Abstract The aim of this paper is to gauge the cataloging practices within the public library sector seen from the catalog with Norway as a case, based on a sample of records from public libraries and cataloging agencies. Findings suggest that libraries make few changes to records they import from central agencies, and that larger libraries make more changes than smaller libraries. Findings also suggest that libraries catalog and modify records with their patrons in mind, and though the extent is not large, cataloging proficiency is still required in the public library domain, at least in larger libraries, in order to ensure correct and consistent metadata.

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2017-2018年挪威公共图书馆元数据格局

摘要本文的目的是根据来自公共图书馆和编目机构的记录样本，从目录的角度评估公共图书馆部门的编目做法。研究结果表明，图书馆对从中央机构导入的记录进行的更改很少，并且较大的图书馆比较小的图书馆进行的更改更多。研究结果还表明，图书馆应考虑到读者的需求对目录进行编目和修改，尽管范围并不大，但至少在较大的图书馆中，仍然需要公共领域的编目能力，以确保元数据正确且一致。