- 1. What is Cataloging The Big Question LIB 630 Classification
and Cataloging Spring 2009 Do we need to be FRBRizing, or
what?
2. What is Cataloging?
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- The process of creatingentriesfor acatalog .Inlibraries , this
usually includesbibliographic description ,subject analysis ,
assignment ofclassification notation , and activities involved in
physically preparing theitemfor theshelf , tasks usually performed
under the supervision of alibrariantrained as acataloger . British
spelling iscataloguing .See also :cataloging agency ,Cataloging and
Classification Section ,cataloging-in-publication ,centralized
cataloging ,cooperative cataloging ,copy cataloging ,descriptive
cataloging ,encoding level , andrecataloging .
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- Online Dictionary of Library and Information Science,
ODLIS
January 16, 2010 What is cataloging? 3. 2 kinds of
cataloging
January 16, 2010 What is cataloging? 4. What is original
cataloging?
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- Preparation of abibliographic recordfrom scratch, without the
aid of a pre-existingcatalog recordfor the sameedition , more
time-consuming for thecatalogerthancopy cataloging .
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- i.e.:Do-it-yourself cataloging!
January 16, 2010 What is cataloging? 5. Copy cataloging?
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- Adaptation of a pre-existingbibliographic record(usually found
inOCLC ,RLIN ,NUC , or some otherbibliographic database ) to fit
the characteristics of theitemin hand, with modifications to
correct obvious errors and minor adjustments to reflect locally
acceptedcatalogingpractice, as distinct fromoriginal
cataloging(creating a completely new record from scratch).
Synonymous withderived cataloging .
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- i.e. Copy from others cataloging!
January 16, 2010 What is cataloging? 6. But what are we actually
doing when we catalog a book or whatever?
- Were entering information about the book (or whatever!) into
the librarys catalog, so that when patrons are searching, they can
find what theyre looking for, or, at least, something that will
help them find an answer to their question.
January 16, 2010 What is cataloging? 7. What is a card
catalog?
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- A list of theholdingsof alibrary ,printed , typed, or
handwritten oncatalog card s, each representing a
singlebibliographic itemin thecollection . Catalog cards are
normally filed in a singlealphabeticalsequence ( dictionary catalog
), or in separate sections byauthor ,title , andsubject( divided
catalog ), in the long narrow drawers of a specially designed
filing cabinet, usually constructed of wood ( click hereto see an
example). Most large- and medium-sized libraries in the United
States haveconvertedtheir card catalogs tomachine-readableformat.
Also spelledcard catalogue . Compare withonline catalog .
January 16, 2010 What is cataloging? 8. Online catalog?
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- Alibrary catalogconsisting of a collection ofbibliographic
record s inmachine-readable format , maintained on
adedicatedcomputer that provides uninterruptedinteractive
accessviaterminal s orworkstation s in direct, continuous
communication with the central computer. Although thesoftwareused
in online catalogs isproprietaryand notstandardized ,
mostonlinecatalogs aresearchablebyauthor ,title ,subject heading ,
andkeywords , and mostpublicandacademic librariesin the United
States provide free public access, usually through aWeb
-basedgraphical user interface .Click heretolog onto the online
catalog of theLibrary of Congressin Washington, D.C. Synonymous
withOPAC .
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- OPAC= online public access catalog
January 16, 2010 What is cataloging? 9. Why make this
distinction?
- There are those who call an online catalog the online card
catalog or something similar.
- There are no cards on the computer, so that calling the online
computer the card catalog is a misnomer
- Card refers only to the medium the catalog appears on
January 16, 2010 What is cataloging? 10. Elements of
cataloging
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- bibliographic description
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- assignment ofclassification notation(which is essentially what
classification is)
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- activities involved in physically preparing theitemfor
theshelf
January 16, 2010 What is cataloging? 11. What information do you
put into the catalog, then?
- Basic bibliographic information (AKAbibliographic description
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- Author, title, publisher, date
- Basic physical information ( physical description ):
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- Size, no. of pages, whether illustrated, if it has a
bibliography and/or index
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- Format (book, recording, electronic, etc.)
- Subject information (AKAsubject analysis )
January 16, 2010 What is cataloging? 12. What is bibliographic
description?
- The official international
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- International standard bibliographic description (ISBD) /
recommended by the ISBD Review Group;approved by the Standing
Committee of the IFLA Cataloguing Section.
January 16, 2010 What is cataloging? 13. What is the prescribed
order?
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- Area 1:title and statement of responsibility (for example:
author, editor, artist).
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- Area 3:material-dependent information (for example, the scale
of amapor the duration of asound recording ).
