İstanbul’da Okul Kütüphaneleri

Libraries are important in supporting the curriculum and educational mission of schools. The purpose of this study was to describe and evaluate the current status of a private primary school’s library in Istanbul, Turkey, and to formulate recommendations for improvement. This case study was accomplished through a mixed method involving questionnaires and observation. A survey with semi-structured questions was administered to students, teachers, and the librarian regarding their perceptions of the school library and their desires for the school library. Questionnaires administered to teachers and the librarian of its sister school provide a counterpoint. Observations provided information about the current functional level and nature of usage of the library. The survey was administered in 2007 with a follow-up visit in 2008. The research achieved the specific, practical purpose of identifying areas for development and potential challenges to that development in the school’s library, taking into account the input of its constituents. It also provides suggestions for those who might pursue broader research about the needs and future possibilities for school libraries in Turkey.Kütüphaneler, okulların eğitim görevlerini ve ders programlarını desteklemede önemli kurumlardır. Bu çalışmanın amacı İstanbul’daki mevcut özel okul kütüphanelerini değerlendirmektedir. Gelişmeler için önerileri formüle etmek için bu alan araştırması, hem bir anket uygulamasını hem de gözlem yönetimini içermektedir.Anket çalışmasında yarı yapılandırılmış sorular; öğrenciler ve öğretmenlere yöneltilerek, okul kütüphanecisinin ne ve nasıl olması gerektiği ile ilgili bilgiler elde edilmiştir. Gözlemlerle sonucunda ise kütüphanelerin doğal kullanımı ve mevcut fonksiyonları hakkında bilgi sağlanmıştır. 2007 ve 2008 yıllarında yürütülen araştırmada okul kütüphanelerinde gelişim sağlamak için potansiyel fırsatlar ve gelişim alanlarının belirlenmesine yönelik bulgulara ulaşılmıştır. Çalışma aynı zamanda Türkiye’de okul kütüphanelerine yönelik olarak yapılabilecek daha geniş kapsamdaki çalışmalar için de öneri niteliğinde bilgilere yer vermektedir

RDA Adoption in U.S. Public Libraries

This study surveyed the state of knowledge about, and adoption of, RDA among American public library catalogers. In 2017 an online survey request was e-mailed to 4000 public libraries for the person most responsible for cataloging. Over 300 libraries responded. Data collected nationally included geographic location, education level, training history and needs, library size and budget. Evidence points to demographic factors having a strong influence on levels of RDA knowledge, with a dramatic urban/rural divide. While a majority of catalogers know about RDA, their working knowledge about it differs substantially depending on whether they work in rural or urban library settings. Additionally, 22% of respondents overall stated they had never heard of RDA until completing the survey. Survey respondents identified training as a top priority, with a preference that it be provided centrally and consistently by “National professional library associations.” This presentation is based on the article, “Resource Description and Access: Adoption and Implementation in Public Libraries in the United States” by Frank Lambert (Middle Tennessee University), Roman Panchyshyn and Sevim McCutcheon (both of Kent State University, Ohio) published in Library Resource & Technical Services (LRTS) 63(2) in April 2019. It is an extension of research published by the same authors in 2013 that focused on the RDA experiences of public library catalogers in the state of Ohio

Basic, Fuller, Fullest: Treatment Options for Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Given the thousands of theses and dissertations (TDs) that are produced each year, and their role in advancing their disciplines, it is well worth disseminating them as widely as possible. A great leap forward in increasing TD distribution has been the electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) movement. ETD information in catalogs provides valuable basic access, especially when bibliographic records are contributed to large databases. While these bibliographic records can be created automatically by harvesting author-supplied metadata from ETDs, for fuller access, cataloger mediation is needed to remove errors and numeric entities; plus name authority control. Fullest access entails subject analysis.</p