Cataloging Basics
Outline
Basic fields and indicators.
The importance of cataloging (and consistency).
Questions and demonstrations.
AACR2 & MARC International standards that allow record sharing
and exchange
AACR2: Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules
Description = record content
MARC: MAchine Readable Cataloging
Machine-readable coding = markup on information for computer manipulation
AACR2: Description and
Access
Description identifies the resource.
(Levels of description)
Access (via main and added entries) allows
searching based on the bibliographic description.
Descriptive Fields in a MARC Record040 EQF ǂc EQF ǂd VPI020 9251056358020 9789251056356043 a-vt---090 SH1 ǂb .F2 no.369/2100 1 Arthur, J. R. ǂq (James Richard), ǂd 1948-245 10 Checklist of the parasites of fishes of Viet Nam / ǂc J.
Richard Arthur and Bui Quang Te.260 Rome : ǂb Food and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations, ǂc 2006.300 v, 133 p. : ǂb map ; ǂc 30 cm.490 1 FAO fisheries technical paper, ǂx 0429-9345 ; ǂv 369/2504 Includes bibliographical references and index.650 0 Fishes ǂx Parasites ǂz Vietnam ǂv Indexes.700 1 Te, Bui Quang.710 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.830 0 FAO fisheries technical paper ; ǂv no. 369/2.
Standard number & terms of
availability
020 ISBN: Internat'l Standard Book No.
020 0893011169 ǂz 0893011168
020 9780893011161
022 ISSN: Internat'l Standard Serial No.
022 0070-740X
245 Title and statement of
responsibility area245 XX Title ǂh [GMD] : ǂb other title
information / ǂc statement of responsibility.
245 10 Angelica : ǂb a novel / ǂc Arthur
Phillips.
245 10 Kiri sings Kern ǂh [sound recording].
245 02 A general equilibrium model.
250 Edition area
250 edition statement.
250 1st ed.
250 Rev. ed.
260 Publication, distribution, etc.
area
260 Place of publication : ǂb Publisher,
ǂc date.
260 Pasadena, Calif. : ǂb Salem Press,
ǂc c2006.
260 Toronto : ǂb McClelland and Stewart
: ǂb World Crafts Council, ǂc 2004-
300 Physical description area300 extent : ǂb other physical details ; ǂc
dimensions + ǂe (accompanying material)
300 3 v. : ǂb ill., map ; ǂc 28 cm.
300 331 p. ; ǂc 25 cm.
300 1 CD-ROM ; ǂc 4 ¾ in. + ǂe 1 book (x,
82 p. ; 30 cm.)
4XX Series area4XX XX Series title ; ǂv numbering
440 _0 Magill’s choice
440 _0 Environment science research ; ǂv
v. 6
490 1_ Annual publication ; ǂv 5th
830 _0 Annual publication (Kern County Historical Society) ; ǂv 5th.
5XX Notes area
5XX XX Note.
500 Cover title.
546 English and Spanish on facing pages.
500 Accompanied by ―Decade of North
American geology‖ (iv, 28 p. ; 28 cm.).
5XX Notes area504 Includes bibliographical
references (p. 210-217) and index.
505 0_ v. 1. Amino acids – v. 2. Amines –
v. 3. Other organic ligands.
520 An illustrated collection of nursery
rhymes set to music.
Access Points in a MARC Record040 EQF ǂc EQF ǂd VPI020 9251056358020 9789251056356043 a-vt---090 SH1 ǂb .F2 no.369/2100 1 Arthur, J. R. ǂq (James Richard), ǂd 1948-245 10 Checklist of the parasites of fishes of Viet Nam / ǂc J.
Richard Arthur and Bui Quang Te.260 Rome : ǂb Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
Nations, ǂc 2006.300 v, 133 p. : ǂb map ; ǂc 30 cm.490 1 FAO fisheries technical paper, ǂx 0429-9345 ; ǂv 369/2504 Includes bibliographical references and index.650 0 Fishes ǂx Parasites ǂz Vietnam ǂv Indexes.700 1 Te, Bui Quang.710 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
Nations.830 0 FAO fisheries technical paper ; ǂv no. 369/2.
1XX Main Entry100 1_ Reed, John Calvin, ǂd 1930-
110 1_ Idaho. ǂb Dept. of Fish and Game.
110 2_ Museum of American Folk Art.
111 2_ ASCE Conference on Civil
Engineering Education ǂd (1979 : ǂc
University of Wisconsin—Madison)
7XX Added Entry700 1_ Reed, John Calvin, ǂd 1930-
710 1_ Idaho. ǂb Dept. of Fish and Game.
710 2_ Museum of American Folk Art.
711 2_ ASCE Conference on Civil
Engineering Education ǂd (1979 : ǂc
University of Wisconsin—Madison)
Coded fields
Not covered by AACR2
Part of MARC coding
Useful for data retrieval in your online catalog
Data used to generate icons in displays
Coded Fields in a MARC RecordRec stat c Entered 20050527 Replaced 20070304
Type a ELvl I Srce d Audn Ctrl Lang engBLvl m Form Conf 0 Biog MRec Ctry it
Cont b GPub i LitF 0 Indx 1 Desc a Ills b Fest 0 DtSt s Dates 2006 ,
040 EQF ǂc EQF ǂd VPI020 9251056358020 9789251056356043 a-vt---090 SH1 ǂb .F2 no.369/2100 1 Arthur, J. R. ǂq (James Richard), ǂd 1948-245 10 Checklist of the parasites of fishes of Viet
Nam / ǂc J. Richard Arthur and Bui Quang Te.260 Rome : ǂb Food and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations, ǂc 2006.
Best Resource Ever
http://www.oclc.org/bibformats/en/default.shtm
Also:
Handout
Template in SirsiDynix
The Importance of Cataloging
The importance of cataloging is simply to provide
coherent, reliable search experiences for users.
By enabling a person to find a book, showing
what the library has in its collection, and assisting
in the evaluation and selection of materials,
cataloging is a significant method and tool in
improving accessibility of information to users and
making patrons’ experiences with information
seeking more user-friendly.
The Importance of Consistency If a librarian makes a mistake in any part of their
job, it ultimately affects the user in locating and retrieving desired information. For example: a person might be writing a paper on
a topic and need three or four sources. Some libraries might only have three or four books on that subject. If we can't assure that the catalog returns consistent and full results, we deprive patrons of the information they're looking for.
Each Library should act with the realization that what it does to records in the shared database can greatly affect the practices, procedures and workflow of other Libraries in the consortium.
Questions
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Demonstration
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