Retrospective Enhancement of Thesis Cataloging and the Match Rate of Authors in National Authority Files

作者
Karen Jensen & Christopher Carr
出版日期
2020
內容

The researchers extracted a disproportionate stratified random sample from 40 years of thesis bibliographic records at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec. Match rates for thesis authors in the LC/NACO Name Authority File and in Canadiana Authorities were examined. ProQuest digitization of older theses, the creation of an institutional repository, the move to electronic theses and dissertations in 2011, and the implementation of vendor-assisted authority control in 2017 impacted bibliographic records. In addition to the dearth of matches in general, results uncovered false matches and significant changes to Library and Archives Canada thesis authority control practices over the years.

刊名
Cataloging & Classification Quarterly
關鍵字
Electronic theses and dissertations, ETDs, thesis cataloging, personal name authority control, retrospective cataloging, authority maintenance, Library and Archives Canada
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發布日期:2020年07月29日 最後更新:2020年07月29日