Combining theory and practical knowledge, this guide aims to improve the principles of the third generation of cataloguing and, more widely, to contribute to the shift of paradigm related to the emerging bibliographic ecosystem. Aimed at library and information professionals, who are interested in broadening their knowledge of cataloguing.
Combining theory and practical knowledge, this guide aims to improve the principles of the third generation of cataloguing and, more widely, to contribute to the shift of paradigm related to the emerging bibliographic ecosystem. The concepts, practices and benefits discussed are transversal and international, offering readers the opportunity to create a new level of international cooperation which will enable them to share responsibility for the quality and maintenance of knowledge and information. Readers will learn the importance of adopting new methods to remain relevant in modern and international settings, which will empower them to approach and apply entity modelling with greater confidence.
Aimed at library and information professionals, who are interested in broadening their knowledge of cataloguing.
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About the Author
Prologue by Philip E. Schreur
Foreword by Carlo Bianchini
Foreword by Maurizio Vivarelli
Introduction by Mauro Guerrini: Entity Modelling or Rather, the Next
Generation of Cataloguing
Acknowledgements
List of Acronyms
The Context
The theme\ The historical context\ The state of the art\ Research sources and
articulation of the work
1. I Contain Multitudes
Introduction\ Questions to resolve\ Entity and Identity\ Diachronic and
synchronic identities in the bibliographic universe\ Conclusions on the
concepts of entity and identity
2. The World is My Representation
Introduction\ On the record: the declaration of a new course to adapt to the
language of the web\ What is a real-world object?\ Entity resolution and
entity modelling\ Conclusions on the transition from record to entity
modelling
3. Panta Rei, or the Fluidity of the Universe
Introduction\ The entity as a prism\ Capturing things in change\ Examples of
emerging entities in cataloguing\ The transience of intrinsic properties, the
persistence of relational properties\ Conclusions on change and persistence
4. O Romeo, Romeo, Wherefore Art Thou Romeo?
Introduction\ The agent in cataloguing tradition\ The treatment of popes in
cataloguing tradition\ Identifying entities and identities through URIs\
Conclusions on entity modelling and the significance of changing collective
mindsets\ Final reflections
Appendix: Attributes of the entity svde:opus and svde:work
Endnotes
Bibliography
Index
Tiziana Possemato is the Chief Information Officer of Casalini Libri, and Partner and Director of @Cult. Tiziana is a metadata specialist, and she has led numerous national and international projects for library automation, analysis, mapping and conversion of catalogue data, and the design of information retrieval systems, with a specific interest in Linked Open Data and the Semantic Web. She is a member of the IFLA Bibliography Section.
