems using a variety of protocols, perhaps the most widely used being OAI-PMH (Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting)
    http://openarchives.org

    UK LOM is also popular and customised for UK institutions: http://zope.cetis.ac.uk/profiles/uklomcore

     

    Related learning object model based standards include the LOM that may be better for specific purposes include:

    IMS
    http://www.imsglobal.org/metadata/

    ADL SCORM
    http://www.cen-ltso.net/main.aspx?put="854&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

    ARIADNE
    http://www.cen-ltso.net/Main.aspx?put="824

    Celebrate LOM - an attempt to provide interoperable learning object repositories across Europe http://celebrate.eun.org/docs/CELEB_AP_v1.1_2003-11-17.pdf

    (PDF, 471 KB)

     

    Agostinho, S., et al. (2004).  Developing a learning object metadata application profile based on LOM suitable for the Australian higher education context.  Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 20 (2), 191-208. - Describes how LOM metadata has been customised for use in the Australian HE sector.
    http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet20/agostinho.html

    SOMA (Shared Online Media Archive) metadata element set
    http://soma-dev.sourceforge.net/SOMA_Metadata_1.htm

     

    DC (Dublin Core)

    DC is simple, is used in some learning object repositories, and may be extracted using OAI-PMH
    http://purl.org/metadata/dublin_core

     

    MODS

    MODS is essentially MARC XML (a library catalogue record) but with textual instead of numerical tags, thereby facilitating easy record interchange with the library catalogue, allowing easy exchange of library and learning object repository records
    http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods

     

    RDA

     

    RDA: Resource Description and Access – background http://www.rdatoolkit.org/background

    RDA-JSC presentations on RDA

    http://www.rda-jsc.org/rdapresentations.html

    Testing Resource Description and Access (RDA) - LC website

    http://www.loc.gov/bibliographic-future/rda/

    Resource Description and Access (RDA) in Australia

    http://www.nla.gov.au/lis/stndrds/grps/acoc/rda.html

    Library of Congress webcast for RDA (14.05.2008; 67 minutes)
    http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec="4320
    [Requires RealPlayer to view]

    Cataloguing principles and RDA: Resource Description and Access (2008; 49 minutes)
    http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec="4327

    FRBR: things you should know but were afraid to ask (04.03.09; 57 minutes)
    http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec="4554

    Caesar, I., & Eichel, D.  (2009).  Challenges for the Implementation of Resource Description and Access (RDA) Case Study Germany. 17th annual BOBCATSSS symposium.

    http://eprints.rclis.org/15907/

    Chapman, A. (2010).  The tools of our trade (RDA, MARC21) – guest lecture at London Metropolitan University
    http://www.resourceshelf.com/2009/03/23/the-tools-of-our-trade-aacr2rda-and-marc/

    Coyle, K. & Hillmann, D.  (2007).  Resource Description and Access (RDA). DLib Magazine, 13 (1/2).

    http://www.dlib.org/dlib/january07/coyle/01coyle.html

    Danskin, A. (2009). RDA — Resource Description and Access Objectives and Principles, v. 3.

     http://www.rda-jsc.org/docs/5rda-objectivesrev3.pdf (PDF, 60.3 KB)

    Dunsire, G. (2007)  Distinguishing content from carrier: the RDA/ONIX framework for resource categorization.  D-Lib Magazine [online], 13 (1/2)http://www.dlib.org/dlib/january07/dunsire/01dunsire.html 

    Dunsire, G. (25-30 May 2009)  FRBR, RDA and the Semantic Web. 
    http://www.cdlr.strath.ac.uk/pubs/dunsireg/LIDA2009.pps

    Gartner, R. (2008). Metadata for digital libraries: state of the art and future directions. JISC Technology & Standards Watch.

     http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/techwatch/tsw_0801pdf.pdf

    (PDF, 165 KB)

    Hillmann, D.I. (2009).  Getting real with RDA (presentation)
    http://www.slideshare.net/smartbroad/getting-real-with-rda

    Hillmann, D., et al. (2010).  RDA Vocabularies. DLib Magazine, 16 (1/2). http://www.dlib.org/dlib/january10/hillmann/01hillmann.html

    Kiorgaard, D.  (2009).  Resource Description and Access
    http://www.docstoc.com/docs/24111708/Resource-Description-and-Access

    Kiorgaard, D.  (2007).  RDA Element Analysis

     http://www.rda-jsc.org/docs/5rda-elementanalysisrev.pdf (PDF, 174 KB)

