Cornell University

This Cornell University Library project addresses incorrect and missing data in scholarly records. The project involves an analysis of WorldCat records for print area studies monographs to check accuracy and omission of key coded data. Area studies feature scholarship and expertise dealing with specialized knowledge of language and culture of other nations and are recognized as key contributions in an increasingly globalized society. The project includes detection of incorrectly coded geographic references for both place of publication and subject emphasis by finding inconsistencies within records. Techniques for filling in missing codes will be tested and the extraction of useful georeferences from data fields will be researched. Records will be enhanced to increase discovery, collection analysis, and cooperative collection building.