1. UCI Science Library

2. To be or not to be: Cataloging in Academic Libraries in the 21st Century
Abraham J. Yu
University of California, Irvine
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Boston Marriott Copley Square
Boston, MA
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To be or not to be:
That is the question
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Why worry about it?
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5. Because of the following trends
Increase in digitization projects
Increase in outsource cataloging
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Digitization project
News:
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - December 14, As part of its effort to make offline information searchable online, Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced that it is working with the libraries of:
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Digitization project
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Digitization project
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Digitization project
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Digitization project
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Digitization project
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Digitization project
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Digitization project
January 19, 2007
AUSTIN, Texas —The University of Texas at Austin has become the newest partner in a broad book digitization project with Google.
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14. Public Services
Collection
LIBRARY
Cataloging

15. Libraries’ Role in the University
Providing convenient and effective access to high quality library services & outstanding collections in a variety of formats, and information resources designed to meet the curriculum, research, professional, intellectual, and personal needs.
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What is Cataloging?
The process of providing bibliographic description and access points to works in a library collection. This includes recording of authors, titles, physical description, and notes as well as assignment of LC subject headings and classification for easy access.
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17. Type of materials cataloged
Books (including gift)
Continuing resources
Computer files
Maps
Microforms
Audios & videos
Government documents
Thesis & dissertations
Mixed materials

18. Limitations of Google Book
Only Keyword searches
No Authority Control
No Subject Heading searches
No Classification searches

19. Limitations of Google Book
Keyword searching is sometimes inaccurate:
Search: 中華
Results:
當庭園中
華麗的花朵正盛開的時候…

20. Limitations of Google Book
Only out of copyright materials are available
Under copyright materials cannot be digitized unless authorized by authors and publishers

21. Limitations of Google Book
Expensive
Complicated
Time consuming

22. Outsource cataloging In-House cataloging
VS.
In-House cataloging

23. Authority control
Quality control
Physical processing
Type of materials
Cost-effectiveness

24. Outsource cataloging
Eating Out

25. In-house cataloging
Cooking at Home

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Conclusion
Not everything can be converted to digital form
Not everything can be outsourced
Google Book limitations make cataloging more and more important to researchers
In-house cataloging does a better job on quality control and authority control
Catalogers need to learn the upcoming new cataloging rules: :
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To be or not to be: Cataloging in Academic Libraries in the 21st Century
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28. THANK YOU!