Matadata Interoperability for Cataloguing of E-Journals :A Comparative Study of lLibsys, MARC-21, and CONSER
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2005-11-10
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Abstract
The content of digital libraries includes data and metadata that describe various aspects of
the digital record that consist of links or relationships to other data or metadata, whether
internal or external to the digital library. Metadata is provided in order to provide richer
searching than would be possible using standard free-text indexing. In particular it was
desirable to allow users to search on a number of fields including Author, Title and
Description. Metadata Expand the use of data incorporated in the digital object or text, and
find ways of integrating different kinds of metadata. Metadata has been defined as “data
about data”. It is information about an electronic resource which may be embedded in the
resource. According to Gilliland-Swetland metadata is more than description; a more deeper
conceptualization of metadata is needed as information professionals consider the range
of their activities that may end up in included into digital information systems.
There are three main types of metadata Descriptive metadata; Structural metadata;
Administrative metadata. Traditional library cataloguing is a form of metadata and MARC21
and the rule sets used with it such as AACR2 are metadata standards. Metadata is particularly
useful for large collections of documents or other materials, it can be used for managing
the resource and for finding specific items. A Catalogue becomes as found by some
libraries an essential tool for retrieval.
Increasing size and complexity of the digital information available on the web, demands
for new methods of its organization. Uniform and structured meta information which can
effectively be employed to achieve this goal.
“LibSys for library automation” is the prime mission of New Delhi based software company
- Info-Tek Consultants Pvt. Ltd. The Libsys metadata facilitates ordering receiving loose
issues, recording bound volumes of journals in print medium this can be easily converted
to e- Journal recording by changing the item receiving data into e-journal release data. The
location metadata in libsys can be easily converted to url.. Bound volumes can give the link
to Url
The Library of Congress’ Network Development and MARC Standards Office is developing
a framework for working with MARC data in a XML environment. This framework is intended
to be flexible and extensible to allow users to work with MARC data in ways specific to their
needs.
CONSER(2) began in the early 1970s as a project to convert manual serial cataloging into
machine-readable records. It has evolved into an ongoing program to create and maintain
high quality bibliographic records for serials. In keeping with its evolution, the name changed
in 1986 from CONSER (CONversion of SERials) Project to the CONSER (Cooperative
ONline SERials) Program. Describing electronic access to information is another challenge
for the cataloger due to the different areas of the record involved, including the new electronic
location and access field (856).
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Metadata as a tool to facilitate exchange of information between interoperating systems
and interoperability of metadata schemas themselves which can help to facilitate systems
interoperability. There are three different types of interoperability. The table provide a
comparative statement of interoperability between libsys, marc 21 and conser (Cooperative
Online Serials) Program
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MARC21, LIBSYS, E-Journal, Metadata