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Abstract

Reports the additions and changes made to the LCC between Apr 93 and Dec 94 in the classes of major importance to Judaica libraries. Most changes have taken place in class BM (Judaism), BS (Bible), DS (History of Asia), and PJ (Oriental Language and literature)

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Content

A. General Works. 4. ed. 1973. - B. B-BJ. Philosphy. Psychology. 4. ed. 1989 / B. BL, BM, BP, BQ. Relgions, Hinduism, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism. 3. ed. 1984 / BR-BV. Religion: Christianity, Bible. 3. ed. 1987. BX. Religion: Christian denominations. 3. ed. 1985. - C. auxilary sciences of history. 3. ed. 1975. - D. History. General and Old World. 2. ed. 1959/ DJK-DK. History of Eastern Europe (General), Soviet Union, Poland. 3. ed. 1987 / D. DS. History of Asia. 3. ed. 1987 / DT-DX. History of Africa, Australia, New Zealand, etc. 3. ed. 1989. - E-F. History. America. 3. ed. Reprint 1965. - G. Geography, maps, anthropology, recreation. 4. ed. 1976. - H. H-HJ. Social sciences: economics. 4. ed. 1981/ HM-HX. Social sciences: sociology. 4. ed. 1980. - J. Political science. 2. ed. Reprint 1966; neu: 1991. - K. Law (General) 1977 / KD. Law of the United Kingdom and Ireland. 1973. / KDZ, KG-KH. Law of the Americas, Latin America and the West Indies. 1984 / KE. Law of Canada. 1976 / KF. Law of the United States. Preliminary ed. 1969 / KJ-KKZ. Law of Europe. 1988 / KJV-KJW. Law of France. 1985 / KK-KKC. Law of Germany. 1982. - KL-KWX: Law of Asia and Eurasia, Africa, Pacific Area and Antarctica. 1993. - L. Education 4. ed. 1984. - M. Music and books on musik. 3. ed. 1978. - N. Fine Arts. 4. ed. 1970. - P-PZ. Language and literature tables. 1982 / P-PM. Suppl. Index to languages and dialects. 3. ed. 1983 / P-PA. Philology. Linguistics. Classical philology. Classical literature. Reissue 1968 / PA. Suppl. Byzantine and modern greek literature. Medieval and modern Latin literature. Reissued with suppl. pages. Suppl. of additions and changes to January 1968. 1968 / PB-PH. Modern European languages. Reprint 1966 / PG Russian literature. Reprint 1965 / PJ-PK. Oriental philology and literature. 2. ed. 1988 / PL-PM. Languages of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania, Hyperborean, Indian and artificial languages. 2. ed. 1988 / PN, PR, PS, PZ. Literature (general). English and American lierature. Fiction in English. Juvenile Belles Lettres. 3. ed. 1988 / PQ, 1. French literature. 2nd ed. 1992 / PQ, 2. Italian, Spanish and Portuguese literatures. Reprint 1965; neu: 1992 / PT, 1. German literature. 2. ed. 1989 / PT, 2. Dutch and Scandinavian literatures. 2nd ed. 1992. - Q. Science. 7. ed. 1989. - R. Medicine. 6(?). ed. 1995. - S. Agriculture. 4. ed. 1982. - T. Technology. 5. ed. 1971. - U. Military science. 5. ed. 1992. - V. Naval science. 4. ed. 1993. - Z. Bibliography and library science. 5. ed. 1980

Footnote

Für eine jeweils aktuelle Übersicht vgl. den Prospekt der Library of Congress; Nachträge und Neuausgaben werden auch in der Zeitschrift: Cataloging service bulletin angezeigt. - Die Konvertierung in das USMARC Format ist angekündigt, das die Ausgabe in verschiedenen physikalischen Medien unterstützen soll. - Gemäß des Artikels von 'G.M. Daly: Reference work in a classified collection ...' ist die Klasse K nunmehr vollständig veröffentlicht

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Abstract

Reports the additions and changes made to the LCC between Jul 92 and Mar 93 in the classes of major importance to Judaica libraries. Records the usual Cutter additioins and changes to various topics under class BM (Judaism) and its tables, BS (Bible), DS (History), PJ (Language and literature) and other classes that have had changes pertaining to Judaica during this period. Notes several Cutter additions under class DS 135 (History of Jews outside of Palestine, by region or country A-Z) that reflect the recent demise of the Soviet Union and the former republics that have become independent states

