2nd Edition
Cataloging and Classification for Library Technicians, Second Edition
160 Pages
by
Routledge
160 Pages
by
Routledge
160 Pages
by
Routledge
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Structure your workload with this comprehensive guide to the role and responsibilities of library technicians! More than basic instructions on how to do library classification, this classic work is a how-to handbook covering all aspects of a library technician's job. Cataloging and Classification for Library Technicians, Second Edition, gives step-by-step instructions for all aspects of... Read more
Contents
- Preface
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- Terminology
- The Organization of the Library
- The Library Personnel
- Cataloging and the Library Technician
- Review Questions
- Chapter 2. Library Catalogs
- Terminology
- Functions of the Catalogs
- Types of Catalogs
- Elements of a Bibliographic Record
- Review Questions
- Chapter 3. Tools Used for Cataloging
- Terminology
- Introduction
- Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, Second Edition, 1998 Revision
- Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sears List of Subject Headings
- Dewey Decimal Classification and Relative Index
- Library of Congress Classification Schedules, A-Z
- C. A. Cutter's Three Figure Author Table
- Review Questions
- Chapter 4. Descriptive Cataloging
- Terminology
- Introduction
- Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, Second, 1998 Revision
- Part I. Description
- Part II. Headings, Uniform Titles, and References
- Review Questions
- Chapter 5. Subject Headings
- Terminology
- Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sears List of Subject Headings
- Review Questions
- Chapter 6. Classification
- Terminology
- Dewey Decimal Classification System
- Book Number for the DDC
- Library of Congress Classification System
- Book Number for LCCS
- Review Questions
- Chapter 7. Copy Cataloging
- Terminology
- Sources for Copy Cataloging
- Review Questions
- Chapter 8. Cataloging on Computers
- Terminology
- Introduction
- The MARC Format
- Original and Copy Cataloging on Computers
- Review Questions
- Chapter 9. The Cataloging Department
- Terminology
- Organization
- The Authority File
- Cataloging Routines
- Processing Routines
- Filing
- Review Questions
- Chapter 10. Issues and Trends
- Reclassification
- Recataloging
- Closing the Card Catalog
- Retrospective Conversion
- Outsourcing
- Cooperation
- The Dublin Core
- Trends
- Review Questions
- Suggested Readings
- Index
- Reference Notes Included
Biography
Mary L. Kao and Ruth C. Carter
