Library cataloging and classification

OCLC dataset and service that virtually combines multiple name authority files into a single name authority service

numbering system for catalog records at the Library of Congress (not a subject classification)

German National Library authority file for personal names, subject headings and corporate bodies

OCLC, Inc. is a US-based nonprofit cooperative organization "that provides shared technology services, original research, and community programs for its membership and the library community at large". It was founded in 1967 as the Ohio College Library Center, then became the Online Computer Library Center as it expanded. In 2017, the name was formally changed to OCLC, Inc. OCLC and thousands of its member libraries cooperatively produce and maintain WorldCat, the largest online public access catalog in the world. OCLC is funded mainly by the fees that libraries pay (around $217.8 million

unique headings used for bibliographic information

authority file with 16-digit identifier for people and organisations

thumb|In the 21st century, metadata typically refers to digital forms, but traditional card catalogs contain metadata, with cards holding information about books in a library (author, title, subject, etc.).

MusicBrainz is a project by the MetaBrainz Foundation that aims to create a collaborative music database that is similar to the freedb project. MusicBrainz was founded due to the restrictions placed on the Compact Disc Database (CDDB), a database for software applications to look up audio CD information on the Internet. MusicBrainz has expanded its goals beyond serving as a CD metadata repository, evolving into a structured online database for music information, including details about artists, performers, and songwriters.

library classification system

controlled vocabulary for the purpose of indexing journal articles and books in the life sciences

system used by the libraries of French universities and higher education establishments to identify, track and manage the documents in their possession

The ORCID (; Open Researcher and Contributor ID) is a nonproprietary persistent identifier, in the form of an alphanumeric code, to uniquely identify authors and contributors of scholarly communication.

bibliographic and library classification system

thumb|Screenshot of the Oria search page, showing a search for "Wikipedia" at the [[University of Bergen Library]] thumb|Screenshot of the older Ask version of Bibsys, showing the advanced search field

LIBRIS (Library Information System) is a Swedish national union catalogue maintained by the National Library of Sweden in Stockholm. It is possible to freely search about 6.5 million titles nationwide.

thesaurus of artists and people by the Getty Research Institute

Scopus is a scientific abstract and citation database, launched by the academic publisher Elsevier as a competitor to older Web of Science in 2004. The ensuing competition between the two databases has been characterized as "intense" and is considered to significantly benefit their users in terms of continuous improvement in coverage, search/analysis capabilities, but not in price. Free database The Lens completes the triad of main universal academic research databases.

catalogue of folktale types used in folklore studies

systems of coding and organizing documents or library materials

library catalog on the web

standardized set of metadata elements

Wikimedia template

digital formats for library cataloguing

Wikimedia template

ResearcherID is an identifying system for scientific authors. The system was introduced in January 2008 by Thomson Reuters Corporation.

Dutch biographical database

KulturNav is a Norwegian cloud-based software service, allowing users to create, manage and distribute name authorities and terminology, focusing on the needs of museums and other cultural heritage institutions. The software is developed by KulturIT ANS and the development project is funded by the Arts Council Norway.

human-readable standard for description of bibliographic resources

process of creating meta-data for information resources to include in a catalog database

library network of Western Switzerland

a system of library classification developed by S. R. Ranganathan

set of standards for the representation of text in other writing systems using the Latin script

authority file

classification scheme used in organizing knowledge into a systematic order

standard for descriptive cataloging providing instructions and guidelines on formulating bibliographic data

standardized and organized sets of words and phrases for retrieval and disambiguation of information, distinguishing preferred terms from non-preferred terms

system for classifying economics research

field of study dealing with the conceptual structure of public knowledge

approach to cataloging

thumb|Imaginary depiction of the Library of Alexandria The Pinakes ( 'tables', plural of pinax) is a lost bibliographic work composed by Callimachus (310/305–240 BCE) that is popularly considered to be the first library catalog in the West; its contents were based upon the holdings of the Library of Alexandria during Callimachus's tenure there during the third century BCE.

The ' or PND' (translated as Name Authority File) is an authority file of people, which served primarily to access literature in libraries. The PND has been built up between 1995 and 1998 and was published by the German National Library (DNB) until 2012. For each person, there is a record with his or her name, birth and occupation connected with a unique identifier, the PND number.

cataloging data printed in its work

Classification system

thumb|The Threatened Swan, c. 1650, [[Jan Asselijn, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Classed as: 45A10 = 'symbols, allegories of war; 'Guerra' (Ripa)' 25F36(SWAN) = 'water-birds' 34B11 = 'dog' 41C642 = 'eggs, egg-dishes']] Iconclass is a specialized library classification designed for classifying the subjects and content of images in art (their iconography). It was originally conceived by the Dutch art historian Henri van de Waal in the 1970s, and was further developed by a group of scholars after his death.

BIBFRAME (Bibliographic Framework) is a data model for bibliographic description. BIBFRAME was designed to replace the MARC standards, and to use linked data principles to make bibliographic data more useful both within and outside the library community.

medical library classification scheme developed by the United States National Library of Medicine

object identifiers used in galleries, libraries, archives, and museums

International Standard Archival Authority Record

library classification system developed for mainly Japanese language books

The AgMES (Agricultural Metadata Element set) initiative was developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and aims to encompass issues of semantic standards in the domain of agriculture with respect to description, resource discovery, interoperability, and data exchange for different types of information resources.

XML-based bibliographic description schema

library cataloguing system

simplified syntax for Library of Congress Subject Headings

conceptual model

restricted controversial special collection at the National Library of France

Latin expression meaning "without a name"

controlled vocabulary of bibliographic subject headings

database of educational and research organizations

community-led database of research organizations maintained by the ROR community

library classification system