LSC606 Syllabus, Fall 2004

LSC 606 Cataloging & Classification of
Library Materials
Fall 2004

Instructor: Ingrid Hsieh-Yee
Professor, SLIS, Catholic University of America
Office: Marist 240
Phone: 202-319-6270
E-mail: hsiehyee@cua.edu
Office Hours: 3:00 - 4:00 & 6:45 - 7:45 Tuesday
2:00 - 4:00 & 6:45 - 7:45 Wednesday

Course Scope and Objectives:

This course covers theory and practice of the organization of library materials. Lectures focus on the knowledge and skills needed for cataloging monographs, and exercises give students hands-on practice with cataloging standards and tools, including AACR2R, Library of Congress Subject Headings, Dewey Decimal Classification system, MARC 21 formats, and OCLC Connexion. In addition, the Library of Congress Classification system and the cataloging of Internet resources are introduced. New information organization efforts such as metadata and Dublin Core are also discussed. Upon completion of the course, students will

Obtain a good understanding of the principles and objectives of the catalog;
Master basic skills in cataloging, including descriptive cataloging and subject analysis;
Develop skills in searching bibliographic utilities such as OCLC;
Understand recent efforts in organizing electronic resources;
Be prepared to learn and adapt in a changing information environment.

Course Outline

Introduction: 551 Review, Principles of information organization
Subject analysis: LCSH and DDC, with an introduction to LCC
Descriptive cataloging
MARC standards
Bibliographic utilities and OCLC searches
Access points and authority control
Cataloging Internet resources
Metadata
Managing cataloging: Trends and issues

Requirements and Evaluation:

1. Exercises (32%): Eight exercises are designed to provide students with hands-on experience. They are due on the dates specified, and students should be prepared for discussion. Exercises will be reviewed by the instructor, but no grades will be assigned and unsatisfactory exercises will be returned for revision. No late exercises will be accepted, and four points will be taken off the final grade for each missing exercise.

2. Midterm examination (25%): A take-home midterm examination designed to assess students' knowledge of subject cataloging will be distributed on Oct. 5, 2004. The examination will include definitions of terms, short answer questions and assignment of subject headings and classification numbers. Students will have two weeks to complete this examination (due Oct. 26, 2004).

3. Final examination (35%): A take-home examination designed to assess students' understanding of cataloging principles, theory, and practice will be distributed on Nov. 16, 2004 (due Dec. 7, 2004).

4. Class participation (8%): All students are encouraged to bring their insights and questions to the class and are expected to participate in class discussions and discussions on the class listserv (a listserv has been created for LSC606 and students will be added to the listserv shortly).

Readings:

Readings should be completed prior to the day a topic is covered (see Course Schedule). Journal articles are on electronic reserve and books are on reserve at the Library Science Library. URLs of Web documents are provided on this page.

Textbooks:

Anglo-American cataloging rules. 2nd ed., 2002 revision, 2004 update. Chicago: American Library Association, 2004. (Required). ISBN 0-8389-3546-X

Hsieh-Yee, Ingrid. Organizing audiovisual and electronic resources for access: A cataloging guide. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 2000. (Optional, highly recommended) Companion site.

Taylor, Arlene G. Wynar's introduction to cataloging and classification. 9th ed. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 2000. (Required)

Required Readings: Readings are listed on the Course Schedule section.

Cataloging Tools:

Print tools are on the index tables at the SLIS Library. In addition, "Cataloger's Desktop" and "Classification Plus" from the Library of Congress are available on four computers at the SLIS Laboratory.

Cutter-Sanborn Table. On the index tables in the SLIS Library.

Dewey decimal classification and relative index. 22nd ed. Albany, N.Y. : Forest Press, 2003. Also available through OCLC Connexion at http://connexion.oclc.org/ (password required for access)

IFLA Digital Libraries: Metadata Resource page. URL = http://www.ifla.org/II/metadata.htm
Library of Congress Subject Headings. 26th ed. Washington, D.C.: LC, 2004. Also available through ClassWeb at http://classweb.loc.gov/ (password required for access)

MARC 21 Concise Format for Bibliographic Data. URL = http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/ecbdhome.html

OCLC Bibliographic Formats & Standards. Available on the World Wide Web. URL = http://www.oclc.org/bibformats/en/

Tools for Cataloging Internet Resources. Available on the World Wide Web. URL = http://www.bowdoin.edu/~kfattig/netsl/index.html

Keeping Current:

ALCTS Newsletter
Information Technology and Libraries
AUTOCAT subscription information can be found at http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/cts/autocat/subscribe.html
CONSERline is an electronic newsletter published at least semiannually (January and June) by the Library of Congress Serial Record Division. It contains news of the CONSER Program and information of interest to the serials cataloging community. It can be viewed at http://www.loc.gov/acq/conser/consrlin.html.
LC Cataloging Newsline. Send message to: listserv@loc.gov
with the message: subscribe lccn [your name]

Course Schedule (fall 2004)

