Exploration of Subject and Genre Representation in Bibliographic Metadata Representing Works of Fiction for Children and Young Adults

This study examines subject and genre representation in metadata that describes information resources created for children and young adult audiences. Both quantitative and limited qualitative analyses were applied to the analysis of WorldCat records collected in 2021 and contributed by the Children&...

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Published inCataloging & classification quarterly Vol. 61; no. 1; pp. 47 - 66
Main Author Zavalin, Vyacheslav
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Routledge 02.01.2023
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Cataloging
Childrens literature
Genre
genre representation
gentrification
juvenile fiction metadata
Metadata
school library metadata
subject access
subject representation
Young adult literature
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ISSN0163-9374
1544-4554
DOI10.1080/01639374.2023.2175403

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Summary:This study examines subject and genre representation in metadata that describes information resources created for children and young adult audiences. Both quantitative and limited qualitative analyses were applied to the analysis of WorldCat records collected in 2021 and contributed by the Children's and Young Adults' Cataloging Program at the US Library of Congress. This dataset contains records created several years prior to the data collection point and edited by various OCLC member institutions. Findings provide information on the level and patterns of application of these kinds of metadata important for information access, with a focus on the fields, subfields, and controlled vocabularies used. The discussion of results includes a detailed evaluation of genre and subject metadata quality (accuracy, completeness, and consistency).
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ISSN:0163-9374
1544-4554
DOI:10.1080/01639374.2023.2175403