Cataloging sheet maps : the basics

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Author:

Andrew, Paige G.

ISBN:

9780789014825

9780789014832

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Physical Description:

xv, 240 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Series:

Haworth series in cataloging & classification.

Contents:

Section I In the Beginning -- Section II Coded Fields -- Section III Description of the Map -- Section IV Other Access Points -- Section V Historical Sheet Maps and Special Cases 191 -- Appendix Basic Maps Tagging Exercises 223.

Abstract:

Provides instructions for cataloging sheet maps using MARC bibliographic format and the standards outlined in the second edition of Anglo-American Cataloging Rules.

Subject Term:

Cataloging of maps -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

MARC formats -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Classification -- Maps -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Cataloging of maps. (OCoLC)fst00848772

Classification -- Maps. (OCoLC)fst00863670

MARC formats. (OCoLC)fst01004492

Title Subject:

Anglo-American cataloguing rules -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Anglo-American cataloguing rules. (OCoLC)fst01356109

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Handbooks and manuals.

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Summary

Gain the skills necessary to catalog monographic sheet maps and map sets!

With an easily understood how-to format, this ready reference manual will introduce you to the basics of cataloging sheet maps on OCLC, using MARC 21 and ISBD standards and AACR2R. It will guide you through each area of the bibliographic record, focusing most specifically on the title and statement of responsibility, mathematical data, physical description, main entry, and notes areas.

Approaching the subject from the perspective that maps are not that much more difficult to catalog than monographs, this book will familiarize you with the few fields unique to map cataloging as well as the fields that are common to monographs but simply used in a different way.

This essential volume: describes the cataloging process as it relates to all parts of the record, including subject analysis, coding of fixed fields and OXX fields, and creating G-class call numbers provides an up-to-date list of map cataloging tools presents special chapters on cataloging historical sheet maps and special formats such as wall maps, map series or sets, and reproductions includes illustrations of bibliographic records, field-level examples, tables of information, and diagrams of maps to be used to highlight key concepts Ideal for the new or inexperienced maps cataloger, this volume will help you become comfortable and confident while working with sheet maps. It also puts you in touch with current reference sources and tools, both online and off.

Author Notes

Paige G. Andrew, BA, MLS, is faculty Maps Cataloger at the Pennsylvania State University Libraries at University Park

Summary:

Provides instructions for cataloging sheet maps using MARC bibliographic format and the standards outlined in the second edition of Anglo-American Cataloging Rules.

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Booklist Review

Penn State map cataloger Andrew presents the basics of map cataloging using AACR2, the MARC record, LCSH, and the LC Classification G class (unfortunately, most public libraries and the many academic libraries that use the Dewey decimal classification are left out in the cold). The heart of the book deals with the description of maps, with attention to the special cartographic fixed fields in the MARC record, determining a main-entry heading and title when they are not always obvious, the special mathematical data area for scale and projection, the physical description, and the notes regarding map features. Peripheral chapters list tools of the trade, illustrate the use of subject headings and classification notation, and discuss historical maps and special formats. The volume concludes with MARC tagging exercises, a bibliography, and a subject index. Students interested in map cataloging and catalogers who catalog maps only occasionally will find this a most helpful guide. RBB.

Library Journal Review

What is a map? Why should we bother to catalog them? In answering these questions, Andrew, the faculty maps cataloger at Pennsylvania State University Libraries at University Park and editor of Journal of Map & Geography Libraries, states we must learn some of the technical aspects of a map before we can accurately describe one. The understanding of such things as scale and coordinates has a direct bearing on why they must be included in a bibliographic description and how this type of information is correctly formatted and coded in both the variable and fixed fields. The primary goal of Andrew's book is to provide step-by-step guidance in creating descriptive bibliographic records for map sheets. However, prior cataloging experience and knowledge of and experience with MARC 21 and OCLC would be advantageous. Chapters are clearly and concisely written, and the illustrations and examples supportive. Andrew even takes the mystery out of scales, projection, and coordinates. Two additional bonuses include "Necessary tools of the trade" (lists of needed cataloging tools, cartographic-specific essential tools, and other helpful tools) and tagging exercises. This volume is highly recommended as an excellent primer for map catalogers, as well as catalogers with little or no experience with maps.-Susan E. Ketcham, Long Island Univ.-Southampton Coll. Lib., NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Alice C. Hudson

