The earlier workflow
Common information, entered again.
Record · EN / A
Record · EN / B
Record · FR / A
Each variant carried its own record. Shared information had to be copied and kept consistent.
CATOOL · An AToM⁴ story
Manage metadata once,
at the right level.
One publication. Multiple languages and editions.
A connected way for cataloguers to work.
The change in daily work
From repeated records
to a connected publication.
In the team's earlier workflow, separate MARC 21 records for publication variants meant copying common metadata across languages and editions.
With CATOOL
Each detail belongs at its level.
Shared metadata
Language-specificEdition-specific
Shared, language-specific and edition-specific information are maintained as related parts of one publication structure.
Work · Expression · Manifestation
One model.
The right place for every detail.
Select a level to see what belongs there. AToM assembles the relevant metadata into publication outputs, reducing repeated entry across variants.
Illustrative publication model
A simplified tree. Publications also connect to authorities, subjects and other information.
A cataloguer's workspace
Stay with the publication.
Move easily through its context.
CATOOL brings publication records, WEM links, multilingual vocabularies and working views into the AToM⁴ interface.
Navigate the structure. Follow a Work to its language versions and editions.
Describe consistently. Bring controlled vocabulary and publication metadata together.
Build working views. Use search, filters and structured queries for the task at hand.
From cataloguing to publication
Connected metadata.
Useful outputs.
AToM brings together metadata from the appropriate WEM levels. The CATOOL workflow includes MARC outputs, RDF conversion and publication to Cellar.
- 01
Describe
Maintain the metadata at Work, Expression and Manifestation level.
- 02
Assemble
Bring the relevant layers together for each publication variant.
- 03
Transform & publish
Prepare the required metadata outputs for the publication pipeline.
MARC 21, RDF and Cellar
CATOOL's MARC output uses metadata from connected WEM records. The publication pipeline transforms metadata for delivery to Cellar, the Publications Office of the European Union's repository for content and metadata.
The workflow changes how the team maintains source metadata; the required publication formats remain part of the output process.
About CellarIn daily use
A working application.
An evolving platform.
CATOOL is in use for processing new EU publication content. Its practical focus is consistent metadata and a fast, connected environment for the cataloguing team.
Let's discuss your workflow
Many publication variants.
One connected way to work.
Tell us about your cataloguing process, metadata and publication requirements. We can show you CATOOL and explore what AToM⁴ could do for your team.