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Cataloging tools -- Electronic resources

CATALOGING TOOLS : ELECTRONIC RESOURCES
compiled by Anna Fiolek
4 December 2000

CATALOGING & TECHNICAL SERVICES HOME PAGES:

Training Tools / Library of Congress, Cataloging Distribution Service
(http://www.loc.gov/cds/training.html)

Cataloging Manuals / Library of Congress, Cataloging Distribution Service
(http://www.loc.gov/cds/catman.html)

Cataloger's Toolbox / maintained by Charley Pennell, NCSU and Suzanne Ellison, Memorial University of Newfoundland
(http://staff.library.mun.ca/staff/toolbox/)

Cataloging Services / University of Virginia Library
(http://www.lib.virginia.edu/cataloging/)

Cataloger's Reference Shelf / The Library Corporation.
MARC manuals and other related reference works
(http://www.tlcdelivers.com/tlc/crs/CRS0000.htm)

Cataloging Oasis / MIT Libraries
(http://macfadden.mit.edu:9500/colserv/cat/)

USM Bibliographic Services Home
(http://www.lib.usm.edu/~techserv/)

Princeton University Cataloging Documentation
(http://library.princeton.edu/departments/tsd/katmandu/catman.html)

Internet Library for Librarians  / by Vianne Tang Sha.
Includes comprehensive cataloging and catalog management resources on the Internet.
General resources contain some major cataloging resources on Internet such as LC services and some selective comprehensive resources for cataloging.
(http://www.itcompany.com/inforetriever/cat.htm)



LANGUAGE HANDLING TOOLS:

Cataloging Foreign Languages / University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Cataloging Dept.
http://www.library.umass.edu/catalog/forlang.html

Glossary of bibliographic information by language (Very useful site)
(http://staff.library.mun.ca/staff/toolbox/lang/biblang.htm)

 iLoveLanguages Page
(http://www.ilovelanguages.com)

Library of Congress Pinyin Conversion Project
(http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/pinyin/)



CLASSIFICATION:

Outline of the Library of Congress Classification /  Library of Congress, Cataloging Policy and Support Office
(http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/lcco.html)

Library of Congress Classification System / by Matt T. Rosenberg.
Based on LC Classification Outline, 7th Edition (2003)
(http://geography.miningco.com/education/geography/library/congress/bllc.htm)



MARC AND OTHER STANDARDS:

MARC Standards / Library of Congress Network Development and MARC Standards Office
(http://www.loc.gov/marc/)

MARC21 Concise Format for Classification Data / Library of Congress Network Development and MARC Standards Office
(http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/classification/)

MARC21 Concise Format for Holdings Data / Library of Congress Network Development and MARC Standards Office
(http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/holdings/echdhome.html)

Understanding MARC Bibliographic: Machine-Readable Cataloging / by Betty Furrie, 5th edition, Cataloging Distribution Service, Library of Congress
(http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/umb/)

Dublin Core/MARC/GILS Crosswalk / Library of Congress Network Development and MARC Standards Office
(http://www.loc.gov/marc/dccross.html)

Library of Congress Standards (MARC and other standards used by LC)
(http://www.loc.gov/standards/)

IFLA-CDNL Alliance for Bibliographic Standards (ICABS)
(http://www.ifla.org/VI/7/icabs.htm)

Archive of Universal Bibliographic Control and International MARC Core Activity (UBCIM)
(http://www.ifla.org/VI/3/ubcim.htm)

BIBCO Core Record Standards
(http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/bibco/coreintro.html) 



OCLC CATALOGING and OTHER USEFUL TOOLS:

OCLC Home Page
(http://www.oclc.org/)

OCLC Bibliographic Formats and Standards, 3rd ed.  2002 (Last Updated: Aug. 2002)
(http://www.oclc.org/bibformats/)

OCLC Z39.50 Cataloging
(http://www.oclc.org/oclc/menu/z39cat.htm)

Cataloging Tools by Various Formats:

Cataloging Tools By Format
(http://staff.library.mun.ca/staff/toolbox/formtool.htm)

Tools for Serials Catalogers / by Ann Ercelawn
(http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/ercelawn/serials.html)