Revised Sept. 29, 2004

Date	Topics	Assignments Due
8/31	Introduction; 551 review; Cataloging principles
9/7	Purposes of the catalog; Record analysis & MARC (brief intro.); Subject analysis
9/14	Verbal analysis; LCSH: Principles, Subject headings
9/21	LCSH subdivisions	Ex. 1
9/28	Classification principles; DDC 000-300, 500-700	Ex. 2
10/5	DDC number building Mid-term examination distributed (Due 10/26)	Ex. 3
10/12	"CUA Administrative Monday" No class
10/19	Cutter numbers; Shelflist; LCC
10/26	Cataloging standards; Descriptive cataloging (A): Areas 1-4	Midterm Exam
11/2	Descriptive cataloging (B): Areas 5-8 ; MARC 21 (A)	Ex. 4
11/9	MARC 21 (B); Bibliographic utilities; OCLC Connexion	Ex. 5
11/16	Access points; Choice of headings; Authority Control Final examination distributed (Due 12/7)	Ex. 6
11/23	Cataloging Internet resources	Ex. 7
11/30	Metadata and Cataloging	Ex. 8
12/7	Management cataloging: Trends and issues	Final Exam

8/31 Introduction; 551 review; Cataloging principles

Chapter 1. Hsieh-Yee, Ingrid. Organizing audiovisual and electronic resources for access: A cataloging guide. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 2000.

9/7 Purposes of the catalog; Record analysis & MARC (brief intro.); Subject analysis

Chapters 1, 3 & 8. Taylor, Arlene G. Wynar's introduction to cataloging and classification. 9th ed. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 2000.

Chan, Lois Mai and Theodora Hodges; rev. by Giles Martin. "Subject cataloguing and classification," In Technical services today and tomorrow. 2nd ed. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1998. pp. 95-109. (E-reserve)

9/14 Verbal analysis; LCSH: Principles, Subject headings

Chapter 14 & 15. Taylor, Arlene G. Wynar's introduction to cataloging and classification. 9th ed. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 2000.

9/21 LCSH subdivisions

"Introduction" to Library of Congress Subject Heading. 26th ed. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 2004. (E-reserve)

Chapter 15. Taylor, Arlene G. Wynar's introduction to cataloging and classification. 9th ed. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 2000.
Ex. 1 (Assignment of subject headings) due

9/28 Classification principles; DDC 000-300, 500-700

Introduction to Dewey Decimal Classification, Edition 22. http://www.oclc.org/dewey/versions/ddc22print/intro.pdf

Chapter 9. Taylor, Arlene G. Wynar's introduction to cataloging and classification. 9th ed. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 2000.
Ex. 2 (Assigment of subject headings and subdivisions) due

10/5 DDC number building

"Number building" of "Introduction to Dewey Decimal Classification, Edition 22." http://www.oclc.org/dewey/versions/ddc22print/intro.pdf
Ex. 3 (Assignment of DDC numbers) due
Mid-term examination distributed (Due 10/19)

10/12 CUA Administrative Monday. No class.

10/19 Cutter numbers; shelflist; LCC

Chapter 12. Taylor, Arlene G. Wynar's introduction to cataloging and classification. 9th ed. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 2000.

10/26 Cataloging standards; Descriptive cataloging (A): Areas 1-4

Chapter 1. Anglo-American cataloging rules. 2nd ed., 2002 revision. Chicago: American Library Association, 2002.

Chapter 2. Hsieh-Yee, Ingrid. Organizing audiovisual and electronic resources for access: A cataloging guide. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 2000.

Chapters 1 & 4. Taylor, Arlene G. Wynar's introduction to cataloging and classification. 9th ed. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 2000.
Midterm exam due

11/2 Descriptive cataloging (B): Areas 5-8 ; MARC 21 (A)

Chapter 2. Anglo-American cataloging rules. 2nd ed., 2002 revision. Chicago: American Library Association, 2002.

Chapter 2. Taylor, Arlene G. Wynar's introduction to cataloging and classification. 9th ed. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 2000. (Also scan Chapters 3 & 4 for the cataloging of sound recordings and videos).

Furrie, Betty. Understanding MARC Bibliographic: Machine-readable cataloging. 7th ed. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 2003. URL = http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/umb/
Ex. 4 (Bibliographic records: Areas 1-4) due

11/9 MARC 21 (B); Bibliographic utilities; OCLC Connexion

Furrie, Betty. Understanding MARC Bibliographic: Machine-readable cataloging. 7th ed. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 2003. URL = http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/umb/

Chapter 19. Taylor, Arlene G. Wynar's introduction to cataloging and classification. 9th ed. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 2000.
Ex. 5 (Bibliographic records: Areas 5-8) due

11/16 Access points; Choice of headings; Authority Control

Anglo-American cataloging rules. 2nd ed., 2002 revision. Chicago: American Library Association, 2002. (Rules 21.0-21.1A, 21.1C, 21.5-21.15, 21.1B, 21.4, 21.25, 21.29-21.30; Ch. 22)

Chapter 18. Taylor, Arlene G. Wynar's introduction to cataloging and classification. 9th ed. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 2000.

Understanding MARC authority records. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, Cataloging Distribution Service, 2003.
Ex. 6 (MARC records) due

Final Exam distributed, due Dec. 7, 2004.