    Mendeley research papers archive: FRBR-RDA advances
    http://www.mendeley.com/research/frbr-rda-advances-resource-description-multiple-format-resources-10/

    Miska, S.D.  (2009).  Resource Description and Access (RDA) and new research potentials.  Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, [online] 35 (5), 47-51.
     http://www.asis.org/Bulletin/Jun-09/JunJul09_Miksa.pdf (PDF, 729 KB)

    Oliver, C. (2009). FRBR and RDA: Advances in Resource Description for multiple format resources

    http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/005002/f2/005002-2200-e.pdf

    (PDF, 0.98 MB)

    Poulter, A.  (2010).  One ring to rule them all: CIDOC CRM - CIDOC CRM and FRBRoo

     http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/events/CIG/2010/conf-exeter/presentations/a-poulter.ppt

    (MS PowerPoint, 1.46 MB)

    The CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model - discussed in Alan Poulter's (above) presentation "One ring to rule them all"
    http://www.cidoc-crm.org/

    Schiff, Adam L. (2010).  Changes from AACR2 to RDA: a comparison of examples

     http://www.rda-jsc.org/docs/BCLAPresentationWithNotes.pdf

    (pdf, 11.8 MB)

    Taylor, W. & Williams, H. (2010).  RDA: Resource Description and Access.  Ariadne [online], 63. 
    http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue63/rda-briefing-rpt/

    Tennant, R. (2007).  Will RDA Be DOA?  Library Journal [online], 25.
    http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6422278.html

    Testing RDA
    http://www.loc.gov/bibliographic-future/rda/

     
    RDA tools
    RDA toolkit
    http://www.rdatoolkit.org/

    RDA toolkit FAQs
    http://www.rdatoolkit.org/faq

    MARC 21 Format 2009 Changes to Accommodate RDA (Draft) – draft Library of Congress MARC standards for RDA
    http://www.loc.gov/marc/formatchanges-RDA.html

    McCallum, S. (2010). RDA in MARC.
    http://www.loc.gov/marc/RDAinMARC29.html

    RDA-MODS mapping

     http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/rdaMODSmapping.xls

    Draft MADS/RDF ontology
    http://www.loc.gov/standards/mads/rdf/

    NCSU libraries intranet - OA RDA test materials
    https://staff.lib.ncsu.edu/confluence/display/MNC/RDA+Test

     

    RDA blogs
    Anderson, K. (2009).  Helpful links on RDA, FRBR, and FRAD.
    http://ac.bslw.com/community/blog/2009/05/helpful-links-on-rda-frbr-and-frad/

    Anderson, K. (2009).  More RDA resources.
    http://ac.bslw.com/community/blog/2009/09/more-rda-resources/

    MARS authority control blog – weblog posts on RDA
    http://ac.bslw.com/community/blog/tag/rda/

    Poulter, Alan. (2011).  JSC Representative RDA/related standards blog.
    http://communities.cilip.org.uk/blogs/rda/default.aspx

     

    RDA conversion tools

    DCMI/RDA Task Group wiki – describes progress in developing RDA as an RDF vocabulary for use in developing a Dublin Core application profile
    http://dublincore.org/dcmirdataskgroup/

    Some technical notes on Dublin Core/RDA conversion at code4rda – an open source project to develop software to bridge Dublin Core, RDA and Semantic Web standards
    http://code.google.com/p/code4rda/wiki/HomePage

    MODS/MARC RDA-based format metadata conversion tools are currently under development.  Progress at the code4rda website may be followed at:
    http://code.google.com/p/code4rda/wiki/DataConversion

     JISC metadata generation tools review (30.10.08)
    http://tinyurl.com/metadata-gen (PDF, 3.07 MB)

     

    RDA discussion lists
    RDA-L email discussion list
    http://www.mail-archive.com/rda-l@listserv.lac-bac.gc.ca/msg02791.html 

      

     

    Online directories of professional tools and resources

     

    General resources

    ACRL (Association of College and Research Libraries) Rare Book and Manuscripts Section: rare book cataloguing resources directory
    http://lib.nmsu.edu/rarecat/

    The American Library Association has produced tools and resources ranging from technical from lists of useful websites to tools and resources for cataloguing and classification
    http://tinyurl.com/LA-Cat-Class

    BUBL LINK catalogue of classified cataloguing resources (with DDC classmark 025.3)
    http://bubl.ac.uk/link/linkbrowse.cfm?menuid="1027

    The Cataloguer’s Reference Shelf offers a useful and well organised hub of resources (last updated in 2008)
    http://www.itsmarc.com/crs/

