Cataloging professionals in the digital environment: A content analysis of job descriptions

Park, Jung‐ran; Lu, Caimei; Marion, Linda S.

doi:10.1002/asi.21007

Cited by 46 publications

(34 citation statements)

References 14 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…First and foremost, it is well suited for this research inquiry. Analysis of job advertisements has been one of the two conventional approaches used for assessing and identifying skill sets required of an occupation (e.g., Ahsan et al, 2013;Harper, 2013;Hoffman & Bresciani, 2012;Kim et al, 2013;Marion, 2001;Marion et al, 2005;Park et al, 2009). The other conventional approach is to conduct surveys on a targeted population.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

I dentifying Core Competencies for Records Management and Information Governance Professionals: A Job Advertisement A nalysis

Jin¹,

McLain²

2018

CAIS/ACSI

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Records and information management (RIM) has been well needed in both public and private sectors for decades. The recent progression toward enterprise wide information governance (IG) provides a good example of RIM's fast-paced evolution. However, what should those being hired for a RIM/IG position know? What other qualities should they bring to the job in order to survive and thrive? Unfortunately, there is a dearth of empirical research that addresses these concerns. This proposed poster will report an on-going project that aims to identify core competencies for this group of information professionals by using a job advertisement content analysis approach.Résumé:

show abstract

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

I dentifying Core Competencies for Records Management and Information Governance Professionals: A Job Advertisement A nalysis

Jin¹,

McLain²

2018

CAIS/ACSI

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…21 In "Cataloging Professionals in the Digital Environment: A Content Analysis of Job Descriptions" Jung-ran Park, Caimei Lu, and Linda Marion identified emerging roles for catalogers in the digital environment. 22 They pointed out that proficiency in the digital environment, from computing skills to an understanding of digital objects and their metadata, is as critical a skill set for today's catalogers as traditional cataloging knowledge and skills.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Agile Cataloging: Staffing and Skills for a Bibliographic Future

Mitchell

Thompson

2010

Cataloging & Classification Quarterly

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

One of the foremost challenges facing technical services in academic libraries is integrating digital resources and services with existing work without a concomitant personnel expansion. The library's bibliographic data are manipulated and delivered through myriad systems and services, including proxy servers, electronic resource management systems, federated search and link resolver tools, integrated library systems, bibliographic utilities, and dozens of external data providers. In this increasingly complex environment, libraries require flexible data management and flexible staffing, which in turn relies on a reservoir of informed staff and managers who understand the many pieces of the technical services puzzle. This article discusses efforts at the University of Houston Libraries, a mid-size research library, to enhance organizational capacity for evolving cataloging roles and to foster organizational relationships that support progress in technical services functions.

show abstract

“…As discussed in the studies [22,23], there are a wide array of responsibilities including collection development and public services expected of cataloguing and metadata professionals.…”

Section: Participant Profilesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Dublin Core metadata semantics: an analysis of the perspectives of information professionals

Park

Childress

2009

Journal of Information Science

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This study examines Dublin Core (DC) metadata semantics drawn from the perspectives and experiences of cataloguing and metadata professionals. The study ascertains the extent of difficulty in applying the DC metadata elements encountered by these professionals and examines factors engendering such difficulties during the metadata application process. Comments drawn from the survey participants (n = 141) show that conceptual ambiguities (41%) and semantic overlaps (45%) of the surveyed DC metadata elements are the most frequently cited factors causing difficulty and confusion, in turn leading to variant interpretations of DC metadata elements. This has the potential to bring forth inconsistent and inaccurate applications and implementation of the DC standard across institutions which can directly affect semantic interoperability across digital repositories. The high degree of difficulty (55.3%) engendered by the Relation field indicates that further examination of this element is needed.

show abstract

Cataloging professionals in the digital environment: A content analysis of job descriptions

Cited by 46 publications

References 14 publications

I dentifying Core Competencies for Records Management and Information Governance Professionals: A Job Advertisement A nalysis

I dentifying Core Competencies for Records Management and Information Governance Professionals: A Job Advertisement A nalysis

Agile Cataloging: Staffing and Skills for a Bibliographic Future

Dublin Core metadata semantics: an analysis of the perspectives of information professionals

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About