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The purpose of this paper is to report on a quantitative analysis of the LCGFT vocabulary within a large set of MARC bibliographic data retrieved from the OCLC WorldCat database. The study aimed to provide a detailed analysis of the outcomes of the LCGFT project, which was launched by the Library of Congress (LC) in 2007. Findings point to a moderate increase in LCGFT use over time; however, the vocabulary has not been applied to the fullest extent possible in WorldCat. Further, adoption has been inconsistent between the various LCGFT disciplines. These and other findings discussed here suggest that retrospective application of the vocabulary using automated means should be investigated by catalogers and other technical services librarians. Indeed, as the data used for the analysis show somewhat uneven application of LCGFT, and with nearly half a billion records in WorldCat, it remains a certainty that much of LCGFT's full potentials for genre/form access and retrieval will remain untapped until innovative solutions are introduced to further increase overall vocabulary usage in bibliographic databases., When the Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms for Library and Archival Materials (LCGFT) project began in 2007, the principal aim was to develop a vocabulary separate from Library of Congress [...]

Aggregates have been a frequent topic of discussion between library science researchers. This study seeks to better understand aggregates through the analysis of a sample of bibliographic records and review of the cataloging treatment of aggregates. The study focuses on determining how common aggregates are in library collections, what types of aggregates exist, how aggregates are described in bibliographic records, and the criteria for identifying aggregates from the information in bibliographic records. A sample of bibliographic records representing textual resources was taken from OCLC's WorldCat database. More than 20 percent of the sampled records represented aggregates and more works were embodied in aggregates than were embodied in single work manifestations. A variety of issues, including cataloging practices and the varying definitions of aggregates, made it difficult to accurately identify and quantify the presence of aggregates using only the information from bibliographic records., Seventeen years after the publication of the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records: Final Report (FRBR Report), discussions about the FRBR model have not ceased. (1) Aggregates, which are relatively common, [...]

Analysis of a random sample of bibliographic records from OCLC WorldCat finds that the great majority of items in WorldCat are held by very few participating libraries, and that an […]

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The 1970s could have been the launching point of high-performance bibliographic data bases. The Lehigh Automatic Device for Efficient Retrieval implemented at the Mart Science and Engineering Library (Leadermart) was ackowledged as the most sophisticated information system available then, utilizing a user-friendly entry system. Commercial considerations, however, led to the acceptance of less powerful systems which may have set back information systems development by 20 years.

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A study was conducted to compare search results obtained from the Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus. Findings indicate that the correlations between the measures taken from both databases for the number of citations received by countries as well as the number of papers are extremely high. Results also show that there is a very high correlation when papers are broken down by field.

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A next-generation library interface known as Encore is being developed by Innovative Interfaces, which will provide a more unified approach to finding information resources. This technology will help libraries to keep pace with the expectations of an increasingly web-savvy clientele.

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