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What is CatalogingWhat is Cataloging?2 kinds of catalogingWhat is original cataloging?Copy cataloging?But what are we actually doing when we catalog a book or whatever?What is a card catalog?Online catalog?Why make this distinction?Elements of catalogingWhat information do you put into the catalog, then?What is bibliographic description?Wait, there’s more, though!What is the prescribed order?What is the punctuation?An ExampleWhat do the punctuation symbols mean?What’s the advantage of having everything so standardized?An example in EnglishAn example in GermanAn example in BulgarianISBD in an online catalogWhat does AACR2 have to do with this?Do we need to learn all these rules?Will there be an AACR3?What is FRBR?Goal of catalogingDo we need FRBR?And then there’s RDAProbably! What is RDA?What is What is CatalogingCatalogingLIB 630 Classification and CatalogingSpring 2009The Big QuestionThe Big QuestionDo we need to be Do we need to be FRBRizing, or what?FRBRizing, or what?January 14, 2019What is cataloging?What is cataloging?22What is Cataloging?What is Cataloging?•cataloging cataloging –The process of creating entries for a catalog. In libraries, this usually includes bibliographic description, subject analysis, assignment of classification notation, and activities involved in physically preparing the item for the shelf, tasks usually performed under the supervision of a librarian trained as a cataloger. British spelling is cataloguing. See also: cataloging agency, cataloging-in-publication, centralized cataloging, cooperative cataloging, copy cataloging, descriptive cataloging, encoding level, and recataloging.•Online Dictionary of Library and Information Science, ODLISJanuary 14, 2019What is cataloging?What is cataloging?332 kinds of cataloging2 kinds of cataloging•Original catalogingOriginal cataloging•Copy catalogingCopy catalogingJanuary 14, 2019What is cataloging?What is cataloging?44What is original cataloging? What is original cataloging? •original cataloging original cataloging –Preparation of a bibliographic record from scratch, without the aid of a pre-existing catalog record for the same edition, more time-consuming for the cataloger than copy cataloging.–i.e.: Do-it-yourself cataloging!January 14, 2019What is cataloging?What is cataloging?55Copy cataloging?Copy cataloging?•copy cataloging copy cataloging –Adaptation of a pre-existing bibliographic record (usually found in OCLC, RLIN, NUC, or some other bibliographic database) to fit the characteristics of the item in hand, with modifications to correct obvious errors and minor adjustments to reflect locally accepted cataloging practice, as distinct from original cataloging (creating a completely new record from scratch). –i.e. Copy from others cataloging!January 14, 2019What is cataloging?What is cataloging?66But what are we actually doing when But what are we actually doing when we catalog a book or whatever?we catalog a book or whatever?•We’re entering information about We’re entering information about the book into the library’s catalog, the book into the library’s catalog, so that when patrons are searching, so that when patrons are searching, they can find what they’re looking they can find what they’re looking for, or, at least, something that will for, or, at least, something that will help them find an answer to their help them find an answer to their question.question.January 14, 2019What is cataloging?What is cataloging?77What is a card catalog?What is a card catalog?•card catalogcard catalog –A list of the holdings of a library, printed, typed, or handwritten on catalog cards, each representing a single bibliographic item in the collection. Catalog cards are normally filed in a single alphabetical sequence (dictionary catalog), or in separate sections by author, title, and subject (divided catalog), in the long narrow drawers of a specially designed filing cabinet, usually constructed of wood (click here to see an example). Most large- and medium-sized libraries in the United States have converted their card catalogs to machine-readable format. Also spelled card catalogue. Compare with online catalog.January 14, 2019What is cataloging?What is cataloging?88Online catalog?Online catalog?•online catalogonline catalog –A library catalog consisting of a collection of bibliographic records in machine-readable format, maintained on a dedicated computer that provides uninterrupted interactive access via terminals or workstations in direct, continuous communication with the central computer. Although the software used in online catalogs is proprietary and not standardized, most online catalogs are searchable by author, title, subject heading, and keywords, and most public and academic libraries in the United States provide free public access, usually through a Web-based graphical user interface. Click here to log on to the online catalog of the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Synonymous with OPAC. –OPAC=online public access catalogJanuary 14, 2019What is cataloging?What is cataloging?99Why make this distinction?Why make this distinction?•There are those who call an online There are those who call an online catalog the “online card catalog” or catalog the “online card catalog” or something similar.something similar.•There are no cards on the computer, There are no cards on the computer, so that calling the online computer so that calling the online computer the “card” catalog is a misnomerthe “card” catalog is a misnomer•““Card” refers only to the medium the Card” refers only to the medium the catalog appears oncatalog appears on–PLEASE DON’T DO IT!January 14, 2019What is cataloging?What is cataloging?1010Elements of catalogingElements of cataloging•From ODLIS From ODLIS definitiondefinition::1. bibliographic description2. subject analysis3. assignment of classification notation (which is essentially what classification is)4. activities involved in physically preparing the item for the shelfJanuary 14, 2019What is cataloging?What is cataloging?1111What information do you put into What information do you put into the catalog, then?the catalog, then?•Basic bibliographic information (AKA Basic bibliographic information (AKA bibliographic descriptionbibliographic description):):–Author, title, publisher, date–Edition•Basic physical information (AKA Basic physical information (AKA physical descriptionphysical


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