    The metadata tab of the Federal Geographic Data Committee offers links to many specialist metadata standards and conversion tools
    http://www.fgdc.gov/metadata

    The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations provides a variety of metadata and ontology generation tools, information management tools and agricultural subject thesauri
    http://aims.fao.org/filter_type_tool?tid%5B%5D="84

    Memorial University library have produced a comprehensive directory of quality resources, including DC, METS and MEDS
    http://staff.library.mun.ca/staff/toolbox/

    Internet library for librarians: packed with usefulreference resources and a directory of cataloguing websites
    http://www.itcompany.com/inforetriever/

     

    Visual resources

    ARLIS (the Art Libraries Society) has compiled a directory of art cataloguing resources
    http://www.arlisna.org/organization/sec/cataloging/index.html#res 

     

    Serials

    Vanderbilt University library have produced a directory of serial cataloguing resources
    http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/ercelawn/org.html

     

    Maps and cartography

    Cartographic cataloguing resources are available from the Western Association of Map Libraries' Map Librarian’s Toolbox
    http://www.waml.org/maptools.html

    British Cartographic Society Map Curators' Toolkit
    http://www.cartography.org.uk/default.asp?contentID="641

    Buffalo University have produced their own map cataloguing toolbox
    http://library.buffalo.edu/maps/mapresources/map_cat_tools.php

     

    eGovernment

    e-Government Metadata schema: documents relating to the e-Government Metadata Framework http://www.govtalk.gov.uk/interoperability/metadata.asp?age=""2&order=title

     

    Foreign language resources

    University of Massachussetts directory of foreign language cataloguing http://www.library.umass.edu/catalog/forlang.html

     

    Dictionaries and language resources

    Human languages page: hundreds of links to spoken, written, signed, or invented languages. A great listing of translating dictionaries
    http://www.june29.com/HLP 

    A web of online dictionaries. Extensive list of dictionaries, including subject dictionaries, covering many languages. Not all are bi-lingual with English or confined to European languages. Some dictionaries are subject specific
    http://www.yourdictionary.com/

      

    Web resource cataloguing

    Guidelines for the cataloguing of electronic resources produced by the Libraries Australia Expert Advisory Group on Cataloguing of Electronic Resources:
    http://www.nla.gov.au/pub/gateways/archive/56/p25a01.htm

    OCLC-MARC coding guidelines for cataloguing electronic resources
    http://tinyurl.com/MARC-Eres

    Guide to use of MARC Leader field 06 (revised December 2007) 
    http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/ldr06guide.html

    Library of Congress guidelines for the use of field 856 (revised March 2003)http://www.loc.gov/marc/856guide.html

     

     

      

    Z39.50

     

    The Z39.50 protocol in Europe and links to other Z39.50 information
    http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/z3950/

    Z39.50 maintenance agency home page
    http://lcweb.loc.gov/z3950/agency/

     

    Program for collaborative cataloguing

     

    BIBCO
    http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/bibco/bibco.html

    NACO
    http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/naco/naco.html

    Name authority record creation FAQs
    http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/naco/nacocatfaq.html

    Serial cataloguing FAQs
    http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/bibco/seriesfaq.html

    Uniform title FAQs
    http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/naco/utfaq.html

    SACO
    http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/saco/saco.html

    CONSER
    http://www.loc.gov/acq/conser/index.html

     

     

    Linked and open data

     

    Linked open data project website

    http://linkeddata.org/

    Christopher Gutteridge (07.01.11).  Playing around with Open Linked Data: data.totl.net.  (Source: Open Knowledge Foundation Blog)

    http://blog.okfn.org/2011

    Kerry Ann Down (18.11.10). The Open University embraces the Linked Open Data Movement

    http://www.jisc.ac.uk/news/stories/2010/11/linkeddata.aspx

    Linked Data on the Web (LDOW2010) proceedings

    http://events.linkeddata.org/ldow2010/

    SweoIG W3C SWEO linking open data community project

    http://www.w3.org/wiki/SweoIG/TaskForces/CommunityProjects/LinkingOpenData

    Campbell, L.M. & MacNeill, S. (n.d.). The Semantic Web, linked and open data: a briefing paper

     http://wiki.cetis.ac.uk/images/1/1a/The_Semantic_Web.pdf

    Becker, C. (2009). European geodemographics Conference, London, April 1, 2009. Linking spatial data from the Web

     http://www.mrs.org.uk/networking/cgg/downloads/euro/ChristineBaeckerLinking%20Spatial%20Data%20from%20the%20Web.pdf

