100+ Most Important Cataloging Tools and Resources for Cataloging and Metadata Librarians and Catalogers. Cataloger's Reference Directory is a collection of top free and paid cataloging and bibliographic metadata resources. It includes sources for descriptive cataloging, subject cataloging, authority control, classification, subject headings, subject indexing, and metadata description. A AACR2 (ANGLO-AMERICAN CATALOGUING RULES) AACR2: Anglo American Cataloguing Rules (Home Page of Anglo American Cataloging Rules) [Online version of AACR2 is available through Cataloger's Desktop] AAT: Art & Architecture Thesaurus (Getty Institute) ALA-LC Romanization Tables AMIM: ARCHIVING MOVING IMAGE MATERIALS AMIM: Archiving Moving Image Materials AMIM: Archiving Moving Image Materials: A Cataloging Manual [Online version of AACR2 is available through Cataloger's Desktop] AMIM: Archiving Moving Image Materials: A Cataloging Manual [Online version of AACR2 is available through Cataloger's Desktop] B BC Geographical Names (BC Integrated Land Management Bureau) Beyond Bookmarks: Schemes for Organizing the Web BIBFRAME BIBFRAME - Bibliographic Framework Initiative (Library of Congress) BIBFRAME Training at the Library of Congress Bibframe2Schema.org - It is a community initiative with the following initial objectives: The creation of a reference mapping from BIBFRAME 2.0† to Schema.org. The development and sharing of reference software implementation(s) to: Enrich BIBFRAME data with Schema.org Terms, Create Schema.org terms from BIBFRAME 2.0 data C Cartographic Materials: A Manual of Interpretation of AACR2, 2002 Revision, Second Edition plus 2004 Update [Online version of AACR2 is available through Cataloger's Desktop] Cataloger's Desktop Cataloger's Desktop Tutorial Cataloging CalculatorCataloguing Code of Ethics (Final Version - January 2021) - At the request of their membership and for the benefit of all staff creating, sharing, enriching & maintaining metadata, the cataloguing communities of the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom are tasked with compiling a Code of Ethics for Cataloguers. It will be a dynamic document embodying the collective experiences and wisdom of our community of practice and will consist of a framework, with guidance and examples of best practice, which can be shared across the cataloguing community. The Code will be a collaborative and inclusive project managed by a Cataloguing Ethics Steering Committee directing a number of Working Groups consisting of individuals drawn from diverse geographical, ethnic and library sectors. Cataloging Electronic Resources (OCLC) Cataloging FAQ Cooperative Cataloging Rules Cataloging Resources - Troublesome Catalogers and Magical Metadata Fairies (Facebook Group) D DACS : Describing Archives: a Content Standard DACS : Describing Archives: a Content Standard[Wikipedia] DATABASES : Library of Congress E-Resources Online Catalog DCMI: DUBLIN CORE METADATA INITIATIVE DCMI: Dublin Core Metadata Initiative DDC: DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION Dewey Decimal Classification / Linked Data (Dewey.info is an experimental space for linked DDC data. The intention of the dewey.info prototype is to be a platform for Dewey data on the Web) Digital Libraries : Metadata Resources (IFLA) Web Dewey (Login) Web Dewey (About Web Version of DDC) E EAD : Encoded Archival Description eCataloger [The eCataloger application provides cataloging utilities to create an eLibrary for an individual or small organization. The research goal of eCataloger is on creating semantic services for artifacts. It uses the FRBR (Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records) framework to model the records using data elements and concepts from the MODS (Metadata Object Description Schema), MARC, and other current and developing cataloging and metadata standards. By using FRBR as the descriptive framework, an overarching goal