Front Cover -- New Directions in Information Organization -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Editorial Advisory Board -- Introduction -- SECTION I: SEMANTIC WEB, LINKED DATA, AND RDA -- 1. Organizing Bibliographical Data with RDA: How Far Have We Stridden Toward the Semantic Web? -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. IFLA Standards and RDA Development -- 1.3. Semantic Web Technologies -- 1.3.1. URI: Uniform Resource Identifier -- 1.3.2. RDF: Resource Description Framework -- 1.3.3. Ontologies and Vocabularies -- 1.3.4. Storage of RDF Data -- 1.4. RDA and the Semantic Web -- 1.5. RDA in the United States -- 1.6. RDA in Other Countries -- 1.7. Future Prospects -- 1.8. Conclusion -- References -- 2. Keeping Libraries Relevant in the Semantic Web with RDA: Resource Description and Access -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. How Did We Get to this Point? -- 2.3. Collaborations -- 2.4. Technical Developments -- 2.5. So What Is Different? -- 2.5.1. RDA Toolkit -- 2.5.2. The U.S. RDA Test -- 2.5.3. RDA Benefits -- 2.5.4. RDA, MARC, and Beyond -- 2.5.5. Implementation of RDA -- 2.6. Conclusion -- 3. Filling in the Blanks in RDA or Remaining Blank? The Strange Case of FRSAD -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Chapter Overview -- 3.3. Before FRSAD -- 3.4. Precursors to FRSAD -- 3.5. The Arrival of FRSAD -- 3.6. Implementing FRSAD with PRECIS -- 3.7. What Future for FRSAD in Filling the Blanks in RDA? -- References -- 4. Organizing and Sharing Information Using Linked Data -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Basic Concepts of Linked Data -- 4.2.1. From Web of Hypertext to Web of Data -- 4.2.2. From Data Silos to Linked Open Data -- 4.3. Principles of Linked Data -- 4.3.1. Rule 1: Using URIs as Names for Things -- 4.3.2. Rule 2: Using HTTP URIs so that Users can Look Up Those Names.

4.3.3. Rule 3: When Looking Up a URI, Useful Information has to be Provided Using the Standards -- 4.3.4. Rule 4: Including Links to Other URIs so that Users can Discover More Things -- 4.4. Linked Data in Library Environments -- 4.4.1. Benefits of Linked Data in Libraries -- 4.4.1.1. Benefits to researchers, students, and patrons -- 4.4.1.2. Benefits to organizations -- 4.4.1.3. Benefits to librarians, archivists, and curators -- 4.4.1.4. Benefits to developers and vendors -- 4.5. Suggestions for Library Linked Data -- 4.5.1. The Necessity of Library Linked Data -- 4.5.2. Library Data that Needs Connections -- 4.5.3. The Development of the FRBR Family and RDA -- 4.6. Current Library-Related Data -- 4.6.1. Linking Open Data Projects -- 4.6.2. Library Linked Data Incubator Group: Use Cases -- 4.6.3. Linked Data for Bibliographic Records -- 4.6.3.1. British National Bibliography linked data -- 4.6.3.2. Open Library linked data -- 4.6.4. Linked Data for Authority Records -- 4.6.4.1. VIAF linked data -- 4.6.4.2. LC linked data service -- 4.6.4.3. FAST linked data -- 4.7. Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- References -- SECTION II: WEB 2.0. TECHNOLOGIES AND INFORMATION ORGANIZATION -- 5. Social Cataloging -- Social Cataloger -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Background -- 5.3. Review of Literature/Studies of User-Contributed Contents 2006-2012 -- 5.3.1. Phenomenon of Social Tagging and What to Call It -- 5.3.2. A Good Practice? -- 5.3.3. Systems Reconfigurations -- 5.3.4. Cognitive Aspects and Information Behavior -- 5.3.5. Quality -- 5.4. Social Cataloging -- Social Cataloger -- 5.5. Social Epistemology and Social Cataloging -- References -- 6. Social Indexing: A Solution to the Challenges of Current Information Organization -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Information Organization on the Web -- 6.2.1. BUBL -- 6.2.2. Intute.