    Edoardo Pignotti (2011). Provenance and Linked Open Data - reflections on the reliability and trustability of linked data sources: a good overview of linked open data

    http://www.esi.ac.uk/research-themes/18

    Söderbäck (n.d.). Why libraries should embrace linked data (presentation)

     http://code4lib.org/files/LIBRIS_code4lib.pdf

     

     

     

    Software tools for information management

     

    Metadata generation tools

    A compilation of free and open source tools for the harvesting and automated generation of metadata for electronic resources and for converting between different metadata formats, including MARC
    http://dublincore.org/tools/

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations' Agricultural Information Management Standards - a compact directory of tools for generating Dublin Core and specialised agricultural metadata
    http://aims.fao.org/filter_type_tool?tid%5B%5D="84

     

    Metadata conversion tools

    MARC/MODS conversion tools
    http://www.loc.gov/standards/marcxml/

    Day, M. (n.d.).  Metadata: mapping between metadata formats [online].  A directory of metadata schema crosswalks and mappings
    http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/interoperability/ 

    DCMI/RDA Task Group wiki – describes progress in developing RDA as an RDF vocabulary for use in developing a Dublin Core application profile
    http://dublincore.org/dcmirdataskgroup/

    Some technical notes on Dublin Core/RDA conversion at code4rda – an open source project to develop software to bridge Dublin Core, RDA and Semantic Web standards
    http://code.google.com/p/code4rda/wiki/HomePage

    MODS/MARC RDA-based format metadata conversion tools are currently under development.  Progress at the code4rda website may be followed at:
    http://code.google.com/p/code4rda/wiki/DataConversion

     JISC metadata generation tools review (30.10.08)
    http://tinyurl.com/metadata-gen (PDF, 3.07 MB)

     

    Indexing tools

    Xerox DIMSUM automated indexing and abstracting software
    http://www2.parc.com/istl/projects/qca/dimsum/dimsum2.html

    The Society of Indexers also provide a limited list of indexing software packages
    http://www.indexers.org.uk/index.php?id="211

    Zebra indexing is a popular open source automated indexing solution
    http://www.indexdata.com/zebra

    Indexing

     

    LCSH

    LCSH (Library of Congress Subject Headings) outline of schedules
    http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/

    University of Mississippi Libraries LCSH guide (published 2004)
       http://home.olemiss.edu/~tharry/SH/lcshguide.pdf
    (PDF, 182 KB)

    A keyword searchable database of LCSH authority records, which supplies LCSH terms in traditional text as well as downloadable RDF/XML and N-triple (N3) formats
    http://id.loc.gov/authorities/search/

     

    Back-of-the-book indexing

    The American Society for Indexing is the body advises on professional indexing in the US.  Their website is a small treasure trove of resources and advice on indexing.  They also list online reference resources, including online subject thesauri
    http://www.asindexing.org/site/index.html

    Similar resources and training materials for aspiring indexers are available from the Society of Indexers, based in the UK
    http://www.indexers.org.uk/

     

    Web indexing

    The American Society for Indexing Web indexing SIG (Special Interest Group) provides detailed resources on indexing for online portals, directories and websites
    http://www.web-indexing.org/

    Web indexing SIG tutorial on the benefits of Web indexing and links to other Web indexing marketing resources
    http://www.asindexing.org/site/webndx.shtml

    Spool, J.M. (01.09.1997). Why on-site searching stinks.  User interface engineering [online].  An interesting, if dated, article comparing the effectiveness of Web page indexing against keyword searches using on-site search engines
    http://www.uie.com/articles/search_stinks/

    A blog posting from 2005 following Spool (1997), that claimed little had changed in the relative efficiency of searching indexed and non-indexed Web sites.
    http://justaddwater.dk/2005/12/04/on-site-searching-still-stinks/

    Index quality checklist
    http://www.asindexing.org/site/checklist.shtml

    American Society of Indexers' directory of online tools and resources
    http://www.asindexing.org/site/refbooks.shtml

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    Thesauri

    The American Society for indexing maintains a fairly comprehensive directory of online thesauri
    http://www.asindexing.org/site/thesonet.shtml

     

     

    Related standards, topics and resources

     

    Future directions

    CIBER report on the future of the library catalogue
    http://www.oclc.org/uk/en/reports/onlinecatalogs/default.htm

     

    Semantic Web

    FRBR (Functional Requirements of Bibliographic Records) - a high-level model of the bibliographic universe compatible with the RDF standard of the Semantic Web
    http://www.ifla.org/en/publications/functional-requirements-for-bibliographic-records