of the eCataloger is realized by being able to produce valid and well-formed MODS and MARC xml documents for interchange with existing and legacy library electronic systems] European Library Catalogs (Association of College and Research Libraries) European RDA Interest Group (Documents and Presentations) F FRAD: FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTHORITY DATA FRAD: Functional Requirements for Authority Data (Wikipedia) FRAD: Functional Requirements for Authority Data – A Conceptual Model FRBR: FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORDS FRBR: Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (Wikipedia) FRBR: Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records What is FRBR: A Conceptual Model for Bibliographic Universe G Gateway to Library Catalogs - Z39.50 (Library of Congress WWW/Z39.50 Page for gateway access to LC's catalog and those at many other institutions) Geographic Cutter Numbers Geographic Cutter Numbers -- US and Canada GEOnet Names Server (National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency) Glossary (National Agricultural Library) Gregorian Hijri Dates Converter (IslamiCity) Guide to Cataloging Playaway Devices Based on AACR2 Chapter 6 and 9 H Handbook of Examples For Use in Authority Records IASA Cataloguing Rules (International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives) ICP: STATEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL CATALOGING PRINCIPLES ICP: Statement of International Cataloging Principles (IFLA-2009) I IFLA LIBRARY REFERENCE MODEL IFLA Library Reference Model: A Conceptual Model for Bibliographic Information - Definition of a conceptual reference model to provide a framework for the analysis of non-administrative metadata relating to library resources ISBD: INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BIBLIOGRAPHIC DESCRIPTION ISBD: International Standard Bibliographic Description (IFLA) ISBD Outline ISSN Online Portal J K Knowledge Structures Toolbox L LC Authorities (Library of Congress Authorities) LC : Bibliographic Future LC : Catalogers Learning Workshop : Freely available cataloging and metadata training materials (Catalogers Learning Workshop (CLW) provides information professionals training resources related to the organization and classification of bibliographic information) LC : Catalogers Learning Workshop : Serials Cataloging : SCCTP Workshop Materials The Library of Congress > Cataloging, Acquisitions > PCC > SACO > PSD Summary of Decisions from the Editorial Meeting CONSER Standard Record (CSR) (RDA CONSER Standard Record (2014) RDA CONSER Standard Record (Word 168 KB) (2014) Core elements and cataloging checklist (2012): CONSER RDA core elements (Word 191 KB) CONSER MARC 21 to RDA core elements (Word 198 KB) CONSER RDA Cataloging Checklist (Word 99 KB) LCC: LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION LC Classification : About LCC LC Classification Outline LC Classification : PDF Files from Library of Congress LC Classification : Library of Congress Classification and Shelflisting Manual (CSM) PDF Files from Library of Congress F 010 General Principles of Classification (PDF, 106 KB) F 050 Classification Proposals (PDF, 1.3 MB) REVISED July 2014 F 060 Filing Rules (PDF, 106 KB) F 130 Alternate Class Numbers: Analytics in Collected Sets (PDF, 141 KB) F 150 Alternate Class Numbers: Bibliography (PDF, 146 KB) F 170 Call Number Changes (PDF, 146 KB) F 175 Editions (PDF, 109 KB) F 180 Reserved Class Numbers (PDF, 76 KB) F 185 Obsolete Class Numbers (PDF, 99 KB) F 195 Subarrangement Within Disciplines (PDF, 148 KB) F 210 Periodicals and Serials (PDF, 129 KB) F 220 Periodicals: ".A" Cutters (PDF, 94 KB) F 225 Societies (PDF, 114 KB) F 230 Yearbooks (PDF, 94 KB) F 240 Congresses (PDF, 123 KB) F 250 Collected Works (Nonserial) (PDF, 112 KB) F 275 Biography (PDF, 148 KB) F 280 General Works (PDF, 126 KB) F 290 General Special (PDF, 103 KB) F 300 