The paper outlines the standardization function of the Czech Subject Authority File and explores the role of UDC as a switching language, i.e. as an intermediary between various indexing systems at institutional, national and international level. Subject indexing and classification systems used at the institutional and national level may differ from one another in their levels of specificity, syntactic features (e.g. word order of terms, subject headings versus descriptors), and in the usage of terminology. These differences raise compatibility problems and make any mapping efforts more difficult. The paper explains how such difficulties may be partially overcome by means of the UDC system. The author illustrates the potential application of UDC as a linking element between different subject organization tools used by memory institutions. In this context the author discusses subject indexing systems used in libraries, museums, galleries and archives.

Authority control provided by Digital Commons is basic. Other than author names, Digital Commons does not provide much in the way of authority control for other fields, such as faculty advisor/mentor names or department names. Standardizing name fields has several benefits, not least of which is the increased precision of reports that institutions can create to highlight the impact of faculty mentorship activities as well as the scholarship output of departmental entities on campus. Institutions that want to ensure the consistency of names across submissions to their Digital Commons repository, especially for self-submitted submissions, must develop their own methods for maintaining authority control. The presenter, a librarian wearing many hats in her position at Eastern Kentucky University Libraries, will talk about strategies she has developed for streamlining authority control work in EKU Libraries’ Digital Commons repository, Encompass Digital Archive.

Workshop 2: Persistent identifiers for ETDs, institutional use cases - ETD 2021. November 15, 2021. Qatar. / Topics for persistint identifiers, especially ORCID IDs. Experience UPC University in using ORCID in theses.

Esta pesquisa tem por objeto a análise da interação do esquema de descrição bibliográfica Resource Description and Access (RDA) na construção de registros de autoridade frente aos objetivos e aos fundamentos do modelo conceitual Requisitos Funcionais para Dados de Autoridade (FRAD). Busca compreender e analisar a importância do controle de autoridade para a recuperação da informação, contextualizando a construção de registros de autoridade na catalogação descritiva por meio do uso da norma RDA. Caracteriza-se por explorar os aspectos teóricos e normativos que regem a construção de registros de autoridade. Designada como uma pesquisa teórica, a investigação recorre à pesquisa bibliográfica, documental, histórica e analítica. O enfoque da pesquisa está nos registros de autoridade e as mudanças provocadas pelas novas concepções decorrentes dos modelos conceituais Requisitos Funcionais para Registros Bibliográficos (FRBR) e sua extensão FRAD e o esquema de descrição bibliográfica RDA, explorando os aspectos teóricos e normativos que regem a construção de registros de autoridade. Apresenta um referencial teórico composto do panorama do controle bibliográfico, da catalogação e dos catálogos e suas interações com o controle de autoridade. Discorre sobre o modelo conceitual FRAD e a norma catalográfica RDA. / This research aims at the analysis of the interaction of bibliographic description scheme Resource Description and Access (RDA) in building forward authority records the objectives and foundations of conceptual model Functional Requirements for Authority Data (FRAD). It seeks to understand and analyze the importance of authority control for information retrieval, contextualizing the construction of authority records in the descriptive cataloging through the use of RDA standard. It is characterized by exploring the theoretical and regulatory aspects governing the construction of authority records. Designated as a theoretical research, the research draws on literature, documentary, historical and analytical. The research focus is in authority records and the changes brought about by new concepts arising from conceptual models Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) and its extension FRAD and the bibliographic description scheme RDA, exploring the theoretical and regulatory aspects governing the construction of authority records. It presents a theoretical framework consists panorama bibliographic control, cataloging and catalogs and their interactions with the control authority. It discusses the conceptual model FRAD and the RDA cataloging standard.

Esta pesquisa tem por objeto a análise da interação do esquema de descrição bibliográfica Resource Description and Access (RDA) na construção de registros de autoridade frente aos objetivos e aos fundamentos do modelo conceitual Requisitos Funcionais para Dados de Autoridade (FRAD). Busca compreender e analisar a importância do controle de autoridade para a recuperação da informação, contextualizando a construção de registros de autoridade na catalogação descritiva por meio do uso da norma RDA. Caracteriza-se por explorar os aspectos teóricos e normativos que regem a construção de registros de autoridade. Designada como uma pesquisa teórica, a investigação recorre à pesquisa bibliográfica, documental, histórica e analítica. O enfoque da pesquisa está nos registros de autoridade e as mudanças provocadas pelas novas concepções decorrentes dos modelos conceituais Requisitos Funcionais para Registros Bibliográficos (FRBR) e sua extensão FRAD e o esquema de descrição bibliográfica RDA, explorando os aspectos teóricos e normativos que regem a construção de registros de autoridade. Apresenta um referencial teórico composto do panorama do controle bibliográfico, da catalogação e dos catálogos e suas interações com o controle de autoridade. Discorre sobre o modelo conceitual FRAD e a norma catalográfica RDA. / This research aims at the analysis of the interaction of bibliographic description scheme Resource Description and Access (RDA) in building forward authority records the objectives and foundations of conceptual model Functional Requirements for Authority Data (FRAD). It seeks to understand and analyze the importance of authority control for information retrieval, contextualizing the construction of authority records in the descriptive cataloging through the use of RDA standard. It is characterized by exploring the theoretical and regulatory aspects governing the construction of authority records. Designated as a theoretical research, the research draws on literature, documentary, historical and analytical. The research focus is in authority records and the changes brought about by new concepts arising from conceptual models Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) and its extension FRAD and the bibliographic description scheme RDA, exploring the theoretical and regulatory aspects governing the construction of authority records. It presents a theoretical framework consists panorama bibliographic control, cataloging and catalogs and their interactions with the control authority. It discusses the conceptual model FRAD and the RDA cataloging standard.