    RDF (Resource Description Framework)
    http://www.w3.org/RDF/

    OWL (Web Ontology Language)
    http://www.w3.org/2004/OWL/

    SKOS (Simple Knowledge Organization System)
    http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/

    Semantic Web developments
    http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/

     

    XML (Extensible Markup Language)

    XML.ORG - the XML industry portal
    http://www.xml.org

    XML - FAQs website
    http://xml.silmaril.ie/index.html 

    W3C Web tutorials - tutorials in all manner of mark-up languages and Web standards
    http://www.w3schools.com/

     

    Classification

     

    Library of Congress Classification scheme (LCC)

    LCC overview
    http://geography.miningco.com/science/geography/library/congress/bllc.htm

    LCC outline
    http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/

     

    DDC (Dewey Decimal Classification)

    Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) resources from OCLC
    http://www.oclc.org/dewey

    DeweyBrowser offers two examples of formal online classification:
    v. 1.0   http://deweybrowser.oclc.org/ddcbrowser/wcat
    v. 2.0   http://deweybrowser.oclc.org/ddcbrowser2/

     

    UDC (Universal Decimal Classification)

    UDC Consortium - a portal to UDC related tools, resources and publications
    http://www.udcc.org

    British Standards Institute guide to UDC (Universal Decimal Classification)
    http://www.udconline.net/introduction.asp

     

    Bliss' Bibliographic Classification

    Bliss’ Bibliographic Classification Association - a portal to many open source tools, reference materials and publications
    http://www.blissclassification.org.uk

     


    Ranganathan's Colon Classification

    Outline of Ranganathan’s colon classification http://www.iskoi.org/doc/colon.htm

     

     Mathematics Subject Classification

     A subject classification developed jointly by Mathematical Reviews and Zentralblatt MATH (Zbl)
    http://www.ams.org/mathscinet/msc/msc2010.html

     

      ACM Computer Science Classification

      A subject classification developed by the Association for     Computing Machinery  
    http://www.acm.org/about/class/

     

     

     

    Forums and discussion lists

     

    Cataloguing

    ACAT discussion list
    http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/cts/autocat/

    Cataloguing futures blog
    http://www.catalogingfutures.com/catalogingfutures/cataloguing-tools/

    Dublin Core discussion list
    https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=dc-general

    MARC discussion list
    http://listserv.loc.gov/listarch/marc.html

    MARC discussion forum
    http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/marcforum.html

    OCLC Cataloguing discussion list
    http://listserv.oclc.org/archives/oclc-cat.html

    RDA discussion list
    http://www.mail-archive.com/rda-l@listserv.lac-bac.gc.ca/msg02791.html

    Cataloguing

    ALCTS (Association of the Library Collections & Technical Services - part of the American Library Association)
    http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alcts/alcts.cfm


    BIDS (Bath Information and Data Services)
    http://www.bids.ac.uk/

    British Library National Bibliographic Service, including links to UKMARC Manual, MARC 21 web page and the British Library catalogues on the Web
    http://www.bl.uk/bibliographic/service.html

    IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations)
    http://www.ifla.org/

    Library of Congress cataloguing division - includes links to MARC documentation and to the Program for Cooperative Cataloging
    http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir 

    OCLC (Online Computer Library Center)
    http://www.oclc.org/

    RDA JSC (Resource Description and Access – Joint Steering Committee)
    http://www.collectionscanada.ca/jsc/rda.html

    MODS/MADS Editorial Committee formed (September 2009)

    http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/editorial-committee.html

     

    Indexing

    American Society for Indexing: Web indexing special interest group.
    A special interest group of the American Society of Indexing, which provides detailed resources on indexing for online portals, directories and websites
    http://www.web-indexing.org/

    American Society for Indexing is the body advises on professional indexing in the US
    http://www.asindexing.org/site/index.html

    Similar resources and training materials for aspiring indexers are available from the Society of Indexers, based in the UK
    http://www.indexers.org.uk/

     

     Classification

     Bliss’ Bibliographic Classification Association - introduction and examples
     http://www.blissclassification.org.uk/

     Ranganathan's Colon Classification - a simple guide

     http://www.iskoi.org/doc/colon.htm

    DDC - introduction from the DDC schedules, volume 1

     http://www.oclc.org/dewey/versions/ddc22print/intro.pdf

    OCLC (Online Computer Library Center)
    http://www.oclc.org/

    Library of Congress Classification
    http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcc.html

    Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) Consortium
    http://www.udcc.org/ 

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