Addresses, Essays, Lectures (PDF, 106 KB) F 320 Classification and Time Periods (PDF, 119 KB) F 350 Cutter Numbers: Topical Cutters (PDF, 128 KB) F 430 Cuttering by Region or Country, A-Z (PDF, 157 KB) F 440 Providing Classification Information for Shelflisting (PDF, 141 KB) F 475 Abridgments of Individual Works (PDF, 120 KB) F 480 Abstracts (PDF, 121 KB) F 495 Archival Inventories and Manuscript Catalogs (PDF, 118 KB) F 520 Bound-with and Upside-down Books (PDF, 95 KB) F 550 City Regions and Metropolitan Areas (PDF, 109 KB) F 560 Cartographic Materials (PDF, 112 KB) F 565 Comic Books and Graphic Novels (PDF, 130 KB) F 570 Commentaries on Individual Works (PDF, 100 KB) F 582 Discographies (PDF, 112 KB) F 585 Dissertations and Theses (PDF, 94 KB) F 587 Ethnic Groups (PDF, 109 KB) F 590 Folklore and Folk Literature (PDF, 122 KB) F 592 Foreign Relations (PDF, 132 KB) F 595 Historic Preservation (PDF, 105 KB) F 600 Genealogy (PDF, 106 KB) F 603 Government Documents (PDF, 122 KB) F 605 Government Officials' Biographies, Speeches, and Papers (PDF, 102 KB) F 610 Indexes (PDF, 97 KB) F 615 Juvenile Materials (PDF, 132 KB) F 618 Legislative Hearings and Reports (PDF, 98 KB) F 620 Library of Congress Publications (PDF, 102 KB) F 630 Library and Archival Resources (PDF, 111 KB) F 632 Literary Authors (PDF, 194 KB) F 633 Literary Authors: Subarrangement of Works (PDF, 161 KB) F 634 Literary Collections (PDF, 138 KB) F 635 Local Court Records (PDF, 101 KB) F 650 Microforms (PDF, 108 KB) F 710 Software (PDF, 105 KB) F 720 Supplementary Works (PDF, 134 KB) F 730 Teaching of Particular Subjects (PDF, 109 KB) F 750 Washington (D.C.) (PDF, 127 KB) G 053 Determining the Call Number (PDF, 105 KB) G 055 Call Numbers (PDF, 138 KB) G 058 Interpreting the Classification Schedules (PDF, 218 KB) G 063 Cutter Numbers (PDF, 172 KB) G 065 Preferred Shelflist Order (PDF, 132 KB) G 070 Input of LC Call Numbers/Copy Statements (050/051 Fields) (PDF, 146 KB) G 100 Filing Rules (PDF, 187 KB) G 140 Dates (PDF, 169 KB) G 145 Editions (PDF, 121 KB) G 150 Translations/Texts in Parallel Languages (PDF, 191 KB) G 155 Supplementary Works (PDF, 146 KB) G 180 Non-Literary Compilations (PDF, 121 KB) G 220 Corporate Bodies (PDF, 183 KB) G 230 Conferences, Congresses, Meetings, Etc. (PDF, 165 KB) G 240 Societies (PDF, 134 KB) G 300 Regions and Countries Table (PDF, 62 KB) REVISED June 2014 G 302 U.S. States and Canadian Provinces (PDF, 129 KB) G 320 Biography (PDF, 170 KB) G 330 Artists (PDF, 129 KB) G 340 Criticism/Commentaries (PDF, 27 KB) REVISED June 2014 G 350 Title Work Letters in Subclass PZ (PDF, 131 KB) G 605 LC-Specific Information (PDF, 108 KB) G 610 Basic Shelflisting Procedures (PDF, 156 KB) G 615 Designations for Volume, Part, Etc. (PDF, 106 KB) G 620 Assignment/Location of Materials (PDF, 165 KB) Summary Guidelines for selection General Collections Materials for Special Format Materials (SPEC MAT) collection. Approved by Nadal 2022 12 27 Based on the following documents: - LCR 2-410: Custody of Materials in the Library of Congress – this document defines what Custody of materials means. It identifies CMD as Custodial of the General Collections. - G620 from Cataloguing Notebook on line – this document contains the ABA guidelines for processing Spec Mat Materials. https://www.loc.gov/aba/publications/FreeCSM/G620.pdf Background: Special Format Materials (SPEC MAT) collections are materials that cannot be handled or stored easily on shelves and/or are too vulnerable by reason of fragility or value to be served in General Collection Reading Rooms. Spec Mat items must be served in a reading room where additional security is available, currently the Adams Reading Room. All SPEC MAT materials will be evaluated by Conservation Division and rehoused by CD as needed. The following categories constitute a Spec Mat item: Books containing items that are NOT attached such as buttons, puzzle pieces, compasses, a doll, piece of