6.2.3. Challenges with Current Organization Systems -- 6.3. Social Tagging in Organizing Information on the Web -- 6.3.1. Definitions of Terms -- 6.3.2. An Exemplary Social Tagging Site: Delicious -- 6.3.3. Combination of Controlled Vocabulary and Uncontrolled Vocabulary -- 6.3.4. Social Indexing -- 6.3.5. Criticisms of Folksonomy -- 6.4. Conclusions and Future Directions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 7. Organizing Photographs: Past and Present -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. From Analog to Digital -- 7.2.1. Organization -- 7.2.2. New Found Freedoms -- 7.3. Web 2.0: Photo Management Sites -- 7.3.1. Tagging -- 7.3.2. Sharing -- 7.4. Camera Phones: A New Realm of Photography -- 7.4.1. Citizen Journalism -- 7.4.2. Apps -- 7.5. Conclusion -- References -- SECTION III: LIBRARY CATALOGS: TOWARD AN INTERACTIVE NETWORK OF COMMUNICATION -- 8. VuFind - An OPAC 2.0? -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. Choosing a Web 2.0 OPAC Interface -- 8.3. Implementation of VuFind -- 8.4. Usability, Usage, and Feedback of VuFind -- 8.5. Conclusion -- 8.6. Term Definition -- References -- 9. Faceted Search in Library Catalogs -- 9.1. Background -- 9.2. Context: Information-Seeking Behavior in Online Library Catalog Environments -- 9.2.1. Brief History of Online Public Access Catalogs (OPACs) -- 9.2.2. Search Behavior -- 9.2.2.1. Searching and Browsing -- 9.2.2.2. Focused Searching -- 9.2.2.3. Exploratory Search -- 9.2.3. Ways People Search Using OPACs -- 9.3. Facet Theory and Faceted Search -- 9.3.1. Facet Theory and Faceted Classification -- 9.3.1.2. Before the Web: Early Application (1950-1999) -- 9.3.1.3. On the Web: Faceted Information Retrieval (2000-present) -- 9.3.2. Faceted Search -- 9.4. Academic Research on Faceted Search -- 9.4.1. Well-Known Faceted Search Projects -- 9.4.2. Faceted Search Used in Library Catalogs -- 9.4.3. Empirical Studies on Faceted OPAC Interfaces.

9.5. Overview of the Author's Dissertation -- 9.6. Conclusions and Future Directions -- 9.6.1. Incorporate Browsing Facets -- 9.6.2. Add/Remove Facets Selectively -- 9.6.3. Provide a Flat vs. Hierarchical Structure -- 9.6.4. Provide Popular vs. Long-Tail Data -- 9.6.5. Consolidate the Same Types of Facet Values -- 9.6.6. Support ''AND,'' ''OR,'' and ''NOT'' Selections -- 9.6.7. Incorporate Predictable Schema -- References -- 10. Doing More With Less: Increasing the Value of the Consortial Catalog -- 10.1. Introduction -- 10.2. Project Background -- 10.2.1. Catalog System and Organization -- 10.2.2. Interface Customization -- 10.2.3. Universal Borrowing -- 10.2.4. Universal Borrowing Implications -- 10.2.5. Account Creation -- 10.2.6. Concerns Related to Local Cataloging Practices -- 10.2.7. Website Changes -- 10.3. Evaluation and Assessment -- 10.3.1. Consortial Borrowing Statistics -- 10.3.2. Usability Testing -- 10.3.3. Usability Test Results -- 10.4. Conclusions and Next Steps -- 10.A.1. Appendix. Usability Test Questions -- References -- 11. All Metadata Politics Is Local: Developing Meaningful Quality Standards -- 11.1. Introduction -- 11.2. The Importance of Quality -- 11.3. Defining Quality -- 11.3.1. Quality and Priorities -- 11.4. What to Measure: Dimensions of Quality -- 11.4.1. General Data Studies -- 11.4.2. Web Quality Studies -- 11.4.3. Metadata Quality Studies -- 11.4.4. User Satisfaction Studies -- 11.4.5. Dimension Discussion -- 11.4.6. Timeliness -- 11.4.7. Consistency -- 11.4.8. Completeness -- 11.4.9. Trust -- 11.4.10. Relevance -- 11.5. What Tasks Should Metadata Perform? -- 11.6. User Expectations -- 11.6.1. User Needs -- 11.6.2. Online Expectations -- 11.6.3. Online Reading -- 11.6.4. Online Searching -- 11.6.5. Local Users and Needs -- 11.7. Assessing Local Quality -- 11.7.1. Define a Population.

11.7.2. Understand the Environment -- 11.7.3. Measuring Quality -- 11.7.4. Criteria -- 11.7.5. Understand the Data -- 11.8. Communication -- 11.8.1. Communicate Facts -- 11.8.2. Remember All Audience Members -- 11.8.3. Design a Score Card -- 11.9. Conclusion -- References -- Conclusion: What New Directions in Information Organization Augurs for the Future -- Index.