The process of cataloging includes the use of metadata, which is data that describes information resources.  Metadata makes working with and finding resources easier.

Cataloging and Metadata

Standards on what needs to be included in metadata and how said metadata is organized in a system. Standards vary from type of institution: libraries, museums and archives all use different standards of metadata.

Metadata Standards

- Descriptive Metadata
- Administrative Metadata
- Structural Metadata

Types of Metadata

Metadata is structured data that describes an information resource and points a user to the actual information resource.

San Jose State University

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

New York University

- Genre Structure
- Cataloging 
- Metadata

Focuses of Information Organization

The use of technology to operate library systems such as:
- Cataloging
- Metadata
- Indexing services
- Database Management

Information Technology in Library Science

Joudrey, D. N. (2017). Cataloging. In Encyclopedia of library and information sciences (4th edition). Taylor & Francis.

Cataloging

Joudrey, D. N. (2017). Metadata and Digital Information [ELIS Classic]. In Encyclopedia of library and information sciences (4th edition). Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.1081/e-elis4-120044415

Metadata and Digital Information [ELIS Classic]

Organizing information within a document such as a scholarly article through the use of functional units. 

Genre Structure

Cataloging is the process of assigning identifiers (author and title) and subjects to an information resource so that the user may retrieve it. 

Metadata

Service of capturing keywords in documents being cataloged

Indexing Services

Manage user information as well as retrieve information such as articles, books, and more

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