Assignment of Subject Headings and Classification Codes to e-books in South American University Libraries

Isidoro Gil Leiva; Maria Carolina Andrade e Cruz; Franciele  Marques Redigolo; Mariângela  Spotti Lopes Fujita

doi:10.3989/redc.2024.1513

Autores/as

Isidoro Gil Leiva Universidad de Murcia, Facultad de Comunicación y Documentación https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7175-3099
Maria Carolina Andrade e Cruz Universidade Estadual Paulista https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8307-3448
Franciele Marques Redigolo Universidade Estadual Paulista https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6277-2960
Mariângela Spotti Lopes Fujita Universidade Estadual Paulista https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8239-7114

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/redc.2024.1513

Palabras clave:

e-books, bibliotecas universitarias, encabezamientos de materia, clasificación, América del Sur, Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, Uruguay, Paraguay

Resumen

La integración de libros electrónicos en las bibliotecas universitarias ha permitido interesantes análisis y discusiones en los últimos años sobre las preferencias de los usuarios entre los libros impresos y electrónicos, las dificultades y desafíos que enfrentan los bibliotecarios en su incorporación a las bibliotecas, entre otros aspectos. Sin embargo, con este trabajo, el objetivo principal es analizar los cambios que están ocurriendo en las bibliotecas universitarias de América del Sur en relación con los procesos de asignación de encabezamientos de materia y códigos de clasificación con la incorporación masiva de libros electrónicos, así como comprender las percepciones de los bibliotecarios sobre estos cambios. Para lograrlo, desarrollamos y distribuimos un cuestionario en línea que constaba de veinticuatro preguntas a un total de 1,175 bibliotecas universitarias en Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Perú y Uruguay, de las cuales recibimos 123 respuestas (10.5%). Entre otros hallazgos, se concluye que los procesos de indexación y clasificación están perdiendo relevancia en las actividades de los bibliotecarios, la calidad de los metadatos proporcionados por las editoriales no parece ser un factor significativo para los bibliotecarios y, además, los datos obtenidos no indican claramente un cambio de paradigma en relación con los procesos de indexación y clasificación.

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Biografía del autor/a

Isidoro Gil Leiva, Universidad de Murcia, Facultad de Comunicación y Documentación

Nombre y apellidos: Isidoro Gil Leiva Dirección postal: C/ Aire, nº 109, 7º C 30880 Águilas (Murcia) Email: isgil@um.es

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