CILIP Catalogue & Index Call for Papers – June (issue 207) 2022

In this next issue of C&I we’ll be looking at “local practice”.

What does your institution do differently from the norm, metadata-wise? Do you add, or request, more standard MARC fields than would be found on a common record, for example, or do you add your own local fields? Do you (heaven forfend) just discard the standards and do your own thing? Why do you have these local practices? Is it to aid in local workflows, because of specific user groups, or just because it’s how things have always been done? Do any of your local practices make it difficult to share your data – or do you think that everyone could benefit from the way you do things?

Catalogue & Index (ISSN: 0008-7629) is the periodical of CILIP Metadata & Discovery Group. It has been published since 1966 to discuss the organisation of knowledge to enable resource discovery and collection management, including articles on cataloguing, indexing, metadata, national and international standards and formats.

The deadline for this issue is 31^st June.  Please contact the editors (Philip Keates: P.Keates@kingston.ac.uk and Martin Kelleher: martind@liverpool.ac.uk) with proposed papers, any queries, or if you want to offer a paper that does not fit into the theme mentioned.  We are always happy to consider papers on topics unrelated to an issue’s theme, especially if it is the result of some research you have conducted, or a project you have been involved in.  We encourage people from all sectors to contribute, and actively welcome international contributions as well. Papers can be up to 2,000 words, and we are happy to include a selection of images.  Please check our guidance for contributors:

https://www.cilip.org.uk/members/group_content_view.asp?group=201298&id=764614

Best wishes,

Philip Keates and Martin Kelleher, co-editors

New issue of Catalogue & Index online

Dear cataloguers and indexers,

The new issue of our journal, Catalogue & Index, is online https://www.cilip.org.uk/members/group_content_view.asp?group=201298&id=812633

C&I 195 an issue all about metadata standards, with a particular focus on RDA. RDA stands, of course, for Resource Description and Access, and, as the successor to AACR2, it is intended to provide a means for those involved in bibliographic metadata (and beyond) to describe materials in a standardised, interoperable, and useful way. RDA has divided opinion since its introduction in 2010, but it’s safe to say that it is here to stay, and we thought now would be a good time to look back over the past few years of RDA implementation, and also look forward to what the future will bring for the standard. In an increasingly interlinked metadata world, however, it’s also important to be aware of standards from outside the remit of traditional cataloguing, and we hope that you find the articles on other standards as enlightening as we did.

 

Catalogue & Index Issue 192: indexing

From the editorial – Catalogue and Index: Issue 192.

Welcome to issue 192 of Catalogue and Index which is devoted to the
topic of indexing. The term “indexing” can have different meanings, as
indexing takes place in many different ways and formats. So, we are
delighted that this issue gives a taste of the different ways indexing is
used in various parts of the information professions. We have
discussions about Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) and
FAST, which may be the ways many of us encounter indexing in
everyday cataloguing life. However, the issue also contains articles
about keywords in abstracting and indexing databases, subject indexing
in repositories, and back-of-the-book indexing. We hear from those who
do indexing and lead developments in indexing, as well as from those
who research indexing. Above all, this issue shows the variety and
vibrancy of indexes, indexing and indexers.

Contents:

• FAST forward?
• Methodologies for classifying repositories
• Subject indexing in a repository
• History of index creation 
• Comedic indexes
• Foundation of the Society of Indexers
• Directions in indexing
• Change needed in the subject index 
• Online language classification
• Machine translation 
• Retrospective cataloguing case study 
• CILIP 2018 conference report
• Letters and responses
• Full Issue (192)

Catalogue & Index Issue 191: ethics

From the editorial – Catalogue and Index: Issue 191.

“Welcome to C&I 191, our issue that is dedicated to the concept of ethics, trust
and value within cataloguing. The topic of ethics within librarianship has been a
focus for CILIP over the last year with a variety of workshops, events and
sessions having taken place, leading to a new ethical framework for information
professionals. It, therefore, seemed timely for us to address this issue within the
world of cataloguing and metadata.
Some of the articles raise as many questions as offer solutions and invite us to
think about our own ethical stance within our day to day work, and to be aware
of problems that have arisen in the past and become embedded in our systems”.

Contents:

• Metadata, Ethics & Trust, by David Haynes
• Cataloguing & the Greatest Good, by Arwen Caddy
• Ethical issues in catalogue content standards, by Gordon Dunsire
• Complex Decisions: Overturning the Rules to Create Inclusive Systems, by Julia Bullard
• An International Cataloguing Code of Ethics?, by Jane Daniels
• Full Issue (191)

 

Catalogue & Index: Call for papers (Issue 191) – Ethics for cataloguers

Ethics, values and trust are important topics in library and information work in 2018, and the position of ethics within our professions is a hotly discussed issue.

• What does “ethics” mean for cataloguing, classification and indexing?
• What is your ethical stance as a cataloguer, and do you have ideas about what you would like to see as the ethical position(s) of cataloguing?
• Do people trust the library catalogue or the classification/indexing of library resources, and more to the point, should they?
• Have you encountered a particularly problematic area of a classification scheme or cataloguing issue which you consider to be ethically problematic?
• What do you think we could do about it? How do you deal with ethical cataloguing/indexing/classification issues in your own library or information setting?
• Who do you think are the custodians of cataloguing ethics?
• Do you think our ethical practices and policies need to change as we move from older library cataloguers to a potential linked data future?

We are seeking articles on these or any other topics broadly related to ethics, value and trust within metadata, cataloguing, classification, and indexing.

