Resources

** Resources for Cataloging **


[|The History of MARC] This website tutorial provides a great overview of the history of MARC records, some of the important fields used within the MARC record, and a self-evaluation.


 * //Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, Second Edition//**, 2002 Revision. Published jointly by the Canadian Library Association (CLA), the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP), and the American Library Association (ALA). 2002. ISBN 0-8389-3529-X (with AACR Binder and Tabs); 0-8389-3530-3 (without AACR Binder and Tabs)

Since 1967, **//Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules//** has served the profession with highly developed content standards for cataloging the resources that come into your library. In the digital world of 2002, with the process of cataloging more complex than ever, this up-to-the-minute, forward-looking revision will equip you to catalog any type of resource, print or electronic. Now in a completely redesigned loose-leaf format with separately number chapters (for easy integration of future updates) and new text design (that clearly distinguishes the rules from the examples).

McCroskey, Marilyn. //**Cataloging Nonbook Materials with AACR2R and MARC: A Guide for the School Library Media Specialist**//. 2nd ed. Chicago: American Association of School Librarians, 1999. This edition of the hands-on guide to cataloging nonbook materials in the school library media center includes numerous new MARC record examples for common nonbook formats. Lists frequently-used MARC fields, subfields, and indicators with examples showing their use. Out of print.

Hsieh-Yee, Ingrid. **//Organizing Audiovisual and Electronic Resources for Access: A Cataloging Guide.//** 2nd ed. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 2006. Explains the rules and standards used to catalog electronic materials, including sound recordings, video recordings, computer files, Internet resources, and other multimedia files.

Kaplan, Allison and Ann Riedling. //**Catalog it!; A Guide to Cataloging School Library Materials**//. Linworth Pub., 2006. A guide to cataloging for school library media specialists, providing a brief history of cataloging, looking at how cataloging standards work with the MARC format, featuring instructions and exercises for using the MARC format to catalog book and non-book materials, and including discussion of the future of cataloging.


 * //Essential Dewey//**. J.H. Bowman. Neal-Schuman, 2005. Explains the Dewey decimal system of classification, discussing the scheme, standard subdivisions, number building, exceptions and options, special and compound subjects, and WebDewey. Includes practice exercises with answers.

A practical guide to cataloging print and nonprint materials for children.
 * //KidzCat, A How-to-do-it Manual for Cataloging Children’s Materials and Instructional Resources//**, Deborah Karpuk. Neal-Schuman, 2007.


 * //Concise AACR2//**; 4th edition. Michael Gorman, ALA, 2004. Presents the more generally applicable aspects of the cataloging practice in simplified terms, based on the second edition of the Anglo-American cataloging rules, 2002 revised edition, 2004 update.


 * //Cataloging Correctly for Kids: An Introduction to the Tools//**, 4th ed. Sheila Intner, Joanna Fountain and Jane Gilchrist. ALA, 2005. Presents a practical guide to explaining and cataloging information, and contains information on AACR2 and MARC standards, how to use standard heading forms, and more.


 * //Standard Cataloging for School and Public Libraries//**, Sheila Intner and Jeane Weihs. Libraries Unlimited, 2001. A cataloging guide for librarians and media specialists that covers the Anglo-American cataloging rules, description, access, special applications of AACR2-98, subject authorities, the Sears list, Library of Congress subject headings, classification systems, the MARC formats, and other related topics.

//**Subject Headings for School and Public Libraries**//, 3rd edition. Joanna Fountain. Libraries Unlimited, 2001. Provides headings for topics, literary and organizational forms, and names of individuals, corporate bodies, places, works, and so on, that might be needed to catalog a general collection used at least in part by children and readers or viewers interested in popular topics.

Explores the history and current status of Dewey Decimal Classification; examines general aspects of DDC; reviews the principles of number building; and features lists of changes in each table and class.
 * //Dewey Decimal Classification, a Study Manual and Number Building Guide//**, 22nd ed. Mona L. Scott, Libraries Unlimited, 2005.

Web Pages
OCLC Bibliographic Formats and Standards http://www.oclc.org/bibformats/en/ Cataloging: Descriptive Cataloging http://www.itcompany.com/inforetriever/cat_desc.htm MARC tags: Introduction to MARC Records http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/catalogingmarctags.htm Library of Congress Online Catalog http://catalog.loc.gov/

Library of Congress Authorities http://authorities.loc.gov/

Functional requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) http://www.ifla.org/VII/s13/frbr/frbr.pdf

What is FRBR? http://www.loc.gov/cds/FRBR.html RDA: Resource Description and Access http://www.collectionscanada.ca/jsc/rda.html

RDA: Resource Description and Access Prototype Demonstration http://www.rdaonline.org/