Submitted by LUIZA DE MENEZES ROMANETTO (luizamenezes@reitoria.unesp.br) on 2017-02-22T14:24:28Z No. of bitstreams: 1 romanetto_lm_me_mar.pdf: 2455878 bytes, checksum: 25b85b9fc9e1542b5eccb4e8abac7954 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by LUIZA DE MENEZES ROMANETTO (luizamenezes@reitoria.unesp.br) on 2017-02-22T14:25:59Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 romanetto_lm_me_mar.pdf: 2455878 bytes, checksum: 25b85b9fc9e1542b5eccb4e8abac7954 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-02-22T14:26:03Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 romanetto_lm_me_mar.pdf: 2455878 bytes, checksum: 25b85b9fc9e1542b5eccb4e8abac7954 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-01-24 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / O controle de autoridade garante consistência aos sistemas de informação. Adotado na catalogação, o tema recebeu maior visibilidade durante a década de 1980 com a automação dos catálogos. Desde então, surgiram projetos direcionados ao intercâmbio e compartilhamento de dados de autoridade. O Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) é um consórcio de cooperação internacional entre bibliotecas e agências nacionais que disponibiliza arquivos de autoridade no Linking Open Data. Este estudo foi desenvolvido com o intuito de responder ao problema de pesquisa: como o controle de autoridade no VIAF contribui para a efetivação da Web Semântica de modo a proporcionar maior qualidade aos sistemas de busca e recuperação da informação? Para isso, foram definidos os objetivos: 1) descrever sobre os princípios, técnicas e padrões que proporcionam o controle de autoridade na catalogação; 2) analisar o controle de autoridade de nomes para pessoas, instituições e geográfico; 3) apresentar o VIAF, sua origem, as tecnologias envolvidas em sua estrutura e sua perspectiva de contribuição para a Web Semântica. A metodologia compreende um estudo qualitativo, de natureza aplicada, com objetivos exploratórios. Os resultados obtidos apresentam a abrangência internacional do VIAF e a caracterização sobre as tecnologias e a forma pela qual são estabelecidos os registros de autoridade no consórcio. Os registros de autoridade estabelecidos no VIAF compreendem a agregação de vocabulários de valor estabelecidos pelas principais agências catalogadoras no mundo, que têm sido adotados em Linking Open Data. / Authority control ensures consistency in information systems. Adopted in the cataloging, the theme received greater visibility from the automation of the catalogs, during the decade of 1980 with automation of catalogs. Since then emerged projects cooperation targeted to exchange and cooperation of authority data. The Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) is consortium of international cooperation between library and national agencies what provides authority file in the linking open data. This study was developed with intent to respond to research problem: how does the authority control in VIAF contributes to the effectiveness from the semantic web so provide higher quality to the search systems and information retrieval? For this were defined the objectives: 1) to describe about the principles, techniques and standards what provide authority control in cataloging; 2) to analyze authority control of names for people, institutions and geographical; 3) present the VIAF, your origin, the technologies involved in your structure and its perspective of contribution to the Semantic Web. The methodology comprises a qualitative study of an applied nature with exploratory objectives. The obtained results present the international scope of VIAF and characterization about the technologies and the way in which are established authority records in the consortium. The authority established the VIAF records comprise the vocabulary of aggregate value established by the main catalogers agencies in the world. What stands out to the importance relevance of the consortium to the international community.

