Full Description
Examine cataloging and classification training programs around the world
Education for Library Cataloging: International Perspectives examines the global development of educational programs for cataloging and classification in the library and information field. Library school faculty and professional librarians from more than 20 countries discuss a wide range of topics, including formal school and continuing education of catalog librarians, education and training for paraprofessional staff in cataloging and technical services, changes in library school programs, and metadata and information organization instruction.
Faculty members and seasoned librarians from Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, Latin America, and the Middle East present case studies and overviews of library and information school programs, bibliographies of cited works in both Western and non-Western language literature, and plenty of helpful tables and charts. Articles presented in Education for Library Cataloging: International Perspectives are organized geographically to make it easier to check which countries are covered in each region, and to determine regional similarities and differences. Political, historical, cultural, religious, and linguistic factors were also considered to demonstrate the wide range of educational efforts and programs to cultivate cataloging professionals all over the world.
Topics examined in Education for Library Cataloging: International Perspectives include:
* education and training development for librarians in the University of Botswana Library
* the library science school curricula in the Cross River State of Nigeria
* the training of students in cataloging via distant education in South Africa
* education programs in China
* the education for knowledge organization (including cataloging and classification) in India
* the current status of cataloging education in Japan
* on the job training of catalog librarians in South Korea
* the education for cataloging in Australia
* how catalog librarians are trained in Germany and Austria
* recent changes to the library education system in Poland
* a critical study of cataloging instruction within the library and information science programs in Spain
* a recent survey of graduate education and training for cataloging and classification in the United Kingdom
* an overview of the education for cataloging and classification in Mexico
* the current status of cataloging and classification education in Egypt
* recent changes to cataloging teaching in Israel
* the continuing education for catalogers in Saudi Arabia
* and much moreMany of the articles presented in Education for Library Cataloging: International Perspectives document the initial efforts to introduce education for cataloging in particular countries, including Egypt and Japan. This book is an invaluable resource for library and information school educators, administrators, and students.
Contents
Introduction (Dajin D. Sun and Ruth C. Carter)
AFRICA
Education and Training for Cataloguing at the University of Botswana Library: An Overview (Rose Tiny Kgosiemang)
The Relevance of Cataloguing in Library Science Curriculum in Cross River State of Nigeria in this Technological Age (J. I. Iwe)
The Education and Training of Cataloguing Students in South Africa Through Distance Education (Linda M. Cloete)
ASIA
Education of Cataloging and Classification in China (Zhanghua Ma)
The Status Quo and Future Development of Cataloging and Classification Education in China (Li Si)
Education for Knowledge Organization: The Indian Scene (K. S. Raghavan)
Current Status of Cataloging and Classification Education in Japan (Shoichi Taniguchi)
A Study on the Job Training and Self-Training of the Cataloging and Classification Librarians Working in South Korean Academic Libraries (Chul-Wan Kwak)
AUSTRALIA
Beyond Our Expectations: A Review of an Independent Learning Module in Descriptive Cataloguing at the Queensland University of Technology (Gillian Hallam)
MARCup to Markup: Education for Cataloguing and Classification in Australia (Ross Harvey and Susan Reynolds)
EUROPE
Education for Cataloging and Classification in Austria and Germany (Monika Münnich and Heidi Zotter-Straka)
Education and Training on the Nature and Description of Documents: Polish University Studies and Professional Librarianship Schools (Anna Sitarska)
Cataloging Education on the Sunny Side of the Alps (Jerry D. Saye and Alenka auperl)
Education for Cataloging in Spanish Universities: A Descriptive and Critical Study (Rafael Ruiz-Perez and Emilio Delgado López-Cózar)
Education and Training for Cataloguing and Classification in the British Isles (J. H. Bowman)
LATIN AMERICA
The Teaching of Information Processing in the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina (Elsa E. Barber and Silvia L. Pisano)
Education for Cataloging and Classification in Mexico (Filiberto Felipe Martínez Arellano)
Education for Cataloging and Related Areas in Peru (Ana María Talavera Ibarra)
MIDDLE EAST
Cataloging and Classification Education in Egypt: Stressing the Fundamentals While Approaching Toward Automated Applications (Mohammed Fat'hy Abdel Hady and Ali Kamal Shaker)
An Account of Cataloging and Classification Education in Iranian Universities (Mortaza Kokabi)
Cataloging Instruction in Israel (Snunith Shoham)
Continuing Education for Catalogers in Saudi Arabia (Zahiruddin Khurshid)
Index
Reference Notes Included
