Cataloging & Metadata Resources

A companion site for
Organizing Audiovisual and Electronic Resources
for Access:A Cataloguing Guide

by Ingrid Hsieh-Yee.  Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 2000.


 



KEEPING
CURRENT

 
CATALOGING
AIDS & TOOLS
CATALOGING
STANDARDS
ORGANIZING
INTERNET RESOURCES
Newsletters,
listservs &
organizations
Policies and tools Standards
MARC
Descriptive Cataloging Rules
CONSER & Serials Cataloging
Subject Analysis
New Approaches
Metadata
Dublin Core
OCLC Projects
 

KEEPING CURRENT

Includes newsletters, listservs and home pages of professional organizations
 
ALCTS. Cataloging and Classification Section  http://www.ala.org/alcts/organization/ccs
ALCTS. Committee on Cataloging: Description & Access  http://www.ala.org/alcts/organization/ccs/ccda/ccda.html
ALCTS Network News  http://www.ala.org/alcts/publications/an2sub.html
AUTOCAT: List of Files  http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/cts/autocat
AUTOCAT@LISTSERV.ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU - Archives  http://listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu/archives/autocat.html
LC Cataloging Newsline  http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/lccn/
MARC Forum (Listserv) http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/marcginf.html#marcforum
Metamarda-l archives  http://orc.dev.oclc.org:5103/metamarda-l
OLAC: Online Audiovisual Catalogers, Inc. Home Page  http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/cts/olac
 

CATALOGING AIDS & TOOLS

Cataloguer's Toolbox http://www.mun.ca/library/cat/
Cataloging Contacts at the Library of Congress http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/contacts.html
Cataloging Policy and Support Office (Library of Congress) http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/
Cataloguing Tools by Format http://www.mun.ca/library/cat/formtool.htm
Digital Libraries: Cataloguing and Indexing of
Electronic Resources
http://www.ifla.org/II/catalog.htm
Electronic Publications: Definitions
(listed under "Internet: types of pages to use
as chief source")
http://wwwtest.library.ucla.edu/libraries/cataloging/sercat/
Library Cataloguing Aids http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/allegrow/cat.htm
Library of Congress Rule Interpretations.
Library Corporation.
http://www.tlcdelivers.com/tlc/crs/lcri0000.htm
Library of Congress Rule Interpretations.
Library of Congress.
http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/currlcri.html
OCLC Technical Bulletins http://www.oclc.org/oclc/menu/t-tb.htm
Tools for Cataloging Internet Resources http://www.bowdoin.edu/~kfattig/netsl/index.html
TPOT: Cataloging--Electronic resources
cataloging
http://tpot.ucsd.edu/Cataloging/Electronic/guidelines.html
Useful websites for AV catalogers. http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/cts/olac/websites.html

 

CATALOGING STANDARDS

STANDARDS

Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules,
Amendments 1999. (PDF file)
http://www.ala.org/editions/updates/aacr2
Bibliographic Formats and Standards:
About this manual. OCLC.
http://www.oclc.org/oclc/bib/about.htm
Cataloging Documentation http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/ercelawn/catdoc.html
Cataloging Internet Resources.
Edited by Nancy B. Olson.
http://www.oclc.org/oclc/man/9256cat/toc.htm
Cataloging Electronic Resources: OCLC-MARC Coding
Guidelines. By Jay Weitz. 1999.
http://www.oclc.org/oclc/cataloging/type.htm
CONSER Cataloging Manual Module 31:
Remote Access Computer File Serials
http://lcweb.loc.gov/acq/conser/module31.html
Draft Interim Guidelines for Cataloging
Electronic Resources
http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/dcmb19_4.html
Huthwaite, Ann. 2000. AACR2 and Its Place in the
Digital World: Near-term Revisions and
Long-term Direction.
http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/bibcontrol/huthwaite_paper.html
ISBD(ER): International Standard Bibliographic Description
for Electronic Resources
http://www.ifla.org/VII/s13/pubs/isbd.htm
MARC Standards http://www.loc.gov/marc/marc.html

