Textbooks Used in Bibliographic Control Education Courses

Joudrey, Daniel N.

Cataloging & classification quarterly 2002 34 (1-2)103-120
(ReLIS:jul:qmcdam:y:2002:v:34:i:1-2:p:103-120)

Abstract:

As part of the study reported in this paper, the usage of textbooks in bibliographic control education was also examined. This information, which is presented in the following sixteen tables, was obtained by analyzing the Web sites of the 48 ALA-accredited LIS schools in the United States, excluding only the program at the University of Puerto Rico. The course description and the syllabus for each course were examined to determine the textbooks used. If a current syllabus was not available on the Web, the school’s cataloging faculty was contacted by e-mail. In a few cases, telephone interviews were conducted to obtain the needed information. Data collection occurred between September 14, 2000 and February 12, 2001. From the 48 schools in this survey, it was found that 92 individual textbook titles were being used in ALA-accredited US graduate schools in the area of bibliographic control education. The total number of textbooks required for all the courses was 422 (a figure that is made up of these 92 individual titles). This averages to 8.79 biblio-graphic control textbooks per school or 2.12 textbooks per course.

Keywords: Libros de texto ; Catalogación ; Clasificación ; Formación profesional
Pages: 103-120
Volume: 34
Year: 2002
Issue: 1-2

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