Investigation into Diligence in Metadata Records of Mysore University Library

Chandrappa and Harinarayana, N. S. (2016) Investigation into Diligence in Metadata Records of Mysore University Library. DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology, 36 (6). pp. 431-436.

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Abstract

Accuracy in cataloguing records is of paramount importance in catalogues. It is not difficult to imagine that errors in the metadata hamper the retrieval of bibliographic records. The present study attempts to investigate the error rate found in the metadata records of the Mysore University Library (MUL). The MULis one of the oldest university libraries in the country, India. The study selected and analysed the accuracy of 624 metadata records of the Mysore University Library along with 491 records of Library of Congress (LoC). The assessment of the selected records discerned two main types of errors notably: Major and minor errors. These findings illustrate and prove that the percentage of error rate in MUL is higher than that of LoC. Consequently, the study highlighted that the prevailing error ratio between both institutions reaches almost up to 5:1 (MUL: LoC).

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	K Library and Information Science > Library and Information Science
Divisions:	Department of > Library and Information Science
Depositing User:	Manjula P Library Assistant
Date Deposited:	17 Jun 2019 05:22
Last Modified:	17 Jun 2019 05:22
URI:	http://eprints.uni-mysore.ac.in/id/eprint/3213

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