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No. of bitstreams: 1 assumpcao_fs_dr_mar.pdf: 3758953 bytes, checksum: b931683bbc9f76cdbb096f52e63ef88f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-02-05 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / A Ciência da Informação tem entre suas preocupações o acesso à informação e aos recursos informacionais, sendo, portanto, objetos de seu interesse os instrumentos utilizados para esse acesso, tais como os catálogos, que incluem dados bibliográficos (representações de recursos informacionais) e dados de autoridade (representações das entidades associadas aos recursos informacionais, tais como pessoas, entidades coletivas e conceitos). A proposta de criação de uma Web Semântica, em que os dados sejam processados não somente por sua sintaxe, mas também por sua semântica, tem impulsionado o desenvolvimento de um conjunto de tecnologias para a representação de dados na Web, assim como para a consulta a esses dados e o raciocínio computadorizado a partir deles. O uso de algumas dessas tecnologias para a publicação e o relacionamento de dados levou ao surgimento do conceito de Linked Data, e o anseio por sua aplicação na Ciência da Informação deu origem a projetos para a publicação de dados de autoridade como Linked Data. No entanto, observa-se que esses projetos, ainda em estágios iniciais ou experimentais, carecem de um quadro teórico construído na Ciência da Informação que possa orientar quanto às políticas, aos procedimentos e às tecnologias empregadas na publicação desses dados. Assim, partindo do problema “como publicar dados de autoridade como Linked Data?” são delineados o objetivo geral – propor, a partir do conceito das funções dos dados de autoridade nos catálogos e de seus benefícios nos ambientes de Linked Data, um modelo de publicação de dados de autoridade como Linked Data compreendendo políticas, procedimentos e tecnologias – a tese e a hipótese desta pesquisa, de caráter bibliográfico, documental e metodológico. Para o alcance desse objetivo, primeiramente é conduzida uma revisão de literatura acerca do controle de autoridade e do desenvolvimento dos dados de autoridade nos catálogos em livros, em fichas e digitais, com destaque para os modelos conceituais FRAD e FRSAD que sintetizam as funções desempenhadas pelos dados de autoridade. Em seguida, são apresentados o conceito de Linked Data e as principais tecnologias da Web Semântica relacionadas a ele: URIs, RDF, RDFS e OWL, apresentação essa que serve de base para a descrição de três vocabulários que podem ser utilizados na publicação de dados de autoridade (SKOS, MADS/RDF e RDA Element Sets), de iniciativas para a publicação desses dados (LC Linked Data Service, datos.bne.es, data.bnf.fr, VIAF e AGROVOC) e dos potenciais benefícios da publicação dos dados de autoridade como Linked Data. A partir dos resultados dessa revisão de literatura, é proposto o modelo para a publicação de dados de autoridade como Linked Data, compreendendo as etapas de planejamento; modelagem e mapeamento; tratamento, relacionamento e conversão; publicação; e feedback e retroalimentação. Após a descrição de cada etapa do modelo, com suas políticas, procedimentos e tecnologias, são apresentadas considerações finais sobre os resultados alcançados e sobre o modelo proposto. / One of the issues that Information Science is concerned with is the access to information resources, therefore the studies in this area include the library catalogs, which comprise bibliographic data (representations of information resources) and authority data (representations of the entities related to the information resources, such as persons, corporate body and concepts). The proposal of a Semantic Web in which data are processed not just by their syntax but also by their semantics has led to the development of a set of technologies for publishing and linking data on the Web, as well as technologies for data querying and for the computerized reasoning. The use of a subset of these technologies for publishing and linking data has led to the Linked Data concept. The experiments with these technologies in Information Science have given rise to projects for publishing authority data as Linked Data. However, we observed that these projects, still in initial or experimental stages, are not based on a theoretical framework developed in Information Science that can guide them regarding to the policies, to the procedures and to the technologies used in the publication of these data. Thus, starting from the question “how to publish authority data as Linked Data?” we define the main goal – conceptualize the functions of authority data in the catalogs and their benefits in Linked Data environments in order to propose a model for authority data publishing, as well as highlighting its policies, procedures and technologies – the thesis and the hypothesis of this research. To achieve this goal, first we made a literature review about authority control and the development of authority data in books, cards and digital catalogs, remarking the FRAD and FRSAD conceptual models which synthesize the functions of authority data. Then, we present the Linked Data concept and the main Semantic Web technologies related to it: URIs, RDF, RDFS and OWL; starting from this introduction, we describe three vocabularies that can be used to publishing authority data (SKOS, MADS/RDF and RDA Element Sets), some initiatives (Library of Congress Linked Data Service, datos.bne.es, data.bnf.fr, VIAF and AGROVOC) and the advantages of authority data published as Linked Data. Based on the results of this literature review, we propose a model for publishing authority data as Linked Data, The model comprases the following stages: planning; modeling and mapping; processing, linking and conversion; publishing; and feedback. After describing each of these stages, with its policies, procedures and technologies, we present the conclusions about the results and about the proposed model.

