Disciplinary Differences: LCSH and Keyword Assignment for ETDs from Different Disciplines

Maurer, Margaret Beecher; Shakeri, Shadi

doi:10.1080/01639374.2016.1141133

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“…Besides improving the retrieval of theses and dissertations by optimizing access points, it is also important to develop practices that take advantage of the keywords and metadata provided by the authors. Strader (2009), Zavalina (2014), Han et al (2016) and Maurer and Shakeri (2016) dealt with this topic. These authors consider that libraries now face metadata created by noncataloguers, who often use subject terms not available in established controlled vocabularies.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Regardless, catalogers recognize that their work within the library catalog entails optimizing the bibliographic record for keyword searches by the user." Maurer & Shakeri (2016, p. 217) Despite the importance of keywords for information access, and for ETDs access, Maurer and Shakeri (2016) stress that there is little research on the number of keywords provided by student-authors and on the differences of author-assigned keywords for ETD in different disciplines.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Subject-access metadata on ETD supplied by authors: A case study about keywords, titles and abstracts in a Brazilian academic repository

Terra

Lacruz

Bernardes

et al. 2021

The Journal of Academic Librarianship

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Subject-access metadata on ETD supplied by authors: A case study about keywords, titles and abstracts in a Brazilian academic repository

Terra

Lacruz

Bernardes

et al. 2021

The Journal of Academic Librarianship

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“…Subject analysis seems to present the biggest challenge in the processing of TDs. Maurer and Shakeri (2016), Hoover (2005) and Wolverton et al (2011) have researched extensively on the subject. In a beginners guide to TDs in the Hard Sciences, Hoover (2005) observes that TDs in these disciplines present an even bigger challenge since they contain new concepts that may be unfamiliar to the cataloguer from a social sciences background.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The authors' use of jargon or terminologies specific to the discipline compounds the problem further. Additionally, Maurer and Shakeri (2016) maintain that Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSHs) do not adequately cover science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Hoover's (2005) guide offers useful tips on determination of the TDs content, strategies for searching for appropriate LCSHs and evaluation of the appropriateness of the heading in the hard sciences.…”

Section: Subject Cataloguingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Bibliographic control of theses and dissertations in Kenya

Ndungu

2017

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Purpose This study aims to identify and analyse the challenges faced in the bibliographic control of theses and dissertations in Kenya. Design/methodology/approach The study used descriptive survey method and targeted four universities in Kenya and two initiatives whose objective is compilation of a database of theses and dissertations. The total number of respondents was 17 out of a target of 21. Findings The study found delays in the libraries getting their designated copies; ineffective coordination between the different university departments in the deposition process; deposition of soft copies is still a grey area in the universities surveyed; libraries have embedded records of theses and dissertations in their Online Public Access Catalogues (OPACs); delays in capturing theses and dissertations in the libraries’ OPACs; and lack of consistency and uniformity in the bibliographic records. Research limitations/implications Many universities have joined the electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) movement and now require graduating students to deposit an electronic copy of their research thesis or dissertation. Currently, universities in Kenya either already have institutional repositories (IRs) or they are at an advanced stage of implementation. There is need for further research on the status adoption of ETDs; the status of IRs; treatment of theses and dissertations (TDs) in Kenya; challenges and prospects of subject analysis of TDs; cost-effective metadata creation for TDs; issues in metadata creation and standardization for TDs; and automated metadata creation. Practical implications Without a comprehensive source of all TDs submitted in universities in Kenya, TDs will be inaccessible and therefore underutilised. There will also be the risk of duplication of research and plagiarism because it will be difficult to ascertain the authenticity and integrity of TDs submitted in the various universities. Originality/value This is the only research in Kenya that has analysed the status of bibliographic control of theses and dissertations. The study will enable university administrators to put in place appropriate policies for improved bibliographic control of theses and dissertations. The study may be used to inform policy frameworks as universities begin to build their institutional repositories. The findings shed light on the treatment of TDs and challenges of cataloguing them.

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“…The assignment of LC subject headings and keywords to ETD records in different disciplines was investigated by Maurer and Shakeri (2016), who limited their research to the Kent State University Library catalog. They found that more cataloger-assigned LC subject headings and more author-assigned keywords were found in ETD records in the arts and humanities as opposed to ETD records in the sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines and the social sciences.…”

Section: Enhancing Access To Dissertationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Enhancing Bibliographic Access to Dissertations

Sassen

2016

Technical Services Quarterly

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A study of dissertation cataloging practices of Association of Research Libraries (ARL) academic libraries was conducted to discern how they provide access to subjects as well as to names of academic departments and advisors. An analysis of catalog records revealed that this information is recorded in notes and uncontrolled access points more often than in established access points. Although these local practices reflect a move towards cataloging efficiencies, they must be considered in the context of information retrieval.

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Disciplinary Differences: LCSH and Keyword Assignment for ETDs from Different Disciplines

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Subject-access metadata on ETD supplied by authors: A case study about keywords, titles and abstracts in a Brazilian academic repository

Subject-access metadata on ETD supplied by authors: A case study about keywords, titles and abstracts in a Brazilian academic repository

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