1. Student's name: Hoang Yen 2. Gender: Female
3. Date of birth: November 7, 1977 4. Place of birth: Hoa Binh
5. Decision on recognition of students No. 1883/2010/QD-XHNV-SDH dated: October 21, 2010
Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU.
6. Changes in training process: no
7. Thesis topic: Cataloging and description work at the Information Center - Library, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
8. Major: Library Science Code: 60 32 20
9. Scientific advisor: Dr. Nguyen Huy Chuong,
Working agency: Faculty of Information and Library, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU.
10. Summary of thesis results:
The thesis contributes to perfecting the theory of cataloging; determining the meaning, role and characteristics of cataloging work at information and library agencies in general and at the Information and Library Center, Vietnam National University, Hanoi in particular.
The thesis delves into the current state of cataloguing work at the Information Center - Library, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, specifically the application of: Anglo-American cataloguing rules AACR2, Dublin Core Standard, Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), Keyword set, MARC21 format.
The thesis also evaluates, finds out the causes and proposes solutions to improve the efficiency of cataloging work at the Information Center - Library, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
11. Practical application:
The research results can be used as guidance documents for cataloging staff at the Information and Library Center, VNU and some university libraries; in addition, they are reference documents for catalogers.
12. Further research directions:
Research on implementing the application of Format for Authority Data in the MARC21 system
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name: Hoang Yen 2. Sex: Female
3. Date of birth: November 7, 1977 4. Place of birth: Hoa Binh
5. Admission decision number: 1883 Dated October 21, 2010 by President of University of Science Society and Humanity, Vietnam National University-Ha Noi
6. Changes in academic process: None
7. Official thesis title: Cataloguing documents in Library and Information Center, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
8. Major: Library and Information Science Code: 60 32 20
9. Supervisors: Dr. Nguyen Huy Chuong
10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:
The thesis contributes to the consolidation of cataloging theories, and determination of the significance, role and characters in cataloging in library and information centers in general, and the Library and Information Center, Vietnam National University, Hanoi in particular.
The research focuses on investigating cataloging practices relating the applications of Anglo – American Cataloguing Rules (AACR2), Dublin Core, Dewey Decimal Classification(DDC), Keywords, Machine Readable Cataloguing (MARC21) at the Library and Information Center, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
The research has identified and analyzed existing issues as so to propose practical solutions which aims to improve the effectiveness of cataloging activities at Library and Information Center, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
11. Practical applicability:
Research results can be used as a guidance material for cataloging practitioners at Library and Information Center, Vietnam National University, Hanoi and other academic libraries. Besides, it is also a reference source for catalogs.
12. Further research directions: Applied research in the application of Format for Authority Data within the context of MARC2
