Citation
(2014), "2013 Awards for Excellence", OCLC Systems & Services: International digital library perspectives, Vol. 30 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/OCLC.16430aaa.001
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2013 Awards for Excellence
Article Type: 2013 Awards for Excellence From: OCLC Systems & Services: International digital library perspectives, Volume 30, Issue 1
The following article was selected for this year's Outstanding Paper Award for OCLC Systems & Services: International digital library perspectives
"Matching music: clustering versus distinguishing records in a large database"
Gail Thornburg (OCLC, Dublin, Ohio, USA), W. Michael Oskins (OCLC, Dublin, Ohio, USA)
Abstract
Purpose - Describing musical pieces, whether sound recordings, scores, librettos, videos, has always involved cataloger interpretation and judgment. There is considerable variation in records created for exactly the same item. And there is never "proof" that two records which seem to describe the same item actually do. This paper aims to address this issue.
Design/methodology/approach - This paper describes some of the challenges encountered in developing software for matching music records, and some approaches to making the software reliable.
Findings - The paper finds that matching can be used successfully to create GLIMIR clusters in the WorldCat database. Work is needed in several areas to complete the implementation, but intermediate results are promising.
Originality/value - This implementation will allow end-user applications to collocate resources, to improve discovery and delivery in a complex bibliographic universe
Keywords Cataloguing, Clustering, Computer software, Matching, Music
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/10650751211197059
This article originally appeared in Volume 28 Number 1, 2012 OCLC Systems & Services: International Digital Library Perspectives
The following articles were selected for this year’s Highly Commended Award
Creating a digital library of three-dimensional objects in CONTENTdm
Maura Valentino, Brian Shults
This article originally appeared in Volume 28 Number 4, 2012, OCLC Systems & Services: International Digital Library Perspectives
Improving access to digital music through content-based analysis
Juan Pablo Bello, Kent Underwood
This article originally appeared in Volume 26 Number 1, 2012, OCLC Systems & Services: International Digital Library Perspectives
Digital preservation and access strategies for musical heritage: the Swiss RISM experience
Laurent Pugin, Andrew Hankinson, Ichiro Fujinaga
This article originally appeared in Volume 28 Number 1, 2012, OCLC Systems & Services: International Digital Library Perspectives