EDITORIAL By Ruth Carter
Guest Editorial: National Series Authority File Derailed? By John J. Riemer
What is a Work? Part 1: The User and the Objects of the
Catalog. By Martha M. Yee
ABSTRACT. This is the first of a series of articles that
explore the concept of work and attempt to construct a
definition of the term based on Anglo-American cataloging theory
and practice. The user and the objects of the catalog are studied
first.
How to Distinguish and Catalog Chinese Personal Names.
By Qianli Hu
ABSTRACT. This paper provides the easiest methods to
distinguish and catalog Chinese personal names for American
librarians, especially to those who know nothing about Chinese
personal names. It briefly introduces how Chinese names are
formed. It examines different formats of Chinese personal names
in the different countries and areas. Appendix 1 and 2 present
the list of popular Chinese last names in Chinese, Pinyin,
Wade-Giles, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore formats. It is
sorted alphabetically for Pinyin. Appendix 3 provides the list of
Hanyu Pinyin with Zhuyin Zimu, which may help people from Taiwan
or other areas to learn Hanyu Pinyin. The paper also makes some
suggestions and comments on Chinese personal names for AACR2.
Ideological Influences on Book Classification Schemes in
the People's Republic
of China. By William E. Studwell, Hong Wu, and Rui Wang
ABSTRACT. Four major classification schemes used in the
People's Republic of China are briefly discussed to show how
ideology considerations have influenced their structure and
contents. Recommendations are made for possible future revision.
Spanish and Portuguese Online Cataloging: Where Do You
Start From Scratch?
By Christiane Erbolato-Ramsey
ABSTRACT. Growing backlogs demand effective use of online
databases. This study suggests a pattern of availability of
Spanish and Portuguese language records on RLIN and OCLC, which
can be used systematically by the cataloger in order to
strategically move or eliminate a large backlog. An analysis of
online search hit-rates suggested that items not cataloged for
fifteen months after receipt, will not likely receive cataloging.
After that period of time, the availability of records online
does increase and monographs should receive original cataloging,
instead of being set aside again until further copy appears
online.
Cataloging Pierre Bourdieu's Books. By Rubčn
Urbizagŕstegui Alvarado
ABSTRACT. The problems of culture and ideology have been
studied in phenomenology, structuralism, and historical
materialism, but they fail to make connections between theory and
social reality. To solve this situation, Pierrre Bourdieu
proposes the Theory of Practice. This Theory of Practice,
together with his notions of Cultural capital, Field, Habitus,
social reproduction, symbolic power, and so on, are the subjects
of 23 books written by Bourdieu up to 1991. Because the purpose
of Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) is to guide users
to the subject(s) of a given book, one would expect to find those
conceptual categories present in the subject headings assigned to
Bourdieu's books. This paper is a study of the subject headings
given to those 23 books, and their different translations into
English, Spanish, Portuguese, and German, comprising 89 records
in OCLC as of December 1991. However, due to lack of availability
one book and its respective record were eliminated, reducing the
universe to 22 books and 88 records. It was found that most of
the books erroneously received headings that do not correspond to
their content, as the headings were assigned from the
functionalist paradigm. In general, LCSHs ignore the conceptual
categories of other paradigms, do not match the current
vocabulary used by social scientists, and are ideologically
biased.
How to Get Research in Cataloging Published. By
Ruth C. Carter
ABSTRACT. The Editor of Cataloging & Classification
Quarterly (CCQ) provides tips on getting research in
cataloging and classification published. CCQ's referee's
checklist is given as a guide to authors of the criteria used in
evaluating manuscripts. Publishing provides an opportunity to
disseminate new knowledge with colleagues around the world and
also to preserve that knowledge as part of an historical record.
Research in Cataloging & Classification: Methods and
Issues-- A Selective,
Annotated Bibliography. By Martha O'Hara Conway
ABSTRACT. This selective bibliography, prepared for the June
1993 ALCTS CCS preconference on research in cataloging and
classification, is intended for the librarian with little or no
experience conducting research. Its aim is to acquaint the
librarian with a "few good books" (and one article) on
research methods and statistics; to offer selections "from
the literature" that suggest potentially fruitful areas for
research in cataloging and classification; and to assist the
librarian in successfully communicating his or her findings to
the library community.
BOOK AND SOFTWARE REVIEWS
Interfaces: Relationships Between Library Technical and
Public Services,
by Sheila S. Intner. Reviewed by Carolynne Myall
Electronic Dewey, version 1.00. Reviewed by Michael Carpenter
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