MEDT 7478

Spring 2014MEDT

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As previously stated, copy cataloging has been explained as being the art of locating a MARC record from an outside source, bringing the matching record into your catalog, and then completing any appropriate editing (Fields, Murphy, Nystrome, and Stone, 2006). This is the second part of a review of the available resources available for librarians to complete the process of copy cataloging . For this portion, the Georgia Interconnected Libraries, Innovative Resources, and GA PINES will be reviewed.

GALILEO Interconnected Libraries (University System of Georgia OPAC) Galileo Interconnected Libraries, or GIL, is an extension of the GALILEO initiative funded by the Governor and the General Assembly of the state of Georgia to enhance and expand educational opportunities for the citizens of Georgia (GIL, 2013). To accomplish this, GIL offers users access to information resources held in the University System of Georgia libraries which holds more than 13 million

bibliographic records representing 13.9 million items. There are 35 USG Libraries that are in the GIL consortium as well the state of Georgias Department of Archives and History and the Atlanta History Center. To better understand the resources available for use through GIL, I decided to conduct a search for a title. I began by going to https://gil.uga.edu/ and was linked to the consortiums homepage. From the homepage, I was given three search options Keyword Search: The basic search option for users to employ while in search of material. Exact Search: Search option that enables users to search for item based upon title, author, subject heading, call number, SuDoc Call Number, ISBN, ISSN, and Command. Expanded Catalog : Users are able to search through specific catalogs with this search option.

I decided that I would complete a keyword search through the GIL catalog using the term The Giver. This search netted ninety entries including many of the works written by Lois Low-

ery. I then began another search for just the term Giver which resulted in 90 entries with The Giver by Lois Lowery as the forty-first entry. I then transitioned to GILs universal catalog in pursuit of locating The Giver through this resource. When the results were made known to me, I was able to discover seventy-four entries with The Giver being the thirteenth entry. I clicked on the entry and was given a brief record of the title. I was also given access to the MARC record for the title and locations of the title in the University of Georgia Library System. Overall, the title was held in 20 USG system locations. As I scrolled down the webpage, I also noticed that I could email the record to myself. I typed in my email address and within seconds received confirmation that the entry had been sent. Within a minute of that, I received a detailed record in my inbox. I then began to wonder whether the ease of my search for The Giver was the norm or anomaly. I decided to conduct a title search and began by returning to the search screen. I typed in Divergent not expecting to see the title but was pleasantly surprised to find it as the first entry out of forty-four. I clicked on the link and then gained access to the same type of information I received while searching for The Giver. Since this search was not complicated, I thought that I should search for a selection by its author. I chose to search for Gene Zion and returned to the main search page. When I had finished typing in his name into the box, I clicked on search and was taken to a list of 25 entries with the first being Gene Zion. Once I accessed the information GIL had on this particular author, I was pleased to find twenty-six entries pertaining to his body of work which included the Harry the Dirty Dog series.

Innovative Interfaces

Innovative Interfaces was founded 1978 by Jerry Kline and Steve Silberstein in Berkeley, California. The duos initial product was a system with the ability to interface OCLC data with a library's cataloging system. With the first installations at CSU Sacramento and UC Riverside, its customer base quickly grew to about 75 libraries purchasing the product. By the late 1980s, the company has developed the first integrated library system. Today, Innovative Interfaces is still at the forefront of development for integrated library systems as well as library service platforms. The system produced by Innovative Interfaces today are used in over 5,600 library facilities that include academic libraries, public libraries, consortia libraries, school libraries, special libraries, medical libraries, and law libraries. While the history of this influential company is interesting, how exactly do their systems work? I began my inspection of them by going to the Nassau County, New York Public Library System homepage which uses the products produced by Innovative Interfaces. From the homepage, I was able to click on a link that took me to the catalogs belonging to the members of the library system. There were three categories to choose from: ALIScat which is a catalog of the books and audiovisual materials owned by 52 of the 54 member libraries. Great Neck Library Catalog provides information on the books and audiovisual materials which are not included in ALIScat but may be borrowed by the cardholders of all NLS member libraries. Syosset Library Catalog provides information on the books and audiovisual materials which are not included in ALIScat but may be borrowed by the card-

holders of all NLS member libraries. Since the majority of resources were available via ALIScat, I decided to search through the resources available through it. There were some remarkable features available On the ALIScat homepage. If I had wanted to, I could pay any fines with my credit, download mobile applications associated with the consortium, renew books through my mobile device, and so much more! Since my purpose for coming to the site was to access the cataloging records, I delved into a search by way of a search box at the top of the page. I typed in Watership Down, chose title from the drop down menu, and clicked search. The results of my search included twelve entries that included books and DVDs. I chose the second entry, a copy of the title in book form which gave a concise description to the title along with information about the location of every copy within the library system. I was also able to retrieve the MARC record for Watership Down. The record itself was simple but informative and featured the ability to email the record to any user. I did this by saving the record, viewing it on the saved record list, and then by viewing and exporting the record to my email address. The email was in my inbox within a minute and was very informative. I was then curious to discover whether or not it would be as simple to locate other titles with the catalog. I went back to the catalog home page, typed Divergent into the search box, and chose Title from the drop-down menu. Within seconds, a new page loaded that gave me four entries-one being the book, one being an audiobook, and the other two being information on the entire series. After observing the simplicity of the process, I went back to the catalog home page and decided to search for a particular author. I typed Gene Zion into the search box, chose Author from the drop-down menu, and clicked GO! I was able to locate fortyfour entries that included books, audio books, and DVDs that were authored by Gene Zion. After com-

