The following diagrams correspond to Figures 48, 49, and 50 from the doctoral thesis Applications of Syndication for the Management of Bibliographic Catalogs. They illustrate the concept of transmitting bibliographic catalogs through syndication channels. This method enables libraries to share the URLs of various syndication channels, provided they use the MARC-XML description format. In this way, using a simple query program, it would be possible to process the information from the involved catalogs and search for shared titles.
Figure 1. Diagram of the SYNCORE system for the syndication of bibliographic catalogs
Development of Syndicated Collective Catalogs
The model of syndicated collective catalogs enables free collaboration, import, and export of bibliographic information between libraries and users. This implies that any user could download onto their device the sections of the bibliographic collection most relevant to their information needs, achieving a fusion of selective information dissemination services with those inherent to retrieval in OPACs of collective catalogs.
Figure 2. Unification of access to bibliographic-documentary, archival, and museum collections
Unification of access to bibliographic-documentary, archival, and museum collections
One of the advantages of developing union catalogs is the unification of access to archival, bibliographic, documentary, and museum collections. In fact, unified collective catalogs could be developed in MARC-XML format across a wide variety of institutions. This would enable the syndication of channels from different libraries, their passive holdings, publishing houses with their publication registries, administrative archives with their funds, sections, series, files, and even records.
Figure 3. Integration of union authority lists
Integration of union authority lists
Another important aspect of the collective catalog syndication model is the integration of syndicated authority lists. By leveraging authorities described by libraries, these can form a shared resource that enables filling descriptive gaps in third-party libraries subscribing to the system. In this regard, personal, corporate, event, uniform title, topographic location, publisher, and even classification authorities could constitute a more comprehensive and effective access point instrument.