Organizing Library Collections

Part I: Theory of Organizing Library Collections



1: Purpose and History of Organizing Library Collections

Library Collections

How Library Collections are Organized: Theory

How Library Collections are Organized: Practice

Factors That Influence Organization in Libraries

Limits to Organizing Library Collections

History of Organizing Library Collections



2: Metadata and Encoding: Fundamental to Organizing Library Collections

Metadata

Types of Metadata

Purpose of Metadata

Metadata Standards

Metadata Created in Libraries

Encoding Standards and Markup Languages

Encoding Standards in Libraries: MARC

Encoding Standards in Libraries: Digital Collections



3: Describing and Providing Access to Library Collections

Descriptive Metadata and its Purpose

Descriptive Metadata in Libraries: Descriptive Cataloging

Resource Description and Access (RDA)

Other Content Standards

Metadata Schemas Used in Libraries



4: Providing Subject Access to Library Collections

Subject Analysis

Controlled Vocabularies

Uncontrolled Vocabularies

Controlled Vocabularies Used in Libraries

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Children's Subject Headings

Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms (LCGFT)

Sears List of Subject Headings

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Faceted Application of Subject Terminology (FAST)

Other Controlled Vocabularies



5: Classifying Library Collections

Classification

Library Classification

Library Classification: Construction Issues

Library Classification: Application Issues

Arranging Library Collections

Classification Schemes Used in Libraries

Dewey Decimal Classification

Library of Congress Classification

National Library of Medicine Classification

Superintendent of Documents Classification

Other Library Classification Schemes

Alternative Library Classification



Part II: Practice of Organizing Library Collections



6: Organizing Library Collections: Standards and Policy Development

Standardization

The System of Standards

Standards and Policy Development at the International Level

Standards and Policy Development at the National Level

Standards and Policy Development at the State and Regional Level

Cataloging Policy Development at the Local Level



7: How Libraries Organize Their Collections

Cataloging Practice

Monographs, Serials, and Electronic Resources

Organizing Books

Organizing Serials

Organizing Media and Other Formats

Government Publications

Metadata Practice

Issues in Cataloging and Metadata Practice



8: Organizing Collections in Academic, Public, School, and Special Libraries

Similarities and Differences Among Libraries

Academic Libraries

Public Libraries

School Libraries

Special Libraries



9: Ethical Issues in Organizing Library Collections

Neutrality and Power

Ethics and Values Statements

The Role of the User

Less Customization

Bias and Marginalization in Subject Standards

Ethical Obligations of Catalogers and Metadata Specialists



10: Current Developments in Organizing Library Collections

Linked Open Data

Linked Data in Libraries

Identity Management

Electronic Resources

Metadata Work

Discovery Products