jewelry, non paper item(s) in a firmly attached pocket (such as a ruler or 3D glasses) Books that have complex or extensive fold-outs (e.g. leaves with more than one fold in them, or any volumes with multiple fold outs) Movable ’pop-up’ or ‘lift-the-flap’ books Accordion-folded pages that are not attached to the spine Any items containing unbound plates, ie. plates in a portfolio Boxed sets (with multiple loose items within the case) 3-ring binders or any binder that opens such that pages can come loose Miniature books, i.e. books that are 5 inches (13 cm) or less in height and/or width. The following categories DO NOT constitute a Spec Mat item: 1. Books with attached items such as securely glued photographs, chains, metal cut-outs, etc. 2. Books with a firmly attached pocket containing paper items such as maps or other printed material, excluding plates 3. Books with 1 fold out that only has one fold in it (aka simple fold out) Books with a spiral binding, covered or uncovered 5. Books with non-printed media (CD’s, DVD’s) 6. Books made of non-paper materials (plastic, wood, cloth) Books with fuzzy/furry/sandpaper/texture covers, sides or pages Books with sections of the pages cut or punched out (Cut-out books) Books with shifting and changing pictures (holograms, etc.) G 622 Assignment/Location of Materials: Asian and AMED (PDF, 165 KB) G 630 Reference Assignments (PDF, 101 KB) G 640 Forwarding Items to the Dewey Section (PDF, 112 KB) G 660 Historical and Obsolete Legends and Symbols (PDF, 161 KB) G 670 Shelflist Information Card (SLIC) (PDF, 181 KB) G 750 Law and Legal Materials: General (PDF, 146 KB) G 760 Law and Legal Materials: Superseded Materials (PDF, 74 KB) G 800 Music Materials (PDF, 187 KB) G 810 Rare Materials (PDF, 142 KB) ILS Locations Authority File [On LC staff intranet only] - The Locations Authority File (LAF) lists locations and sublocations valid for use in LC Online Catalog records. Note: Take this as alternative for "Table of Abbreviations to be Used for Asian Languages". LC Classification Web (Library of Congress Classification) Classification Web [Navigating in the Classification Web] (Classification Web provides catalogers with online full-text display of all Library of Congress classification schedules--including G class geographic cutters, and complete Library of Congress subject headings. Correlations among LC classification numbers, LC subject headings and Dewey classification numbers are also readily available. In this Quick Tip, designed and developed by Library of Congress's Instructional Design and Training Division for the Cataloging Distribution Service, you will learn how toNavigate in Classification Web in 3-4 minutes.) LC Classification Web Tutorial LC Classification Proposal Menu (Library of Congress Classification) Fundamentals of Library of Congress Classification (LC training materials) LC Collection Level Cataloging (CLC) LC DCM : Descriptive Cataloging Manual (The DCM is an in-house manual containing the procedures followed by catalogers at the Library of Congress. The chapters that related to the establishment of name and series authority records, however, are used by CONSER members and other participating in cooperative programs.) [Online version of AACR2 is available through Cataloger's Desktop] LC DCM : Descriptive Cataloging Manual Section Z1 and LC Guidelines Supplement to MARC 21 Format for Authority Data Link to DCM Z1 (PDF, 1.38 MB) Link to LC Guidelines Supplement (PDF, 1.17 MB) LC DCM : LC DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGING MANUAL (The LC Local Bibliographic Record and Local Data Fields - Elements in the LC Local Bibliographic Record for Monographs and Integrating Resources) LC DCM - List of the Library of Congress Descriptive Cataloging Manual PDF FilesLC DCM - Undifferentiated Personal Names - guidelines [2020-02-14] LC Documentation for the RDA Test LC Filing Rules LC Filing Rules [Complete rules available