Organizing for Access with FRBR, RDA, Linked Data, and Beyond provides a current, insightful discussion of the new opportunities and challenges posed by the management of big datasets. It explains how to apply Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) and (Resource Description and Access) RDA to create cataloging records for various types of resources—skills that will help systems librarians, reference librarians, and digital resources librarians to transform their professional practices and give them an invaluable competitive edge.
This book is ideal as a primary textbook for a range of LIS courses, such as courses on cataloging and/or managing audiovisual collections and continuing education workshops on cataloging audiovisual materials (including music or film collections). It presents a critical assessment of the advantages and limitations of using RDA for managing information resources and data, explains how to increase the benefit and relevancy of library data and records, and discusses innovative approaches such as linked data for the Semantic Web. The author also offers strategies that LIS professionals can employ to make meaningful contributions to the fast-growing area of data management and access.
Organizing for Access with FRBR, RDA, Linked Data, and Beyond provides a current, insightful discussion of the new opportunities and challenges posed by the management of big datasets. It explains how to apply Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) and (Resource Description and Access) RDA to create cataloging records for various types of resources—skills that will help systems librarians, reference librarians, and digital resources librarians to transform their professional practices and give them an invaluable competitive edge.
This book is ideal as a primary textbook for a range of LIS courses, such as courses on cataloging and/or managing audiovisual collections and continuing education workshops on cataloging audiovisual materials (including music or film collections). It presents a critical assessment of the advantages and limitations of using RDA for managing information resources and data, explains how to increase the benefit and relevancy of library data and records, and discusses innovative approaches such as linked data for the Semantic Web. The author also offers strategies that LIS professionals can employ to make meaningful contributions to the fast-growing area of data management and access.
• Highlights how LIS professionals and the information industry can ensure their products and services meet user needs
• Examines FRBR and RDA and other creative solutions for describing and accessing information and data
• Discusses the concept of "linked data" and its potential for enhancing the values of library records
• Enables students enrolled in LIS courses to better understand the management of information resources and data for access in the broad digital context
• Provides information of critical importance for practitioners, students, and faculty of the field of library and information science
• Serves as an excellent supplemental textbook for any cataloging or organization of information course that covers audiovisual materials (including music or film collections)