Combining theory and practical knowledge, this guide aims to improve the principles of the third generation of cataloguing and, more widely, to contribute to the shift of paradigm related to the emerging bibliographic ecosystem. The concepts, practices and benefits discussed are transversal and international, offering readers the opportunity to create a new level of international cooperation which will enable them to share responsibility for the quality and maintenance of knowledge and information. Readers will learn the importance of adopting new methods to remain relevant in modern and international settings, which will empower them to approach and apply entity modelling with greater confidence.
Aimed at library and information professionals, who are interested in broadening their knowledge of cataloguing.
Foreword by Philip E. Schreur
Preface by Maurizio Vivarelli
Preface by Carlo Bianchini
Introduction by Mauro Guerrini
The Context
I. I Contain Multitudes
Introduction
Questions to resolve
Entity and Identity
Diachronic and synchronic identities in the bibliographic universe
Conclusions on the concepts of entity and identity
II. The World is My Representation
Introduction
On the record: the declaration of a new course to adapt to the language of the web
What is a real world object?
Entity resolution and entity modelling
Conclusions on the transition from record to entity modeling
III. PANTA REI, OR ABOUT THE FLUIDITY OF THINGS IN THE UNIVERSE
Introduction
The entity as a prism
Grasping things in their changing
Examples of emerging entities in the field of cataloguing
Transience of intrinsic properties, persistence of relational properties
Conclusions
IV. O ROMEO, ROMEO, WHEREFORE ART THOU ROMEO?
Introduction
The Agent in the cataloguing tradition
The treatment of popes in the cataloguing tradition
Conclusions on entity modeling and the significance of changing collective mindsets
Final Reflections
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