Organization
Physical Organization
The collection will be housed on shelves, organized by author, date, and series (where applicable), with the movie shelved directly behind the book that it is an expression of. In the case of a movie covering several books, the movie shall be shelved directly after the last book on which it is based. This is to encourage a visual connection between the book and the movie and also to encourage those looking for the book or movie to consider its counterpart.
Metadata Organization
In this modern age, it has become increasingly urgent that metadata schemes be able to communicate with each other as well as exhibit flexibility, which is why the collection will be organized using the Dublin Core metadata scheme, which seems set to become the standard. As many items in the collection are pulled from the existing materials, the existing records, already in Dublin Core, will be expanded upon. Below is a table of the elements that will be used and how they will be applied to books and movies in the collection.
| Dublin Core Element | Book | Movie |
| Title | Title of the book, as given by the author | Title of the movie, as given by the director or other creator (may differ from the book) |
| Creator | The author(s) | The director(s) |
| Created | Date of publication, first edition and edition held by library | Date of release, first release and release of edition held by library |
| Contributor | Editors, translators, author of foreword or introduction | Producer(s), screenwriter(s), cinematographer(s), actor(s) and actress(es) etc. |
| Subject | LCSH and simplified versions used in conjunction | LCSH and simplified version used in conjunction (may differ from book) |
| Audience | Children, young adults | Children, young adults |
| Description | Brief summary that includes unique keywords | Brief summary that includes unique keywords (may differ from book) |
| Language | Language of book | Language of movie, include notes as to subtitles |
| Publisher | Publisher of edition held by library | Publisher of edition held by library |
| Resource Type | Text | Audio/Visual |
| Format | Book (hardback, paperback, board, etc.) | Movie (DVD, BluRay, videocassette, etc.) |
| Source | Includes link to movie/ Indicate series and link | Includes link to movie/ Indicate series and link |
| Coverage | Indicate time and geographical coverage | Indicate time and geographical coverage |
| Rights | Have link to library policy on use and copying | Have link to library policy on use and copying |
| Identifier | ISBN, URI, DOI (as exist) | ISBN, URI, DOI (as exist) |
While all parts of the record are importance, the “source” element is of particular importance for the collection. Without the “source” element the books and movies will not have an obvious link in the online catalog.
Sources:
- DCMI Usage Board. “DCMI Metadata Terms.” Dublin Core Metadata Initiative. Last modified November 05, 2013. http://dublincore.org/documents/2012/06/14/dcmi-terms/.
- Jisc Digital Media. “Putting Things in Order: a Directory of Metadata Schemas and Related Standards.” Managing. Accessed November 20, 2009. http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/guide/putting-things-in-order-links-to-metadata-schemas-and-related-standards/.
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