11/23 Cataloging Internet resources

Chapter 9. Anglo-American cataloging rules. 2nd ed., 2002 revision. Chicago: American Library Association, 2002.

Chapter 7. Hsieh-Yee, Ingrid. Organizing audiovisual and electronic resources for access: A cataloging guide. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 2000.

Mandel, Carol A. and Robert Wolven. "Intellectual access to digital documents: Joining proven principles with new technologies." Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 22 no. 3/4 (1996), 25-42. (E-reserve)
Ex. 7 (OCLC searches) due

11/30 Metadata

Hodge, Grace. Metadata made simple. Bethesda, MD: NISO, 2000. Also online: http://www.niso.org/news/Metadata_simpler.pdf

Chapter 8. Hsieh-Yee, Ingrid. Organizing audiovisual and electronic resources for access: A cataloging guide. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 2000.

Tillet, Barbara. What is FRBR?: A Conceptual Model for the Bibliographic Universe (2004) . Free download at ftp://ftp.loc.gov/pub/cds/FRBR.PDF
Ex. 8 (Choice of access points) due

12/7 Managing cataloging: Trends and issues

Ahronheim, Judith, and Lynn Marko. "Exploding out of the MARC box: Building new roles for cataloging departments," Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 30 no. 2/3 (2000), 217-225. (E-reserve)

Sellberg, Roxanne. "Cataloguing management: Managing the bibliographic control process," In Technical services today and tomorrow. 2nd ed. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1998. pp. 111-127. (E-reserve)

Wiggins, Beacher. "Managing cataloging and cataloging operations - 2000 and beyond at the Library of Congress," Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 30 no. 1 (2000): 3-17. (E-reserve)
Final examination due 4:10 p.m.

Supplementary Materials

This section includes reports, tools, guidebooks, and other information resources to help you learn more about cataloging practices and standards. The books are in the LIS Library.

"CC:DA Task Force on Metadata and the Cataloging Rules: Final Report." 1998. URL = http://www.ala.org/alcts/organization/ccs/ccda/tf-tei2.html

Chan, L.M. Cataloging and classification: An introduction. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1993.

Chan, L.M. et al. Dewey Decimal Classification: A practical guide. Dublin, OH: OCLC, 1996.

Chan, L.M. Guide to the Library of Congress Classification. 5th ed. Littleton, Co.: Libraries Unlimited, 1999.

Chan, L.M. Library of Congress subject headings: Principles and application. 3nd ed. Littleton, Co.: Libraries Unlimited, 1998.

Davis, S.W. DDC 20 workbook. Rev. North American ed. Albany, N.Y.: Forest Press, 1992.

Eden, Brad. Metadata and Its Application (Special issue). Library Technology Reports 38, no5 ( 2002), p. 5-79.

Fritz, D.A. Cataloging with AACR2R and USMARC: For books, computer files, serials, sound recordings, videorecordings. Chicago: American Library Association, 1998.

The Future of the descriptive cataloging rules. Edited by Brian E.C. Schottlaender. Chicago: American Library Association, 1998.

Gorman, M. et al. Technical services today and tomorrow. 2nd ed. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1998.

IFLA. Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records. Final Report. URL = http://www.ifla.org/VII/s13/frbr/frbr.pdf

Intner, S.S. and Weihs, J. Special libraries, a cataloging guide. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1998.

Intner, S.S. and Weihs, J. Standard cataloging for school and public libraries. 2nd ed. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1996.

ISBD (ER): International standard bibliographic description for electronic resources. Munchen: K.G. Sauer, 1997. Online version URL = http://www.ifla.org/VII/s13/pubs/isbd.htm

Lane Medical Library, Stanford University Medical Center. Medlane XMLMarc. URL = http://xmlmarc.stanford.edu/

Library of Congress. Bicentennial Conference on Bibliographic Control for the New Millennium. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, November 2000. URL = http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bibcontrol/

Library of Congress. Free-floating subdivisions: An alphabetical index. Washington, D.C. : LC, 2000. Also available through ClassWeb.

Library of Congress. Library of Congress rule interpretations. Washington, D.C.: LC, 1990- Also available through Cataloger's Desktop.

Library of Congress. MARC SGML and XML. URL = http://www.loc.gov/marc/marcxml.html

Library of Congress. Subject Cataloging Division. Subject cataloging manual: Subject headings. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1996 (or the latest edition in the SLIS Library).

Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy & Support Office website. URL = http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/

Library of Congress. Network Development & MARC Standards Office. MARC standards website. URL = http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/

Maxwell, R.L with Maxwell, M.F. Maxwell's handbook for AACR2R. Chicago: ALA, 1997.

Saye, J.D. Manheimer's cataloging and classification: A workbook. 3rd. ed., rev. and expanded. New York: M. Dekker, 1991.

Scott, Mona L. Dewey Decimal Classification, 21st edition: A study manual and number building guide. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1998.

Studwell, W.E. & Loertscher, D.V. Cataloging books: A workbook of examples. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1989.

Created by Ingrid Hsieh-Yee on July 27, 2004. Updated Oct. 13, 2004.