Subject Access Points in the MARC Record and Archival Finding Aid: Enough or Too Many?

Elizabeth Cox; Leslie Czechowski

doi:10.1080/15332740802153476

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Subject Access Points in the MARC Record and Archival Finding Aid: Enough or Too Many?

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Subject Access Points in the MARC Record and Archival Finding Aid: Enough or Too Many?

Elizabeth Cox and Leslie Czechowski

Journal of Archival Organization, Vol.5(4), pp.51-59

06/18/2008

DOI: 10.1080/15332740802153476

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Abstract

In this research project, the authors set out to discover the current practice in both the archival and cataloging worlds for usage of access points in descriptive records and to learn how archival descriptive practices fit into long-established library cataloging procedures and practices. A sample of archival finding aids and MARC records at 123 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) institutions were examined to determine if finding aids and catalog records had the same or similar number of access points. The research also provided additional data regarding description of archival materials in these libraries.

descriptive cataloging

MARC records

subject access points

Archival description

archival finding aids

subject headings

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Title: Subtitle: Subject Access Points in the MARC Record and Archival Finding Aid: Enough or Too Many?
Creators: Elizabeth Cox - Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Morris Library
Leslie Czechowski - University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences Library System
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of Archival Organization, Vol.5(4), pp.51-59
DOI: 10.1080/15332740802153476
ISSN: 1533-2748
eISSN: 1533-2756
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Language: English
Date published: 06/18/2008
Academic Unit: Cataloging, Metadata and Digitization Department
Record Identifier: 9983992005102771

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