MARC

007 Physical Description Fixed field (Computer Files) http://www.oclc.org/oclc/bib/007comp.htm
007 Physical Description Fixed field (Sound recordings) http://www.oclc.org/oclc/bib/007sound.htm
007 Physical Description Fixed field (videorecordings) http://www.oclc.org/oclc/bib/007video.htm
Brief guide to LC Policy and practice for format integration gopher://marvel.loc.gov:70/00/services/cataloging/policy/brief.guide
Cataloging Internet Resources: OCLC-MARC Coding Guidelines http://www.oclc.org/oclc/cataloging/type.htm
From MARC to Markup: SGML and Online Library Systems. By Edward Gaynor. 1996. http://www.lib.virginia.edu/speccol/scdc/articles/alcts_brief.html
Guidelines for Coding Electronic Resources in Leader/06 http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/ldr06guide.html
Guidelines for the Use of Field 856 http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/856guide.html
Input Standards for 856 Electronic Location and Access http://www.oclc.org/oclc/bib/856.htm
ISBD(ER): International Standard Bibliographic Description for Electronic Resources http://www.ifla.org/VII/s13/pubs/isbd.htm
MARC 21 Concise Format for Bibliographic Data http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/
MARC Forum (Listserv) http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/marcginf.html#marcforum
Use of Fixed Fields 006/007/008 and Leader Codes in
CONSER Records
http://lcweb.loc.gov/acq/conser/ffuse.html
USMARC Format for Bibliographic Data http://www.tlcdelivers.com/tlc/crs/bib0001.htm
MARC 21 Format Fort Bibliographic Data
Format Change List
http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/bibbas99.html

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGING RULES:
PRINCIPLES & DEVELOPMENT

AACR2 and Seriality http://lcweb.loc.gov/acq/conser/serialty.html
Draft Interim Guidelines for Cataloging
Electronic Resources
http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/dcmb19_4.html
International Federation of Library Associations.
Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records.
Final Report.
http://www.ifla.org/VII/s13/frbr/frbr.pdf
ISBD(ER): International Standard Bibliographic Description
for Electronic Resources
http://www.ifla.org/VII/s13/pubs/isbd.htm
Library of Congress Rule Interpretations http://www.tlcdelivers.com/tlc/crs/lcri0000.htm
Cataloging Internet Resources
edited by Nancy B. Olson
http://www.oclc.org/oclc/man/9256cat/toc.htm

CONSER & SERIALS CATALOGING

CONSER Cataloging Manual Module 31:
Remote Access Computer File Serials
http://lcweb.loc.gov/acq/conser/module31.html
CONSERline http://lcweb.loc.gov/acq/conser/consrlin.html
CONSER WG: Single v. Separate Records, Draft Report.
By Crystal Graham and the CONSER Working Group. 1999.
http://wwwtest.library.ucla.edu/libraries/cataloging/sercat/
conserwg/conserwg.draft.htm#top
Revising AACR2 to accommodate seriality. By Jean Hirons. 1999. http://http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/jsc/ser-rep0.html
Tools for serial catalogers http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/ercelawn/serials.html

SUBJECT ANALYSIS

ALCTS/CCS/SAC Subcommittee on Form Headings/Subdivisions Implementation. 1996- http://www.pitt.edu/~agtaylor/ala/implem.htm
Chan, Lois Mai. 2000. Exploiting LCSH, LCC, and DDC
to Retrieve Networked Resources
http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/bibcontrol/chan_paper.html
Dewey Decimal Classification Home Page (OCLC Forest Press) http://www.oclc.org/dewey/index.htm
Free-Floating Subject Subdivisions http://infoshare1.princeton.edu/katmandu/subj/subd.html
Guide to the Usage of LCSH Free-Floating Form Subdivisions
(Document no longer maintained as of Dec. 13, 2000.)
http://www.itcompany.com/inforetriever/form_subdivisions_list.htm
Library of Congress Classification Outline http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/lcco.html
Library of Congress Subject Headings - Principles of Structure and Policies for Applications http://www.tlcdelivers.com/tlc/crs/shed0014.htm
The Role of Classification Schemes in Internet Resource Description and Discovery (DESIRE, Part 3 report) http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/DESIRE/classification
Updates to the Dewey Decimal Classification http://www.oclc.org/dewey/updates/index.htm

 

