Abstract :
This article proposes a method to design cataloging
rules by utilizing conceptual modeling of the cataloging
process and also by applying the concept “orientedness.”
It also proposes a general model for the cataloging
process at the conceptual level, which is independent
of any situation/system or cataloging code. A design
method is made up of the following phases,
including the development of a general model. Functional
and non-functional requirements are first specified
by use of orientedness. Also, cataloger tasks are
defined, which are constituents of the cataloging process.
Second, a core model is built, which consists of (1)
basic event patterns under each task, (2) action patterns
applicable to each event, and (3) orientedness involved
in an event-action pair. Third, the core model is propagated
to reflect the characteristics of an individual data
element and also a certain class of materials. Finally, the
propagated model is defined by choosing pairs of event
and action patterns in the model while referring to orientedness
indicated in each event-action pair, in order
to match a particular situation. As a result, a set of
event-action pairs reflecting specific requirements
through categories of orientedness is obtained, and
consistent and scalable design can, therefore, be attained.
