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Cataloging and Classification: Back to Basics book cover

1st Edition

Cataloging and Classification Back to Basics

Edited By Gretchen L. Hoffman, Karen Snow Copyright 2022
264 Pages
by Routledge

264 Pages
by Routledge

264 Pages
by Routledge
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The cataloging and classification field is changing rapidly. New concepts and models, such as linked data, identity management, the IFLA Library Reference Model , and the latest revision of Resource Description and Access (RDA), have the potential to change how libraries provide access to their collections. To prepare library and information science (LIS) students to be successful cataloging... Read more

Introduction: Cataloging and Classification: Back to Basics 
Gretchen L. Hoffman and Karen Snow 
Part 1: Fundamental Concepts in Cataloging 
1. The Bibliographic Work: History, Theory, and Practice 
Chris Holden 
2. Cataloging Principles and Objectives: History and Development 
Shawne D. Miksa 
3. Authority Control Today: Principles, Practices, and Trends 
Rebecca A. Wiederhold and Gregory F. Reeve 
4. Aboutness and Conceptual Analysis: A Review 
Ralph M. Holley and Daniel N. Joudrey 
5. Controlled Vocabularies: Past, Present and Future of Subject Access 
Catherine Smith 
6. Library Classification Systems in the U.S.: Basic Ideas and Examples 
Rachel Ivy Clarke 
Part 2: Fundamental Cataloging Standards and Practices 
7. Descriptive Cataloging: The History and Practice of Describing Library Resources 
Brian Dobreski 
8. Corporate Bodies: Access Points and Authority Control 
Ben Abrahamse 
9. Authority Control of Arabic Personal Names: RDA and Beyond 
Iman Dagher and Denise Soufi 
10. Records, Responsibility, and Power: An Overview of Cataloging Ethics 
Jennifer M. Martin 
11. Cataloging Children’s Materials: Issues and Solutions 
Lesley S. J. Farmer 

Biography

Gretchen L. Hoffman is Professor in the School of Library and Information Studies at Texas Woman’s University, Denton, Texas, USA. Her primary teaching and research interests focus on cataloging and classification.

Karen Snow is Professor and the Ph.D. Program Director in the School of Information Studies at Dominican University, River Forest, Illinois, USA. Her primary teaching and research interests focus on cataloging, classification, and metadata.

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