Toolbox for Processing and Cataloging Federal Government Documents / GODORT
(http://www2.lib.udel.edu/godort/cataloging/toolbox.htm)

Map Cataloging Manual at Library Corporation
(http://www.tlcdelivers.com/tlc/crs/map0001.htm)

Rare Books:

Rare Books: BIBCO Core Records Standard (DCRB core)
(http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/bibco/coredcrb.html)

DCRB Core Task Group Final Report (Nov. 1998)
(http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/bibco/dcrbreport.html)

Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Books, 2nd Edition / Library Corporation
(http://www.tlcdelivers.com/tlc/crs/rare0170.htm)

Directory of Web Resoures for the Rare Materials Cataloger / ACRL, Rare Books and Manuscripts Section
(http://lib.nmsu.edu/rarecat/)

Internet Resources:

Cataloging Internet Resources: A Manual and Practical Guide / by Nancy B. Olson
2nd ed. 1997.
(http://www.oclc.org/oclc/man/9256cat/toc.htm)

TPOT: Cataloging--Electronic resources cataloging / University of Caifornia, San Diego
(http://tpot.ucsd.edu/Cataloging/Electronic/guidelines.html)

Guidelines for the Use of Field 856. Revised August 1999 / Prepared by the Library of Congress, Network Development and MARC Standards Office
(http://www.loc.gov/marc/856guide.html)

856 - Electronic location and access (R) / Library of Congress, Network Development and MARC Standards Office
(http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/ecbdhold.html#mrcb856)

OCLC Connexion: Integrated Cataloging and Metadata Services
(http://connexion.oclc.org/)
For access to the Connexion database, please contact Anna Fiolek, Metadata Librarian, NOAA Central Library, 301-713 2607, ext. 147, Anna.Fiolek@noaa.gov

Cataloging Tools from Online Audiovisual Catalogers (OLAC) Home Page:

Useful links on how to catalog electronic and Audiovisual material compiled by the OLAC team:
(http://www.olacinc.org/capc/pubsnew.html)

Guide to Cataloging DVD and Blu-ray Discs Using AACR2r and MARC 21 (Final) (2008 updated)
(http://olacinc.org/drupal/capc_files/DVD_guide_final.pdf)

Guide to Cataloging Playaway Devices Based on AACR2r Chapters 6 and 9 (DRAFT) (January 24, 2008)
(http://ilocker.bsu.edu/users/kmcgrath/world_shared/Playaways%20Cataloging%20Guidelines.doc)

Best Practices for Cataloging Streaming Media (1/14/08)
PDF version | Web version

Introduction to Cataloging Electronic Integrating Resources: An Online Training Presentation (PowerPoint)(10/29/07)
PointPoint Presentation

Other Useful Tools:

LC Cutter Tables
(http://stauffer.queensu.ca/techserv/lc-cut.html)
(http://130.15.161.74/techserv/lc-cut.html)

Library of Congress MARC Code Lists
(http://www.oclc.org/oclc/man/code/codetoc.htm)

Use of ‡v Subfield for Form Subdivisions in Subject Headings
(http://www.lib.usm.edu/%7Etechserv/cat/tools/formsubv.htm)


JOB FOR LIBRARIANS - FINDING SITES:

Current Job Opportunities in the Library of Congress /  Library of Congress, Human Resources Operations
(http://lcweb.loc.gov/hr/employment/)

Current Job Openings in Federal Government (USOPM)
(http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/)

NEWSGROUPS & MAILING LISTS:

AUTOCAT (http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/cts/autocat/)- Library Cataloging and Authorities
COOPCAT - Cooperative Cataloging
INTERCAT - Intercat Listserv Archive
GSAFD - Genre and Subject Access List
USMARC- USMARC Advisory Group
ASSOC-L - Associates, the Electronic Library Support Staff Journal
LIBSUP-L - Library Support Staff
GOVDOC-L - Government documents librarians list
ASLI - Atmospheric Sciences Libraran International list



Created:  Dec. 4, 2000
Rev.: Sept. 12, 2002; Mar. 31, 2006 by LD; Feb. 9, 2009 by LZ
  Last modified:    Tue, 10-Feb-2009 08:57 EST Library.Webmaster@noaa.gov
 
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