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Mapping the cataloguing practices in information environment: a review of linked data challenges

Nazia Wahid (Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan)
Nosheen Fatima Warraich (Department of Information Management, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan)
Muzammil Tahira (University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan)

Information and Learning Sciences

ISSN: 2398-5348

Publication date: 8 October 2018

Abstract

Purpose

This study aims to explore the development of cataloguing standards used to organize information sources in libraries and information centers. Its key objective is to assess the challenges faced by information professionals to apply new bibliographic standards in linked data (LD) environment.

Design/methodology/approach

This study is based on extensive review of scholarly literature. Several databases were searched to identify relevant literature. Keywords such as RDA, FRBR, MARC and BIBFRAME were used along with LD to conduct search. Related literature was consulted and reviewed accordingly.

Findings

Findings reveal that cataloguing standards are subsequently evolving with the advancement of information technology. Libraries have been publishing their legacy metadata into LD. Many tools are developed for mapping the library metadata into LD applications. The Library of Congress has developed BIBFRAME model to fulfill the requirements of new bibliographic standards by using LD technology. It is found that extensive use of MARC standards, complexity of LD technologies, non-availability of vocabulary and inconsistency of terminologies are the major challenges for libraries to adopt LD applications.

Practical implications

This review will be a valuable addition for LIS scholars to understand the challenges of LD application. This study would be significant for the library community and policymakers who are interested in implementing LD technologies.

Originality/value

This paper is a one of its kind, where the development in cataloguing models and standards is explained along with the challenges to adopt LD applications for legacy data.

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Citation

Wahid, N., Warraich, N.F. and Tahira, M. (2018), "Mapping the cataloguing practices in information environment: a review of linked data challenges", Information and Learning Sciences, Vol. 119 No. 9/10, pp. 586-596. https://doi.org/10.1108/ILS-10-2017-0106

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