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- Area 4:publication and distribution.
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- Area 5:physical description (for example: size and number of
pages in a book or number of CDs in the samejewel case ).
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- Area 8:standard number ( ISBN ,ISSN ).
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- International Standard Bibliographic DescriptionFromWikipedia ,
the free encyclopedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Bibliographic_Description
January 16, 2010 What is cataloging? 14. What is the
punctuation? January 16, 2010 What is cataloging? Slidefrom
presentationIntroduction to Description: History of Cataloging
CodesSpaces before and after the special punctuation (which is
shown in red)! GMD=General material designation.New rules: [ ] not
( ) 15. An Example January 16, 2010 What is cataloging? Slidefrom
presentationIntroduction to Description: History of Cataloging
CodesNotice the spaces! Title Author Edition Author 16. What do the
punctuation symbols mean?
- [ . . . ]usually means that whats included within the [ ] is
the General Material Designation, i.e. physical or electronic or
other format
- :usually means that what comes first is the main title and what
comes after is the subtitle (if there are spaces BEFOREandAFTER) OR
what comes first is the place of publication and what comes after
is the publisher(if there is NO spaceBEFOREthe:)
- /means that what follows is the statement of responsibility,
i.e. author, editor, etc
January 16, 2010 What is cataloging? 17. Whats the advantage of
having everything so standardized?
- You can recognize and read a bibliographic record, no matter
what language or script its written in
- You can tell whats being described, no matter what kind of
material it is
January 16, 2010 What is cataloging? 18. An example in English
January 16, 2010 What is cataloging? Main title GMDformat realia
=real-life object.i.e. Calli is a cat (deceased) Subtitle Statement
of responsibility Publication info Physical description Series info
Slide 14fromCATALOGING: Ticket to the Past, the Present, and the
Future 2000 Arlene G. Taylor Edition and edition responsi-bility
19. An example in German January 16, 2010 What is cataloging? Title
GMD=General Material Designation (in this case:electronic resource)
Subtitle Statement of responsibility Publication area Series
information Standard Number Physical Description 20. An example in
Bulgarian January 16, 2010 What is cataloging? Author Title
Subtitle (or GMD?) Statement of responsibility Edition area
Publication area Physical description 21. ISBD in an online catalog
/shows statement of responsibility, i.e. author, follows General
MaterialDesignation Spaces before and after punctuation to separate
sections 22. What does AACR2 have to do with this?
- Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR)
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- A detailed set ofstandardizedrules forcatalogingvarious types
oflibrary materials. . . which is divided into two parts: rules for
creating thebibliographic descriptionof anitemof any type, and
rules governing the choice andform of entryofheading s (access
points) in thecatalog .
January 16, 2010 What is cataloging? Click hereto read a brief
history ofAACR2 , courtesy of theJSC . 23. Do we need to learn all
these rules?
- If you plan on specializing as a cataloger, especially in a
large research library, where you will be doing a lot of original
cataloging, then you will need to learn the rules.
- As an LMS, most of your cataloging will be copy cataloging, so
that a general awareness of the rules will be all you needplus
knowing where to look them up!
January 16, 2010 What is cataloging? 24. Will there be an
AACR3?
- Yes and noFRBR is coming!
January 16, 2010 What is cataloging? 25. What is FRBR?
- Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records
- A report in 7 languages (soon to add simplified and traditional
Chinese)
This comes from the Powerpoint presentation below: 26. Goal of
cataloging
- Cutter( 19 thcenturycataloging pioneer)
- To enable a person to find a book of which either
- To show what the library has
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- in a given kind of literature
- To assist in the choice of a book
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- as to its edition (bibliographically)
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- as to its character (literary or topical)
Adapted fromFRBR; or, How I learned to stop worrying and love
the model 27. Do we need FRBR? January 16, 2010 What is cataloging?
28. And then theres RDA
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- RDA: Resource Description and Access is the new standard for
resource description and access designed for the digital world.
Built on the foundations established by AACR2, RDA provides a
comprehensive set of guidelines and instructions on resource
description and access covering all types of content and
media.
January 16, 2010 What is cataloging? 29. Whats FRBR got to do
with RDA?
- What is FRBR and what is its relationship to RDA?
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- FRBR provides the conceptual foundation for RDA. RDA will
include the FRBR terminology when appropriate . . . will use the
FRBR attributes as the basis for specific data elements to be
included in bibliographic descriptions, will address FRBR
relationships, and will use the FRBR user . . . as the basis for
defining a set of mandatory data elements.
January 16, 2010 What is cataloging?