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Presents results of a survey of cataloguers of foreign language materials in North American libraries. In Spring 1991, a questionnaire was sent to the heads of cataloguing department of the members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) in order to examine their criteria in selcting and hiring cataloguers of foreign language materials, and to assess the present status of cataloguing backlogs. 80 libraries participated in the survey and provided suggestions on handling the problem of cataloguing backlogs of foreign language materials

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Presents results of a study, conducted over a 4 month period and involving graduate students at illinois University at Urbana-Champaign who had completed a course on monograph cataloguing, to determine the types of errors that appear on original cataloguing copy by entry level cataloguers. Records were analyzed for errors in description, headings, encoding of MARC format, capitalization, punctuation, and any other errors affecting access. Results should assist educators in planning and implementing cataloguing courses and will inform professionals hiring cataloguers out of library school on how well the graduates are prepared for professional cataloguing

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This paper presents demographic data from the Association of Research Libraries to argue that professional staffing in technical services/cataloging positions is declining. Two factors are identified as possible causes: first, a consistent and long-term drop-off in hiring, and second, unusually high retirement rates resulting from the advanced age of these staff.

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Abstract

Few companies in history have ever been as successful and as admired as Google, the company that has transformed the Internet and become an indispensable part of our lives. How has Google done it? Veteran technology reporter Steven Levy was granted unprecedented access to the company, and in this revelatory book he takes readers inside Google headquarters-the Googleplex-to show how Google works. While they were still students at Stanford, Google cofounders Larry Page and Sergey Brin revolutionized Internet search. They followed this brilliant innovation with another, as two of Google's earliest employees found a way to do what no one else had: make billions of dollars from Internet advertising. With this cash cow (until Google's IPO nobody other than Google management had any idea how lucrative the company's ad business was), Google was able to expand dramatically and take on other transformative projects: more efficient data centers, open-source cell phones, free Internet video (YouTube), cloud computing, digitizing books, and much more. The key to Google's success in all these businesses, Levy reveals, is its engineering mind-set and adoption of such Internet values as speed, openness, experimentation, and risk taking. After its unapologetically elitist approach to hiring, Google pampers its engineers-free food and dry cleaning, on-site doctors and masseuses-and gives them all the resources they need to succeed. Even today, with a workforce of more than 23,000, Larry Page signs off on every hire. But has Google lost its innovative edge? It stumbled badly in China-Levy discloses what went wrong and how Brin disagreed with his peers on the China strategy-and now with its newest initiative, social networking, Google is chasing a successful competitor for the first time. Some employees are leaving the company for smaller, nimbler start-ups. Can the company that famously decided not to be evil still compete? No other book has ever turned Google inside out as Levy does with In the Plex.

BK

54.08 / Informatik in Beziehung zu Mensch und Gesellschaft
05.20 / Kommunikation und Gesellschaft

Classification

54.08 / Informatik in Beziehung zu Mensch und Gesellschaft
05.20 / Kommunikation und Gesellschaft

Footnote

Deutsche Übersetzung als: Googlenomics : Wie Google denkt, arbeitet und unser Leben verändert. Heidelberg, Neckar ; mitp/bhv ; 2011. Rez. in: JASIST 62(2011) no.12, S.2540-2543 (C. Leslie)

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The syndetic structure of subject headings lists, in particular the broader/narrower term references, constitutes a hidden classification that may be converted to an explicit tree structure. Such a structure may be used to examine the hierarchy of LC subject headings (LCSH) and to compare them with that of Library of Congress Classification (LCC). Joseph Galron's compilation, 'Library of Congress Subject Headings in Jewish Studies (1991)', was analyzed for several features relating to the hierarchy of terms, and trees tructures were built for the deepest hierarchies: Jews, Judaism, Hebrew language, and Israel. These were compared with the corresponding LC classes. A hierarchy in LCSH may have more levels than the corresponding schedule in LCC. It is concluded that the conversion of the BT / NT references of subject headings lists into tree structures is a useful tool for examining the correctness of a hierarchy. Display of subject headings in tree-structure format can assist users in grasping the hierarchy of subject headings and in navigating online catalogs

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In this paper we present results from an investigation of religious information searching based on analyzing log files from a large general-purpose search engine. From approximately 15 million queries, we identified 124,422 that were part of 60,759 user sessions. We present a method for categorizing queries based on related terms and show differences in search patterns between religious searches and web searching more generally. We also investigate the search patterns found in queries related to 5 religions: Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, and Judaism. Different search patterns are found to emerge. Results from this study complement existing studies of religious information searching and provide a level of detailed analysis not reported to date. We show, for example, that sessions involving religion-related queries tend to last longer, that the lengths of religion-related queries are greater, and that the number of unique URLs clicked is higher when compared to all queries. The results of the study can serve to provide information on what this large population of users is actually searching for.

