TY - JOUR
T1 - Cataloguing and classification education in gulf cooperation council (GCC) countries
AU - Al Hijji, Khalfan Zahran
PY - 2012/5
Y1 - 2012/5
N2 - A content analysis approach was adopted to analyze relevant literature and course syllabi for the purpose of examining cataloguing and classification education in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states. Important findings of this study include: traditional knowledge organization is still at the core of bibliographic control education; there are changes and developments in teaching methods; cooperative cataloguing, and partnerships with major specialized utilities are in the interest of educators; and emphasis on the practical part of cataloguing education is increasing to as much as 50% of the total teaching hours in some courses.
AB - A content analysis approach was adopted to analyze relevant literature and course syllabi for the purpose of examining cataloguing and classification education in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states. Important findings of this study include: traditional knowledge organization is still at the core of bibliographic control education; there are changes and developments in teaching methods; cooperative cataloguing, and partnerships with major specialized utilities are in the interest of educators; and emphasis on the practical part of cataloguing education is increasing to as much as 50% of the total teaching hours in some courses.
KW - Bibliographic control
KW - Cataloging and classification education
KW - Classification
KW - Descriptive cataloging
KW - LIS curricula
KW - Library and information science (LIS) education
KW - Subject cataloging
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U2 - 10.1080/01639374.2011.653873
DO - 10.1080/01639374.2011.653873
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84860264283
SN - 0163-9374
VL - 50
SP - 276
EP - 292
JO - Cataloging and Classification Quarterly
JF - Cataloging and Classification Quarterly
IS - 4
ER -