Beginning cataloging

Online version: Weihs, Jean, author. Beginning cataloging Second edition. Santa Barbara, California : Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2017] 9781440838453 (DLC) 2016047912

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Now thoroughly updated to include recent changes with RDA, this easy-to-use primer provides an introduction to standardized cataloging that will benefit library technicians as well as students in library technician and teacher librarian programs.

This easy-to-use primer provides a complete introduction to current standard cataloging practice. The simple language, helpful examples, and clear descriptions of processes and techniques make it a valuable tool for any beginning cataloger or worker in a technical services department. Updated with key information about RDA principles and practices and following the same pragmatic approach as the first edition, the book empowers students with an understanding of the core principles and language of cataloging. Readers will learn how to apply standard descriptive cataloging rules to assign subject headings and classification numbers and to create electronic records.

The book first examines the cataloging-in-publication data found on the verso of most books. Then, chapter by chapter, it explains how this data can be developed into a full bibliographic record that can be used in an online public catalog, covering all types of material formats (books, audiovisuals, images, sound, electronic resources and more). This guide will also serve as a workbook in formal education programs or distance education programs and be useful to library technicians and those working in areas where formal training is inaccessible.

Author Notes

Jean Weihs has taught cataloging to librarians, library technicians, and school librarians in Canada for 50 years and was a visiting professor at two U.S. universities.

Sheila S. Intner is professor emerita of library and information science at Simmons University, Boston, MA, and was founding director of its MLIS program at Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA.

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Booklist Review

Written by two experienced catalogers, this volume provides an excellent introduction to the practice of cataloging in any library. The work addresses cataloging-in-publication, descriptive cataloging, access points, both Sears and LCSH subject headings, classification, computer coding, and copy cataloging. With the new standards coming out, the information will soon become outdated; however, as an overview to the history and current practices of cataloging, this work cannot be ignored. The simple language, examples, and clear descriptions of processes and techniques make it a valuable tool for any beginning cataloger or worker in a technical-services department.--Marcus, Sara Copyright 2010 Booklist

Library Journal Review

With their sixth collaboration, two veteran technical services leaders combine their expertise to update this textbook about standard methods of cataloging and classifying library materials. Weihs (retired, Library Technician Program, Seneca Coll. of Applied Arts & Technology; Introduction to Technical Services) and Intner (retired, LIS, Simmons Coll.; Fundamentals of Technical Services) address the changes to the rules of descriptive cataloging as a result of RDA (Resource Description and Access) supplanting the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules. This new edition can also serve as an in-house guide for staff who have not done formal coursework in cataloging or those in need of a reference to current cataloging practice. Cataloging instructors can also consider Lois Chan and Athena Salaba's Cataloging and Classification: An Introduction, 4th ed. or Daniel Joudrey's Introduction to Cataloging and Classification, 11th ed. Thomas Brenndorfer's RDA Essentials is recommended for students and practitioners, with the Society of American Archivists' Describing Archives: A Content Standard as the go-to for those specializing in archival cataloging. VERDICT Solely recommended as a focused orientation to contemporary cataloging.-Betty J. Glass, Univ. of Nevada Lib., Reno © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

1 Introduction	p. 1
Standardized Cataloging	p. 1
Functions of the Catalog	p. 2
Further Learning	p. 2
A Word about Figures and Exercises	p. 3
Notes	p. 3
2 Cataloging-in-Publication	p. 7
Using CIP to Build a Bibliographic Record	p. 16
Looking at a CIP Record in Detail	p. 16
International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD)	p. 18
International Standard Book Number (ISBN)	p. 18
3 Computer Coding	p. 21
MARC Bibliographic Format	p. 24
Summary	p. 31
4 Descriptive Cataloging	p. 33
RDA: Resource Description & Access	p. 33
The Core Elements	p. 36
Noncore Elements	p. 42
Summary	p. 42
Exercises	p. 43
5 Access Points	p. 49
Choosing the First Access Point	p. 50
Choosing More Access Points	p. 51
Establishing Proper Forms for Access Points	p. 56
Form of Personal Names	p. 56
Form of Corporate Body Names	p. 57
Forms of Geographic Names	p. 58
Forms of Titles	p. 59
Cross-References	p. 69
Exercises	p. 70
6 Subject Headings	p. 75
Stars and LCSH: A Comparison	p. 75
CIP Records and Subject Headings	p. 81
Choosing Subject Headings	p. 82
Subject Cross-References	p. 83
Subject Headings for Literary Works	p. 84
Children and Young Adults Cataloging Program (CYAC)	p. 86
The Canadian Connection	p. 88
Cataloging Tools Mentioned in Chapter 6	p. 89
Exercises	p. 89
7 Classification	p. 95
DDC and LCC: A Comparison	p. 95
The Dewey Decimal Classification	p. 97
The Library of Congress Classification	p. 104
The Canadian Connection	p. 108
Cataloging Tools Mentioned in Chapter 7	p. 109
Exercises	p. 109
8 Copy Cataloging and Policy Issues	p. 113
Introduction	p. 113
Policy Issues	p. 114
Overview of the Operation	p. 116
Summary	p. 118
Appendix: Answers to Exercises	p. 121
Glossary	p. 133
Index	p. 143

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