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Describes the experience of Fort Collins Public Library, CO. in their converison from a locally-developed system to the Dynix system in 1993. Discusses how to manage issues affecting public service such as building closures and collection weeding, and considers the benefits and pitfalls of using volunteer assistance. Outlines the problems encountered in converting the existing database to MARC and in defining new cataloguing standards. The hiring of an automated consultant was critical to the task of successfully installing a new online catalogue

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The predictive power of the h-index has been shown to depend on citations to rather old publications. This has raised doubts about its usefulness for predicting future scientific achievements. Here, I investigate a variant that considers only recent publications and is therefore more useful in academic hiring processes and for the allocation of research resources. It is simply defined in analogy to the usual h-index, but takes into account only publications from recent years, and it can easily be determined from the ISI Web of Knowledge.

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Electronic services librarianship has become a new position in many libraries to deal with the new services generated from the emerging technologies. In this article, the authors define this position and discuss reasons for it. Both sides of the issue are analyzed: that of the traditional librarian, whose expectations for this new staff line to bridge the gap between the library systems unit and the nontechnical library staff are high; and that of the library systems professional, who is more concerned about the library lifeline, OPAC. Electronic/network services librarians must get their work done without overstepping their boundaries. Nevertheless, this new professional is able to bring emerging technologies and applications to librarians, staff and users. This article describes problems and suggests solutions for the hiring process and the position's place in the organizational structure. A set of tips for the electronic services librarian to survive and thrive in the bureaucracy is also presented

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In an attempt to ascertain whether academic libraries were having difficulty in filling cataloging positions, a survey was designed and distributed to those libraries that advertised for full-time cataloging positions in College and Research Libraries News between July 2000 and June 2002. While a number of studies done in the last decade had examined the content of job advertisements, this study tried to determine the actual outcomes of individual library searches by contacting libraries that had advertised. Using a web-based questionnaire, the authors queried these institutions on their recruitment process and hiring success. The results of this survey provided confirmation of a continued, if not increasing, difficulty in recruiting catalogers for academic libraries. Some implications for a wider debate on library school training and the general direction of the profession are discussed.

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The Texas A & M University Modern Languages Department has been expanding its curriculum to include courses in Chinese. To support this curriculum, the Evans Library has recently acquired titles in Chinese. The Original Cataloging Department did not have the language expertise necessary to catalog these books in a timely manner. This project examined the feasibility of hiring student assistants with language expertise to assist the original catalogers. A graduate student, fluent in Chinese, was hired to transliterate the title page and verso, and provide descriptive information for fifty-five Chinese books. The student was also asked to provide a brief translation to assist in establishing LC Subject Headings and LC Classification numbers. Items for which copy was found on OCLC acted as a control for the accuracy of transliteration. Original catalogers then prepared the bibliographic records for the remaining titles. Utilizing the student's language expertise resulted in the processing of materials in a timely manner benefiting the university community.

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The past 2 decades have witnessed the emergence of information as a scientific discipline and the growth of information schools around the world. We analyzed the current state of the iSchool community in the U.S. with a special focus on the evolution of the community. We conducted our study from the perspectives of acquiring talents and producing research, including the analysis on iSchool faculty members' educational backgrounds, research topics, and the hiring network among iSchools. Applying text mining techniques and social network analysis to data from various sources, our research revealed how the iSchool community gradually built its own identity over time, including the growing number of faculty members who received their doctorates from the field that studies information, the deviation from computer science and library science, the rising emphasis on the intersection of information, technology, and people, and the increasing educational and research homogeneity as a community. These findings suggest that iSchools in the U.S. are evolving into a mature and independent discipline with a more established identity.