pleting this search, I returned to the homepage and searched for Harry the Dirty Dog once again but this time I used the enhanced catalog. The resulting records included entries from library as well as reviews and journal articles about the Harry the Dirty Dog. Public Information Network for Electronic Services (PINES) Georgia Public Library catalogs

The Public Information Network for Electronic Services, or PINES, is the statewide library consortium and online library catalog of the Georgia Public Library Service. The catalog consists of resources from 282 library facilities in over 140 counties across the state of Georgia. The total item count of resources is around 10 million which is searchable by anyone with a PINES library card. The PINES system essentially turns the state of Georgia into one huge library. Cardholders are able to search through the online catalog and request that a copy of a specific resource (which is only available at a library out of town) be shipped to their local library for them to check out all free of charge. In addition, PINES users can check out a book from one PINES participating library and turn it into any other PINES participating library without penalty. Another feature of the PINES network is that it allows members to place holds on items that they would like to check out from the library. When searching the catalog, PINES patrons are able utilize four different search methods. The first is a Basic Search in which a keyword, title, author, subject, or series can be used to locate a resource. With the Advanced Search method a user is able to search by Item Type, Item Form, Language, Audience, Video Format, Literary Form, and Library. A Numeric Search enables a user to search for materials

by the ISBN, ISSN, Bib Call Number, Call Number, LCCN, ICN, and the Item Barcode within the database. The Expert Search allows users to search via a tag or subfield. With so much information available through PINES, I was curious to discover how patrons were able to locate titles. I began my going the PINES homepage. Once the page loaded, I entered Harry the Dirty Dog into the search box, clicked the search button, and was able to retrieve 32 entries ranging from books to video recordings. I chose the third entry to review which linked me to information about the book. I was able to locate a brief record of Harry the Dirty Dog along with a summary that was only a sentence, book reviews of the book, a shelf browser that linked me to the location of the title in each PINES library, and a MARC record that was fairly anemic. I was actually a little disappointed with the MARC record provided because I thought it would be as robust as some of the other resources I have reviewed. My next thought was to investigate whether the same information was available for non-fiction titles too. I returned to the home page and searched for Modern commercial aircraft by Jonathan Collins. I was able to locate the title and its record. The same information that was available with Harry the Dirty Dog with one exception. When I reviewed what was available in the shelf browser tab, I was able to locate the call number for the title in every PINES library that had it as part of its collection. The interesting thing to me was that the call number was not uniform. But, while it is interesting, it is not unusual because the actual number is at the discretion of the cataloger. After this search, I decided to transition into a different type of search by using a broad subject. I typed in Marine Biology and found that I could refine the search based on personal, corporation, topic, series, name, geographic location. I refined by choosing a specific topic-

Marine Animals. I was then able to choose from the 115 entries. I clicked on Ocean Life by Les Holliday and was linked to displays all of the titles written by author (or person with same name), the libraries that have the title in its collection, call number for the title, barcode for the title, shelving location of the title, and availability of the title. From this search, I was better able to understand the necessity of teaching students the necessary steps in finding a title in this manner. For most students, having to look through over 400 entries would be boring and unprofitable. But, the ability to refine the search would enable students to locate the information pertaining to their search. Upon the conclusion of that search, I decided to complete a even broader search using Snicket. When searching the entire PINES collection, I was able to locate one hundred and eighty six entries. I then investigated further by determining the entries available from the West Georgia Regional Library by choosing the library from the pull down menu. I found 83 entries from the consortiums catalog. conclusion Each of the resources reviewed had appealing aspects. GIL provides its users with a plethora of ways to search for titles, Innovative Interfaces enhances a search by providing reviews and journal articles for users, and PINES provides users with quite a bit of information about each title in its collection. Because of this, I would tend to believe that using any of these resources would benefit students in a school library media center. I was also able to locate MARC records from Amazon. It was so cool to be able to type in an ISBN number and be rewarded with a complete MARC record. With so many avenues for copy cataloging, a librarian has a fair amount of resources to ensure that MARC records are complete and correct.

Bibliography

Galileo Interconnected Libraries. (2014). Retrieved February 10, 2014 from http://gil.usg.edu/ Georgia Pines. (2014). Retrieved February 10, 2013 from http://gapines.org/ Innovative Interfaces. (2014). Retrieved February 10, 2014, from Innovative Interfaces website: http:// www.iii.com/