The purpose of this research was to discover the impact of naming practices among North American Indians on name authority control. In order to address all the aspects, the main problem was divided into the following subproblems: 1. What are the naming practices among North American Indians? 2. Are North American Indian names found in the publication environment? 3. Is it necessary to standardize North American Indian names? 4. What are the authority control rules for North American Indian names and are they adequate? 5. How are North American Indian names presented in national authority files? North American Indian names showed three different forms: European, traditional, and mixed. Name sequences and name sets were also identified. If these name sequences and sets are found in the publication environment, provision should be made for the name forms in authority control systems. All of the sample North American Indian name forms (as well as names sets) were found in the identified academic texts, popular books, children’s books, and textbooks. So these forms and sequences had to either fit the current authority control system or the system would have to be modified to meet the new names. The thesis documented how Native American Indian name forms present specific problems of standardization. The necessity of addressing these problems was confirmed. The rules in two of the central authority control reference sources, AACR2R and Names of persons: national usages for entry in catalogues, were examined. Deficiencies were identified with regard to North American Indian names and changes suggested. Presentation of North American Indian names in national bibliographies was a final test to determine the impact of North American Indian names on name authority control. The forms of North American Indian names in the national bibliographies studied varied substantially, which is an indication of the lack of standardization of the names. / Thesis (DPhil (Information Science))--University of Pretoria, 2006. / Information Science / unrestricted

Authority control is the backbone of the library catalogue and therefore a critical library activity. Experienced staff create authority records to assist users in their quest for information. The focus of this study is on authority control as a means of co-operation in academic library consortia using a union catalogue maintained by a Central Office for Authority Control. Literature studies were conducted on three sub-problems: the development of academic library consortia in South Africa, and various forms, characteristics and functions of academic library consortia in general; the characteristics, principals and objectives of authority control; and the functions of union catalogues with special reference to the role of Z39.50 within virtual union catalogues. The conclusion was that existing and new authority records should be made available as widely as possible within consortia through a union catalogue. It is however a partial solution, because not all the libraries within the consortium have the expertise to create new authority records. Two empirical studies were conducted. A cost analysis was done to determine the cost of creating and changing authority records within academic library consortia in South Africa, in order to choose a system within which authority control can be performed effectively and speedily. Secondly, a questionnaire was sent to libraries in the United States to gather information on their experiences with regard to authority control, library co-operation in general, and virtual union catalogues. The United States was the natural choice because it could be regarded as the birthplace of modern library consortia. Inferences drawn from the information received was used to develop the structure and functions for a Central Office for Authority Control in academic library consortia in South Africa. It was found that authority control within an academic library consortium using a union catalogue could be conducted most cost-effectively and timeously through such a Central Office for Authority Control. The purpose of the Central Office would be to co-ordinate authority control within the consortium. Pooling available resources within the consortium would keep the cost of authority control as low as possible. Libraries with the required infrastructure and expertise would have the opportunity to create authority records on behalf of other libraries and be compensated for their services. Through such a Central Office more authority records created according to mutually accepted standards would be available for sharing within the consortium. / Information Science / D.Litt. et Phil. (Information Science)

Authority control is the backbone of the library catalogue and therefore a critical library activity. Experienced staff create authority records to assist users in their quest for information. The focus of this study is on authority control as a means of co-operation in academic library consortia using a union catalogue maintained by a Central Office for Authority Control. Literature studies were conducted on three sub-problems: the development of academic library consortia in South Africa, and various forms, characteristics and functions of academic library consortia in general; the characteristics, principals and objectives of authority control; and the functions of union catalogues with special reference to the role of Z39.50 within virtual union catalogues. The conclusion was that existing and new authority records should be made available as widely as possible within consortia through a union catalogue. It is however a partial solution, because not all the libraries within the consortium have the expertise to create new authority records. Two empirical studies were conducted. A cost analysis was done to determine the cost of creating and changing authority records within academic library consortia in South Africa, in order to choose a system within which authority control can be performed effectively and speedily. Secondly, a questionnaire was sent to libraries in the United States to gather information on their experiences with regard to authority control, library co-operation in general, and virtual union catalogues. The United States was the natural choice because it could be regarded as the birthplace of modern library consortia. Inferences drawn from the information received was used to develop the structure and functions for a Central Office for Authority Control in academic library consortia in South Africa. It was found that authority control within an academic library consortium using a union catalogue could be conducted most cost-effectively and timeously through such a Central Office for Authority Control. The purpose of the Central Office would be to co-ordinate authority control within the consortium. Pooling available resources within the consortium would keep the cost of authority control as low as possible. Libraries with the required infrastructure and expertise would have the opportunity to create authority records on behalf of other libraries and be compensated for their services. Through such a Central Office more authority records created according to mutually accepted standards would be available for sharing within the consortium. / Information Science / D.Litt. et Phil. (Information Science)