If you would like to write a paper for this issue we will send you more information. Please contact the editors:

• Karen Pierce: PierceKF@Cardiff.ac.uk
• Deborah Lee: Deborah.Lee@courtauld.ac.uk

Please also contact the editors if you have any queries or if you want to offer a paper that does not fit into any of the themes mentioned. We are always happy to consider papers on topics unrelated to an issue’s theme, especially if it is the result of some research you have conducted or a project you have been involved in.

Papers can be up to 2,000 words, and we are happy to include a selection of images. Please check our guidance for contributors: https://archive.cilip.org.uk/cataloguing-indexing-group/catalogue-index/guidance-contributors.”

Catalogue & Index Issue 190

The theme of the latest issue is research: what it is, how to do it, what resources to use, how to promote what you have done, and examples of it.

Research is as popular as it has ever been and we hope through this issue to answer some of your questions or inspire you to engage with research even more.

Access the full articles through our dedicated page within CILIP’s platform: Catalogue and Index: Issue 190 

CIG membership consultation survey

Cataloguing and classification are no longer being taught widely, but we recognise the need from library and information professionals for training in these areas.

• Do you think that the terms ‘cataloguing’ and ‘indexing’ are out of touch with today’s world?
• Has there been a paradigm shift and should we respond to it by changing our name and/or our events to reflect this?
• Is the Cataloguing and Indexing Group Committee organising the types of events you need where you need them?

To find answers to these questions, we invite all our existing and potential members to participate in a short survey. Your views will help us understand our members better and will guide us in deciding whether to change our name.

Your responses will also contribute to shaping the events we offer in the future. We will share the findings of the survey and present our proposals at our 2018 AGM.

Please complete the survey by 31 March 2018.

Catalogue & Index: Call for papers (Issue 190)

March 2018, Issue 190: Contemplating cataloguing, classification and indexing research

 

This issue will focus on the process of doing research in the cataloguing, classification and metadata fields. Sample topics might include, the process of submitting conference proposals, getting your work published, methodologies used for doing cataloguing-related research, useful journals for cataloguing indexing, experiences of doing research projects. So, do you have any thoughts, experiences, or advice to share?

• Could you write about giving your first-ever conference paper or writing your first article?
• How do you prepare your conference papers, and do you have any tips for the cataloguing community?
• What are your go-to-journal in this area and why?
• Which books do you find useful?
• How did you write that all-important cataloguing survey (or, do you have experience writing good surveys and want to share this with the cataloguing community)?
• What do you think about practitioners doing research and/or how did you persuade your manager it was a good thing to do?
• Have you done a cataloguing or classification related LIS dissertation recently and want to share how you went about doing your research?
• What do you think are the important research questions in cataloguing and classification right now (i.e. what would it be useful for us to know as a profession?).
• What are the ethical considerations of doing cataloguing-related research?

 

Please contact the editors (Karen Pierce: PierceKF@Cardiff.ac.uk and Deborah Lee: Deborah.Lee@courtauld.ac.uk if you would like to write a paper for this issue, and we will send you more information. Please also contact the editors if you have any queries or if you want to offer a paper that does not fit into the theme mentioned. We are always happy to consider papers on topics unrelated to an issue’s theme, especially if it is the result of some research you have conducted, or a project you have been involved in. Papers can be up to 2,000 words, and we are happy to include a selection of images. Please check our guidance for contributors: https://archive.cilip.org.uk/cataloguing-indexing-group/catalogue-index/guidance-contributors. Papers will be due on 28th February.

 

 

Catalogue & Index: Issue 189

The new issue of C&I (189) is now available here.

The theme of our December issue is cataloguing non-text based and unusual material and as a result is a bumper issue of very useful insights and practices.

Excerpt from the editorial:

Welcome to Catalogue and Index 189 where our theme this issue is
about cataloguing non-text based, and unusual material. We wanted to
hear from people who catalogue this kind of material as part of their daily
job, and who might be able to offer advice to those who only encounter it
occasionally. As a result we have a wonderful selection of articles
looking at a wide range of material from audio files to board games, pig
lungs to meteorites, and pop music to volcanoes! With a gamut of useful
information you may need to keep a copy of this issue close at hand to
help with those unexpected items arriving at your desk.

– Karen F. Pierce & Deborah Lee.

Enjoy 🙂

Catalogue and Index – Call for Papers

For our September issue we would like to see papers on Classification.

CIG recently ran a successful event called “Thinking about classification” and we would like to take another look at classification in September’s issue of C&I. Do you have something to say about classification? Have you inherited an in-house classification scheme that you love/hate? Have you had to reclassify a library or collection, or are thinking of embarking on a reclassification project in the future? What do you wish you had learnt about classification when you studied LIS or what professional training in classification would you like to be available? Have you been to an interesting classification event recently or encountered a good classification book? Have you designed your own classification scheme? Do you use multiple classification schemes in your library and want to share your experiences of these? Have you got some interesting experiences of making your classification more localised or more standardised?  How do you think your library users utilise your classification? Do you have any thoughts about unethical classification and problematic terminology or structures?

We welcome papers on these or any other aspect of classification for this issue.  Papers can be up to 2,000 words and should be submitted by the end of August.

Please contact the editors with your proposal.

For more information please see our guidance for contributors:

https://www.cilip.org.uk/cataloguing-indexing-group/catalogue-index/guidance-contributors

Karen Pierce

PierceKF@Cardiff.ac.uk

Deborah Lee

Deborah.Lee@courtauld.ac.uk