- 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?
-
- 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-in-publication ,centralized cataloging ,cooperative
cataloging ,copy cataloging ,descriptive cataloging ,encoding level
, andrecataloging .
-
-
- Online Dictionary of Library and Information Science,
ODLIS
June 7, 2009 What is cataloging? 3. 2 kinds of cataloging
June 7, 2009 What is cataloging? 4. What is original
cataloging?
-
- Preparation of abibliographic recordfrom scratch, without the
aid of a pre-existingcatalog recordfor the sameedition , more
time-consuming for thecatalogerthancopy cataloging .
-
- i.e.:Do-it-yourself cataloging!
June 7, 2009 What is cataloging? 5. Copy cataloging?
-
- 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).
-
- i.e. Copy from others cataloging!
June 7, 2009 What is cataloging? 6. But what are we actually
doing when we catalog a book or whatever?
- Were entering information about the book 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.
June 7, 2009 What is cataloging? 7. What is a card catalog?
-
- 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 .
June 7, 2009 What is cataloging? 8. Online catalog?
-
- 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 .
-
- OPAC= online public access catalog
June 7, 2009 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
June 7, 2009 What is cataloging? 10. Elements of cataloging
-
- bibliographic description
-
- assignment ofclassification notation(which is essentially what
classification is)
-
- activities involved in physically preparing theitemfor
theshelf
June 7, 2009 What is cataloging? 11. What information do you put
into the catalog, then?
- Basic bibliographic information (AKAbibliographic description
):
-
- Author, title, publisher, date
- Basic physical information (AKAphysical description ):
-
- Size, no. of pages, whether illustrated, if it has a
bibliography and/or index
-
- Format (book, recording, electronic, etc.)
- Subject information (AKAsubject analysis )
June 7, 2009 What is cataloging? 12. What is bibliographic
description?
- The official international definition:
-
- . . . lists all the elements which are required to describe and
identify all types of material which are likely to appear in
library collections, . . .
-
-
- ISBD(G): General International Standard Bibliographic
Description1992 http://www.ifla.org/VII/s13/pubs/isbdg0.htm
June 7, 2009 What is cataloging? 13. Wait, theres more,
though!
- International Standard Bibliographic Description
-
- . . . assigns an order to the elements of description, and
specifies a system of punctuation for the description.
-
-
- ISBD(G): General International Standard Bibliographic
Description1992 http://www.ifla.org/VII/s13/pubs/isbdg0.htm
June 7, 2009 What is cataloging? 14. What is the prescribed
order?
-
- Area 1:title and statement of responsibility (for example:
author, editor, artist).
-
- Area 3:material-dependent information (for example, the scale
of amapor the duration of asound recording ).
-
- Area 4:publication and distribution.
-
- Area 5:physical description (for example: size and number of
pages in a book or number of CDs in the samejewel case ).
-
- Area 8:standard number ( ISBN ,ISSN ).
-
-
- International Standard Bibliographic DescriptionFromWikipedia ,
the free encyclopedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Bibliographic_Description
June 7, 2009 What is cataloging? 15. What is the punctuation?
June 7, 2009 What is cataloging? Slidefrom presentationIntroduction
to Description: History of Cataloging CodesSpaces before and after
the special punctuation (shown in red)! GMD=General material
designation.New rules: [ ] not ( ) 16. An Example June 7, 2009 What
is cataloging? Slidefrom presentationIntroduction to Description:
History of Cataloging CodesNotice the spaces! Title Author Edition
Author 17. What do the punctuation symbols mean?
- [ . . . ]usually means that whats included within the [ ] is
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 before and after)
OR what comes first is the place of publication and what comes
after is the publisher
- /means that what follows is the statement of responsibility,
i.e. author, editor, etc
June 7, 2009 What is cataloging? 18. 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
June 7, 2009 What is cataloging? 19. An example in English June
7, 2009 What is cataloging? Main title GMDformat realia =real-life
object 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 20. An example in German June 7, 2009
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 21. An example in Bulgarian June 7, 2009 What is
cataloging? Author Title Subtitle (or GMD?) Statement of
responsibility Edition area Publication area Physical description
22. ISBD in an online catalog /shows statement of responsibility,
i.e. author, follows General MaterialDesignation Spaces before and
after punctuation to separate sections 23. What does AACR2 have to
do with this?
- Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR)
-
- 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 .
June 7, 2009 What is cataloging? Click hereto read a brief
history ofAACR2 , courtesy of theJSC . 24. 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!
June 7, 2009 What is cataloging? 25. Will there be an AACR3?
- Yes and noFRBR is coming!
June 7, 2009 What is cataloging? 26. 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: 27. Goal of
cataloging
- Cutter( 19 thcenturycataloging pioneer)
- To enable a person to find a book of which either
- To show what the library has
-
- in a given kind of literature
- To assist in the choice of a book
-
- as to its edition (bibliographically)
-
- as to its character (literary or topical)
Adapted fromFRBR; or, How I learned to stop worrying and love
the model 28. Do we need FRBR? June 7, 2009 What is cataloging? 29.
And then theres RDA
June 7, 2009 What is cataloging? 30. Probably!What is RDA?
- RDA: Resource Description and Access
-
- 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.
-
-
- http://www.rdaonline.org/
June 7, 2009 What is cataloging?