Cataloging Consistency in Access Points: Academic Libraries of Turkey

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Ayık K., Yılmaz M.

CATALOGING & CLASSIFICATION QUARTERLY, cilt.59, sa.4, ss.378-398, 2021 (Scopus)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 59 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/01639374.2021.1919267
  • Dergi Adı: CATALOGING & CLASSIFICATION QUARTERLY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Library Literature and Information Science, Scopus, Aerospace Database, Academic Search Premier, IBZ Online, Periodicals Index Online, Communication Abstracts, Education Abstracts, Index Islamicus, Information Science and Technology Abstracts, INSPEC, EBSCO Education Source, Library and Information Science Abstracts, Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA), Metadex, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.378-398
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Cataloging quality plays a crucial role in libraries. In this context, this study investigates the adherence of access points in bibliographic records to content and format standards. We employed the qualitative descriptive method and analyzed 2,695 catalog records from seven academic libraries in Turkey. We analyzed MARC fields for access points to see whether the bibliographic records adhere to AACR2 and MARC standards. Furthermore, we provide exemplary cases of common nonadherent records. Results demonstrated that analyzed records have inconsistencies from 2% to 75% for the analyzed MARC fields. This study recommends that academic libraries provide ongoing training for catalogers.