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A Discourse on the Role of Library Catalogs as a Tool for Knowledge Distribution: With a Focus on the WorldCat  

Yoon, Cheong-Ok (청주대학교 문헌정보학과)
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Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society / v.43, no.1, 2012 , pp. 123-141 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to examine the possibility of using the WorldCat, an International Union Catalog operated by OCLC as a tool for analyzing the trend of knowledge distribution in libraries around the world. In this study, four subject keywords, that is, Korea, Korean, Japan, and Japanese, were used to search materials related to Korea and Japan, and four facets, including medium, genre, language, and user level, were used to categorize search results from the WorldCat. The result shows that information resources related to Korea held by libraries around the world are only a little more than a third of Japan-related information resources. Especially Korea-related information resources for juveniles are less in numbers and lack in diversity in languages, media and genres, when compared with Japan-related information resources. Also an examination of two bibliographic records demonstrates that viewpoints expressed in user contributed reviews might affect diffusion of knowledge on certain subjects in the Next Generation Library Catalog.
Keywords
WorldCat; Union catalog; Next generation library catalog; Discovery interface; Knowledge diffusion;
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