Cataloging Consistency in Access Points: Academic Libraries of Turkey

Cataloging quality plays a crucial role in libraries. In this context, this study investigates the adherence of access points in bibliographic records to content and format standards. We employed the qualitative descriptive method and analyzed 2,695 catalog records from seven academic libraries in Turkey. We analyzed MARC fields for access points to see whether the bibliographic records adhere to AACR2 and MARC standards. Furthermore, we provide exemplary cases of common nonadherent records. Results demonstrated that analyzed records have inconsistencies from 2% to 75% for the analyzed MARC fields. This study recommends that academic libraries provide ongoing training for catalogers.

Journal

CATALOGING & CLASSIFICATION QUARTERLY

Year

2021

Volume

59

Issue

4

Pages

378-398

ISSN

0163-9374

eISSN

1544-4554

DOI

10.1080/01639374.2021.1919267

WoS UID

WOS:000665809600004