Measuring Cataloging Consistency in Health Sciences Faculty Libraries at Ankara University

Authors

  • Doğan Atılgan Ankara Üniversitesi DTCF Bilgi-Belge Yönetimi Bölümü
  • Özlem Bayram Ankara Üniversitesi DTCF Bilgi-Belge Yönetimi Bölümü

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15612/BD.2006.398

Keywords:

Cataloguing-Consistency, Catalogues-Comparative studies, Cataloguing-University libraries, Cataloguing-Ankara University libraries

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the cataloging consistency between health sciences faculty libraries at Ankara University. Online catalogs at four faculty libraries are used to detect differencies in MARC records. Access points included AACR2, main entry, title statement and area of responsibility, edition statement, publication, distribution (ete.), physical description area, series area, and added entries are compared. Findings showed certain amount of inconsistency among the access points analysed. Highest numbers of inconsistencies among all libraries were found in the title and responsibility statement fields.

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Vol. 7 No. 1 (2006)

Published

2006-04-30

How to Cite

Atılgan, D., & Bayram, Özlem. (2006). Measuring Cataloging Consistency in Health Sciences Faculty Libraries at Ankara University. Information World, 7(1), 63-76. https://doi.org/10.15612/BD.2006.398

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2006)

Section

Refereed Articles
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