Foreword	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Section I In the Beginning
Chapter 1. Background	p. 3
What Is a Map?	p. 4
Why Bother to Catalog Sheet Maps?	p. 6
Chapter 2. Introduction to Map Cataloging	p. 9
A Good Way to Begin	p. 9
The Concept of "Main Map"	p. 11
Chapter 3. Necessary Tools of the Trade	p. 19
Basic Cataloging Tools	p. 19
Essential Tools	p. 20
Helpful Tools	p. 22
Chapter 4. Sources of Information	p. 27
Chief Source of Information	p. 27
Prescribed Sources of Information	p. 28
Section II Coded Fields
Chapter 5. Cartographic-Specific Fixed Fields	p. 33
Chapter 6. General Fixed Fields	p. 35
Chapter 7. Coded Variable Fields	p. 39
Mandatory Coded Fields for Cartographic Materials	p. 39
Coded Variable Fields That Are Required When Applicable	p. 44
Optional Coded Fields for Cartographic Materials	p. 45
Section III Description of the Map
Chapter 8. Main Entry and Statement of Responsibility	p. 51
Main Entry Under Personal Author	p. 51
Main Entry Under Corporate Body	p. 52
Main Entry Under Title	p. 53
"Emanating from" and Its Relationship to the Statement of Responsibility	p. 54
Copyright Holders As Responsible Parties	p. 57
Terms That Indicate Responsibility for a Map	p. 59
"Prominence" and Its Relation to Statement of Responsibility	p. 61
Summary	p. 63
Chapter 9. Providing a Title for the Record	p. 65
When Only One Title Exists	p. 65
Choosing a Title When There Is More Than One	p. 65
Providing for Additional Titles and/or Different Ways to Read the Chosen Title	p. 66
The "Scattered Title" Phenomenon and How to Handle It	p. 68
When to Use a Collective Title As Primary Title	p. 71
What to Do with an Untitled Map	p. 72
Other Title Circumstances	p. 72
Providing a "Source of Title" Note	p. 72
Chapter 10. Edition	p. 75
Editions to Individual Sheets in a Map Series	p. 76
Uncertainty Regarding an Edition Statement	p. 76
Chapter 11. Mathematical Data Area	p. 79
Scale Information	p. 80
Projection Information	p. 94
Statement of Coordinates	p. 94
Chapter 12. Publication Information	p. 109
Place of Publication	p. 109
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.	p. 111
Publication Date	p. 112
Tracing for Cartographic Publisher	p. 116
Chapter 13. Physical Description Area	p. 117
Terminology	p. 117
Cartographic Specific Material Designations (SMDs)	p. 121
How Many Maps Are There? (Field 300, Subfield "a")	p. 122
Other Physical Details (Field 300, Subfield "b")	p. 132
Dimensions (Field 300, Subfield "c")	p. 135
Chapter 14. Notes in the Record	p. 147
Who Benefits from Including Notes in the Record?	p. 147
Order and "Categories" of Notes	p. 148
Notes to Justify Providing Added Entries	p. 150
Examples of Notes	p. 151
Section IV Other Access Points
Chapter 15. Classification Using the LC G-Schedule	p. 157
Components of the Library of Congress Call Number	p. 157
Creating a Library of Congress Call Number	p. 167
Conclusion	p. 168
Chapter 16. A Quick Look at Subject Analysis for Maps	p. 171
Subject Analysis for Sheet Maps	p. 173
Geographic Subject Headings	p. 176
Geographic Subdivisions for Topical Subject Headings	p. 179
Conclusion	p. 183
Chapter 17. Added Entries in the Record	p. 185
Other Personal Names	p. 186
Other Corporate Bodies	p. 186
Other Titles	p. 187
Tracing for Cartographic Publishers	p. 187
Other Potential Added Entries	p. 188
Justification for an Added Entry	p. 188
Section V Historical Sheet Maps and Special Cases	p. 191
Chapter 18. Historical Maps--Specific Points to Consider	p. 193
Main Entry	p. 194
Determining the Title Proper	p. 194
Statement(s) of Responsibility	p. 195
Mathematical Data	p. 196
Publication or Production Information	p. 199
Physical Description Changes	p. 203
Notes Unique to and Needed for Historical Maps	p. 204
Subject Subdivision Practice to Emphasize the Historical Aspect	p. 206
Other Subject Practices of Note	p. 207
Conclusion	p. 209
Chapter 19. Special Formats and Situations	p. 211
Wall Maps, Including Those Mounted on Rollers	p. 211
Map Series and Collections--Some Further Comments and Suggestions	p. 212
Texts, Indexes, and Other Supplementary Items	p. 219
Facsimiles, Photocopies, and Assorted Reproductions	p. 220
Appendix Basic Maps Tagging Exercises	p. 223
"Proj:" Fixed Field and 034 Mathematical Data Codes	p. 223
052 Field (Geographic Area Code)	p. 224
300 Field (Physical Description)	p. 225
Answer Sheet	p. 227
Bibliography	p. 229
Index	p. 233

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