ORGANIZING INTERNET RESOURCES

NEW APPROACHES

Beyond Bookmarks: Schemes for Organizing the Web http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/CTW.htm
Cataloging: Organizing Internet resources:
Non-cataloging approach
http://www.itcompany.com/inforetriever/catinet1.htm
Cataloging: Organizing Internet resources:
Traditional cataloging approach
http://www.itcompany.com/inforetriever/catinet2.htm
CyberStacks http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/
Infomine http://infomine.ucr.edu
InterCat http://www.oclc.org/oclc/research/projects/intercat.htm
Librarians' Index to the Internet http://lii.org
Northern Light http://www.northernlight.com
PYTHEAS
(an integrated library system that maps
MARC records to DC elements)
http://osdls.library.arizona.edu:4000/pytheas.html

METADATA

Cataloging, Classification, and Metadata, Section 6.1 of
Charles Bailey's Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography
http://info.lib.uh.edu/sepb/lbcat.htm
Cathro, Warwick. 1997. Metadata: An overview http://www.nla.gov.au/nla/staffpaper/cathro3.html
CC:DA TF on Metadata and the Cataloging Rules:
Final Report
http://www.ala.org/alcts/organization/
ccs/ccda/tf-tei2.html
CC:DA Task Force on Metadata Summary Report http://www.ala.org/alcts/organization/
ccs/ccda/tf-meta3.html
Caplan, Priscilla. 2000. International Metadata Initiatives:
Lessons in Bibliographic Control
http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/bibcontrol/caplan_paper.html
Digital Libraries: Metadata Resources http://www.ifla.org/II/metadata.htm
Forsythe, Kathleen, and Diana Brooking. 1998. Metadata:
Why Should We Care?
http://content.lib.washington.edu/METADATA
Heery, Rachel. 1996. Review of metadata formats http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/review
IAFA Templates in use as Internet Metadata http://www.w3.org/Conferences/WWW4/Papers/52/
Kelly, Brian, and Andy Powe. Materials for a Metadata Seminar. http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/metadata/
seminar-materials/
Links to Metadata Web Pages
Metamarda-l archives http://orc.dev.oclc.org:5103/metamarda-l
Milstead, Jessica, and Susan Feldman. "Metadata: Cataloging
by Any Other Name ..." Online 23 (January/February 1999):
32-38, 40.
http://www.onlineinc.com/onlinemag/OL1999/
milstead1.html
National Library of Australia Information Server
Metadata Strategy.
http://www.nla.gov.au/metadata.html

DUBLIN CORE

Includes DC elements, tools for creating DC, guidelines for using DC, and search systems based on DC.
 
DC Dot Dublin Core Metadata Editor http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/dcdot
Dublin Core elements http://purl.oclc.org/dc/documents/rec-dces-19990702.htm
Dublin Core Metadata Initiative http://purl.oclc.org/dc/
Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Tools http://purl.oclc.org/dc/tools
Dublin Core Metadata Template http://www.lub.lu.se/cgi-bin/nmdc.pl
Dublin Core Qualifiers http://purl.org/dc/documents/rec/dcmes-qualifiers-20000711.htm
Dublin Core/MARC/GILS Crosswalk http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/dccross.html
U. of Chicago CORC Project
See also their guidelines for using Dublin Core
http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/Annex/TechSvcs/corc.html
http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/Annex/TechSvcs/
dcguidelines.html
PYTHEAS
(an integrated library system that maps
MARC records to DC elements)
http://osdls.library.arizona.edu:4000/pytheas.html
U. of Michigan's media image services
(a search system based on Dublin Core elements)
http://www.images.umdl.umich.edu
U. of Washington, Summary of Dublin Core dictionaries http://www.lib.washington.edu/msd/mig/
datadicts/default.html
User Guidelines for Dublin Core creation (Nordic Metadata Project) http://www.sics.se/~preben/DC/DC_guide.html

OCLC PROJECTS

CORC Documentation page http://www.oclc.org/corc/
CORC home page http://www.oclc.org/corc/
CORC system (password required) http://corc.oclc.org/
InterCat http://www.oclc.org/oclc/research/projects/intercat.htm
MANTIS http://orc.rsch.oclc.org:6464/
PURL (Persistent URL) Home Page http://purl.oclc.org/
SCORPION http://orc.rsch.oclc.org:6109


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