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In this article, I draw on interview data gathered in the High Energy Physics (HEP) community to address recent problems stemming from collaborative research activity that stretches the boundaries of the traditional scientific authorship model. While authorship historically has been attributed to individuals and small groups, thereby making it relatively easy to tell who made major contributions to the work, recent collaborations have involved hundreds or thousands of individuals. Printing all of these names in the author list on articles can mean difficulties in discerning the nature or extent of individual contributions, which has significant implications for hiring and promotion procedures. This also can make collaborative research less attractive to scientists at the outset of a project. I discuss the issues that physicists are considering as they grapple with what it means to be an author, in addition to suggesting that future work in this area draw on the emerging economics literature on mechanism design in considering how credit can be attributed in ways that both ensure proper attribution and induce scientists to put forth their best effort.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to show how bibliometrics would benefit from a stronger programme of construct validity. Design/methodology/approach The value of the construct validity concept is demonstrated by applying this approach to the evaluation of the h-index, a widely used metric. Findings The paper demonstrates that the h-index comprehensively fails any test of construct validity. In simple terms, the metric does not measure what it purports to measure. This conclusion suggests that the current popularity of the h-index as a topic for bibliometric research represents wasted effort, which might have been avoided if researchers had adopted the approach suggested in this paper. Research limitations/implications This study is based on the analysis of a single bibliometric concept. Practical implications The conclusion that the h-index fails any test in terms of construct validity implies that the widespread use of this metric within the higher education sector as a management tool represents poor practice, and almost certainly results in the misallocation of resources. Social implications This paper suggests that the current enthusiasm for the h-index within the higher education sector is misplaced. The implication is that universities, grant funding bodies and faculty administrators should abandon the use of the h-index as a management tool. Such a change would have a significant effect on current hiring, promotion and tenure practices within the sector, as well as current attitudes towards the measurement of academic performance. Originality/value The originality of the paper lies in the systematic application of the concept of construct validity to bibliometric enquiry.

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Aims to inform researchers about metrics so that they become aware of the evaluative techniques being applied to their scientific output. Understanding these concepts will help them during their funding initiatives, and in hiring and tenure. The book not only describes what indicators do (or are designed to do, which is not always the same thing), but also gives precise mathematical formulae so that indicators can be properly understood and evaluated. Metrics have become a critical issue in science, with widespread international discussion taking place on the subject across scientific journals and organizations. As researchers should know the publication-citation context, the mathematical formulae of indicators being used by evaluating committees and their consequences, and how such indicators might be misused, this book provides an ideal tome on the topic. Provides researchers with a detailed understanding of bibliometric indicators and their applications. Empowers researchers looking to understand the indicators relevant to their work and careers. Presents an informed and rounded picture of bibliometrics, including the strengths and shortcomings of particular indicators. Supplies the mathematics behind bibliometric indicators so they can be properly understood. Written by authors with longstanding expertise who are considered global leaders in the field of bibliometrics

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The Nobel prize-winning author of "A Different Universe" argues that ours is an age of disinformation and ignorance, in which access to knowledge is becoming increasingly restricted and even criminalized. We like to believe that in our modern, technologically advanced world, information is more freely available and flows faster than ever before, and that this free flow of ideas is behind our remarkable creativity. The second part is right: the free flow of ideas is indeed essential to creativity. But according to Nobel Laureate Robert Laughlin, many forces in the modern world conspire to make acquiring information a danger or even a crime. More and more of the really valuable information is private property or a state secret, with the result being that it is now easy for a flash of insight, entirely innocently, to infringe a patent or threaten national security.Within the past ten years it has become illegal to circumvent anti-piracy measures (i.e. to understand encrypted communication) or to distribute code-cracking devices; it is now legal for corporations to monopolize certain forms of communication; and it is possible to patent sales techniques, hiring strategies, and gene sequences. Broad areas of two sciences, physics and biology, are now off limits to public discourse because they are national security risks. Our society is sequestering knowledge more rapidly and thoroughly than any before it.Thus we find ourselves dealing more and more with the bizarre concept of the Crime of Reason, the antisocial and sometimes outright illegal nature of certain intellectual activities. The increasing restrictions on such fertile scientific and technological fields as cryptography, biotechnology, and computer software design are creating a new Dark Age: a time characterized not by light and truth but by disinformation and ignorance. This short, passionately argued book, by a Nobel laureate in physics, offers a stern warning and protest against our apparent collective decision to relinquish our intellectual rights.

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Classification

ET 400 Allgemeine und vergleichende Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft. Indogermanistik. Außereuropäische Sprachen und Literaturen / Einzelgebiete der Sprachwissenschaft, Sprachbeschreibung / Semantik und Lexikologie / Allgemeines
ET 430 Allgemeine und vergleichende Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft. Indogermanistik. Außereuropäische Sprachen und Literaturen / Einzelgebiete der Sprachwissenschaft, Sprachbeschreibung / Semantik und Lexikologie / Synchrone Semantik / Allgemeines (Gesamtdarstellungen)

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ET 400 Allgemeine und vergleichende Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft. Indogermanistik. Außereuropäische Sprachen und Literaturen / Einzelgebiete der Sprachwissenschaft, Sprachbeschreibung / Semantik und Lexikologie / Allgemeines
ET 430 Allgemeine und vergleichende Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft. Indogermanistik. Außereuropäische Sprachen und Literaturen / Einzelgebiete der Sprachwissenschaft, Sprachbeschreibung / Semantik und Lexikologie / Synchrone Semantik / Allgemeines (Gesamtdarstellungen)