Automatic derivation of name access points in cataloging

Abstract

This artlcle reports the results of research designed to explore the feasibility of automatically deriving name access points from machine-readable title pages of English language monographs. Two questions were asked: (1) To what degree is it possible to specify formal criteria for extracting from the title pages of monographs in machine-readable form the names of those persons and corporate bodies who have contributed significantly to the creation of the monographs in question? and (2) Are title page data adequate for automatically generating name access points from English language monographs in machine-readable form? Results show that approximately 88% of the access points selected by the Library of Congress or the National Library of Medicine could be automatically derived from title page data. These results have implications for the design of bibliographic standards and online catalogs.

Pebbles for the Mosaic of Cataloging Expertise: What Do Problems in Expert Systems for Cataloging Reveal about Cataloging Expertise?

“…Difl'erent chapters ofthe cataloging rules have been studied from a variety of perspectives, with the common pu{pose of enhancing their understanding and suggesting how the nrles could be improved in {'urther editions. Svenonius and Molto (1990), Davies (1992), and Weibel (1992) prepared extensive reviews of automated descriptive cataloging and related research. They point to Sandberg-Fox (1972) as the ffrst io work on thii topic.…”

“…However, the researchers f'urther found that manv of the personal and corporate names tiat appeared on title pages, preliminaries and tables of contents were neither authors nor people or bodies whose function was related to authorship. Svenonius and Molto (1990) investiname access points. The success rate was measured by the number of correctlv identified access points (all names), anl in terms of precision (the number of cornarnes, 95Vo werc also chosen as access points in LC and NLM cataloging records.…”

Consequences of Applying Cataloguing Codes for Author Entries to the Spanish National Library Online Catalogs

“…There have been attempts to design procedures for the automated selection of access points, 19,20 and to develop expert systems for fully automated cataloguing. 21,22 However, the recent appearance of online public access catalogs (OPACs) and the cataloguing of Internet sources have reoriented current research.…”