Subject access to materials in online library catalogues: discovery of Moroccan publications.
The online library catalogue is one way that academic libraries provide convenient and consistent access to materials for researchers. Through an author or title search, the library catalogue is easily able to direct researchers in North African studies to a known item that is part of the library co...
| Publicado en: | Journal of North African Studies Vol. 15; no. 3; pp. 385 - 398 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Sep2010
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=54594069&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 54594069 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 13629387 RIG jtl: Journal of North African Studies issn: 13629387 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Sep2010 vid: 15 iid: 3 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd artinfo: ui: 54594069 10.1080/13629380902727544 ppf: 385 ppct: 13 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T db: hlh ui: 54594069 – @attributes: type: P db: hlh ui: 54594069 tig: atl: Subject access to materials in online library catalogues: discovery of Moroccan publications. aug: au: Moulaison, HeatherLea affil: School of Communication, Information and Library Studies, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA su: Internet searching Subject headings Subject cataloging Library catalog management Library catalogs Digital library research Library resources Library of Congress subject headings sug: subj: Libraries and Archives Internet searching Subject headings Subject cataloging Library catalog management Library catalogs Digital library research Library resources Library of Congress subject headings keyword: interdisciplinary research Morocco online library catalogues subject access interdisciplinary research Morocco online library catalogues subject access ab: The online library catalogue is one way that academic libraries provide convenient and consistent access to materials for researchers. Through an author or title search, the library catalogue is easily able to direct researchers in North African studies to a known item that is part of the library collection. The library catalogue, however, does not work as well as a discovery tool, and it is difficult for researchers to know when they have carried out an exhaustive search if they do not already have an encyclopaedic knowledge of the topic, as when they venture out of their discipline. Subject headings created by the Library of Congress indicate a work's aboutness and can enhance findability in the online library environment. They are the (rough) basis for French-language subject headings in both Canada and France. Grammatical structures used in Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) terms are not intuitive, and inconsistencies can render subject headings difficult to browse if one is unfamiliar with a discipline. Works of fiction are not usually assigned subject headings or genre headings in research libraries in the United States, making an unknown work of fiction largely invisible to a searcher unfamiliar with the author or title of the work. For these reasons, North African studies scholars may encounter issues when doing library research of discovery and searches outside of their usual disciplines. This paper briefly explores a research question relating to the use of terms in the LCSH list and the French subject heading list, the Repertoire d'autorite-matiere encyclopedique et alphabetique unifie (RAMEAU). It also briefly addresses the question of online library catalogue access. Two studies of subject headings relating to Moroccan literary criticism are presented and implications are discussed. Conclusions indicate that researchers attempting an exhaustive library search should not only rely on the online library catalogue, but should seek assistance from librarians and peers and should physically browse the shelves when exploring library resources in an unfamiliar discipline. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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