Topics: Technical Services : Cataloguing
Category for cataloging resources, including both descriptive cataloging and classification, or research relating to cataloging. Cataloging is the process by which librarians assign subject headings and other information that makes it easier for patrons to find an item in the library catalog.
Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules
Category for sites that describe or discuss the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules.
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Authority Control
Category for sites that discuss the process of authority control. This is the system where libraries examine and work with catalog records to make sure the names of authors, titles, etc.
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Bibliographic Utilities
Descriptions of tools to find, create, edit, and manipulate bibliographic collections.
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Classification
Bliss Bibliographic Classification,
Colon Classification,
Dewey Decimal,
Library of Congress,
Subject-Specific Schemes,
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Commercial Services
Category for the sites of companies that provide cataloging services for libraries.
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Local Cataloging Resources
This section of the cataloging category lists site-specific resources, such as university library cataloging procedures.
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Metadata
Metadata is "data about data" which allows computers to process information more effectively. It is similar to how a card in a card catalog would help you find a book in the library (if you can remember those days).
Crosswalks,
Dublin Core,
Encoded Archival Description,
FGDC,
MARC,
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