Emerging trends in the field of cataloging: an overview of the national scientific production

SUMMARY

Introduction  This study examines aspects of cataloging, a process of representing information resources to facilitate their search, identification, and retrieval in information systems more efficiently. Objective : To analyze national scientific production on cataloging over the past five years (2020-2024). Methodology : This study uses bibliographic, exploratory, and descriptive research with a qualitative approach, including consultation of scientific productions in the Database of Journal Articles in Information Science (BRAPCI), establishing a time frame of the past five years (2020-2024). Results : The research identified 117 (one hundred and seventeen) scientific productions on the topic, which were distributed across five different thematic approaches: teaching cataloging; cataloging of different information resources (texts, images, audio, and videos); new trends in cataloging based on the context of the semantic web and linked data ; historical and conceptual aspects of cataloging; formats and standards for cataloging practices . Conclusion : reflects on the need to investigate the relationship between cataloging and new digital resources and systems for better management performance and activities that assist information professionals in their services, focusing on serving users in the current informational, technological, and market context.

KEYWORDS
Cataloging; Bibliographic description; Resource Description and Access; RDA; Information Science.