through Cataloger's Desktop] LC Online Catalog LCPS: LC Policy Statements LCRI: LC Rule Interpretations LCSH: LIBRARY OF CONGRESS SUBJECT HEADINGS LCSH : Introduction to Library of Congress Subject Headings LCSH : This page provides print-ready PDF files from the 34th Edition of the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH). LCSH : Search Library of Congress Subject Headings LCSH : Free-floating Subdivisions : Introduction to Free-floating Subdivisions LCSH : Free-floating Subdivisions LCSH : Library of Congress Subject Headings: Online Training LCSH : Basic Subject Cataloging Using LCSH (LC training materials)LCSH : Topical Heading Proposal Checklist - This checklist aligns with the Topical Heading Proposal form in Classification Web Plus and was created to account for the common issues in subject proposals. It does not account for all considerations for all types of subject proposals, and it may include considerations not relevant to all proposals. LCSH : Subject Heading Manual (SHM) : About the Subject Headings Manual PDF Files LCSH : Subject Heading Manual (SHM) : List of the Subject Headings Manual PDF Files H 0000 H 0040 Library of Congress Subject Authority Records (PDF, 137 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 0080 Order of Subject Headings (PDF, 20 KB) H 0100 H 0150 Partial Title Added Entries (PDF, 21 KB) H 0160 Uncontrolled Subject Terms in the 653 Field (PDF, 42 KB) H 0165 Subject Heading Changes in Bibliographic Records (PDF, 41 KB) H 0170 CONSER & BIBCO Standard Records (PDF, 131 KB) H 0175 Editions (PDF, 21 KB) H 0178 Serials (PDF, 20 KB) H 0180 Assigning and Constructing Subject Headings (PDF, 62 KB) H 180 Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) : Assigning and Constructing [Librarianship Studies] H 0181 Arabic/Persian Subject Headings (PDF, 61 KB) H 0182 Chinese/Japanese/Korean Subject Headings (PDF, 40 KB) H 0184 Subject Headings Identical to Descriptive Access Points (PDF, 23 KB) H 0187 When to Establish a New Topical Heading (PDF, 19 KB) H 0193 Changing a Heading or Deleting a Subject Authority Record (PDF, 178 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 0193.5 Deleted Heading Information (PDF, 29 KB) REVISED April 2015 H 0194 Providing for Geographic Subdivision of Existing Subject Headings (PDF, 40 KB) H 0195 Changing References in Subject Authority Records (PDF, 31 KB) H 0196 Changing Class Numbers in Subject Authority Records (PDF, 21 KB) H 0200 H 0200 Preparation of Subject Heading Proposals (PDF, 106 KB) REVISED February 2015 H 0202 Authority Research for Subject Heading Proposals (PDF, 71 KB) H 0203 Citation of Sources (PDF, 216 KB) H 0205 Establishing New Subdivisions Having General Application (PDF, 22 KB) H 0250 Music Heading Authority Records (PDF, 213 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 0285 Singular vs. Plural Forms in Subject Headings (PDF, 24 KB) H 0290 Articles in the Initial Position (PDF, 24 KB) H 0300 H 0306 Natural Language in Topical Subject Headings (PDF, 48 KB) H 0310 [ . . . ] and [ . . . ]Headings (PDF, 57 KB) H 0315 Foreign Terms (PDF, 20 KB) H 0320 Headings Qualified by Nationality, Ethnic Group, Language, etc. (PDF, 38 KB) H 0350 Nationality Designation of Classes of Persons (PDF, 168 KB) H 0351 Ethnic Qualifiers (PDF, 29 KB) H 0357 Parenthetical Qualifiers in Subject Headings (PDF, 49 KB) H 0360 [ . . . ] as [ . . . ]Headings (PDF, 43 KB) H 0362 Free-Floating Terms and Phrases (PDF, 53 KB) H 0364 Authorization for Geographic Subdivision (PDF, 170 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 0365 Library of Congress Classification Numbers in Subject Authority Records(PDF, 33 KB) H 0370 Broader Terms, Narrower Terms, and Related Terms (PDF, 101 KB) H 0371 General See Also References (PDF, 80 KB) H 0373 "Used for" References (PDF, 76 KB) REVISED June 2014 H 0374 General See References (PDF, 27 KB) H 0375 [Topic]C[Place] Broader Term References (PDF, 23 KB) H 0400 H 0400 Scope Notes (PDF, 38 KB) H 0405 Establishing Certain Entities in the Name or Subject Authority File (PDF, 55 KB) REVISED January 2014 H 0430 Name Headings as Subjects (PDF, 161 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 0432 Subject Usage Information in Name Authority Records (PDF, 20 KB) REVISED June 2014 H 0436 Provisional Name Headings (PDF, 39 KB) H 0460 Name Changes in Non-Jurisdictional Corporate Bodies (PDF, 41 KB) H 0475 Subdividing Corporate Name Headings by Place (PDF, 144 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 0600 H 0620 Chronological Headings and Subdivision (PDF, 67 KB) H 0690 Formulating Geographic Headings (PDF, 66 KB) REVISED June 2014 H 0700 H 0708 Linear Jurisdictional Name Changes in Name Authority Records (PDF, 129 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 0710 Jurisdictional Mergers and Splits (PDF, 28 KB) H 0713 First Order Political Divisions of Countries (PDF, 30 KB) H 0715 Extinct Cities (PDF, 167 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 0720 City Sections (PDF, 121 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 0760 Geographic Regions (PDF, 164 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 0790 Areas Associated with Cities (PDF, 54 KB) H 0800 H 0800 Rivers, Valleys, Watersheds, etc. (PDF, 57 KB) REVISED May 2015 H 0807 Islands (PDF, 173 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 0810 Qualification of Geographic Headings (PDF, 57 KB) REVISED June 2014 H 0830 Geographic Subdivision (PDF, 215 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 0832 Geographic Subdivision to the City Level (PDF, 32 KB) H 0835 Geographic Subdivision Information in Name Authority Records (PDF, 29 KB) REVISED January 2014 H 0836 Geographic Subdivision Information in Subject Authority Records (PDF, 35 KB) H 0860 Subdivisions Further Subdivided by Place (PDF, 48 KB) H 0870 Interposition of Geographic Subdivisions (PDF, 167 KB) H 0900 H 0910 Place as a Theme in Art, Literature, Motion Pictures, etc. (PDF, 161 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 0925 China and Taiwan (PDF, 161 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 0928 Congo (PDF, 48 KB) H 0945 Germany (PDF, 28 KB) H 0955 Great Britain (PDF, 53 KB) H 0975 Hawaii (PDF, 43 KB) H 0978 Hong Kong (PDF, 36 KB) H 0980 Jerusalem, Gaza Strip, Golan Heights, West Bank, and Palestine (PDF, 41 KB) H 0985 Latin America (PDF, 138 KB) H 0987 Malaysia and Malaya (PDF, 46 KB) H 0990 New York (N.Y.) (PDF, 26 KB) H 1000 H 1023 Soviet Union (PDF, 38 KB) REVISED January 2014 H 1045 Vatican City (PDF, 32 KB) H 1050 Washington (D.C.) (PDF, 39 KB) H 1055 Yugoslavia (PDF, 20 KB) REVISED May 2015 H 1075 Subdivisions (PDF, 64 KB) H 1078 Dates in Subdivisions for Specific Events (PDF, 27 KB) H 1090 Multiple Subdivisions (PDF, 49 KB) H 1095 Free-floating subdivisions (PDF, 240 KB) REVISED April 2015 H 1100 H 1100 Classes of Persons (PDF, 93 KB) REVISED January 2014 H 1103 Ethnic Groups (PDF, 63 KB) REVISED November 2014 H 1105 Corporate Bodies (PDF, 157 KB) H 1110 Names of Persons (PDF, 118 KB) REVISED April 2015 H 1120 Names of Families (PDF, 27 KB) H 1140 Names of Places (PDF, 178 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 1145.5 Bodies of Water (PDF, 32 KB) H 1146 Subdivisions Controlled by Pattern Headings (PDF, 172 KB) H 1147 Animals (PDF, 49 KB) REVISED January 2014 H 1148 Art (PDF, 40 KB) H 1149 Chemicals (PDF, 47 KB) H 1149.5 Colonies (PDF, 27 KB) H 1150 Diseases (PDF, 42 KB) H 1151 Individual Educational Institutions (PDF, 138 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 1151.5 Types of Educational Institutions (PDF, 35 KB) H 1153 Industries (PDF, 42 KB) H 1154 Languages (PDF, 182 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 1154.5 Legal Topics (PDF, 33 KB) H 1155 Legislative Bodies (PDF, 34 KB) H 1155.2 Groups of Literary Authors (PDF, 24 KB) H 1155.6 Literary Works Entered Under Author (PDF, 39 KB) H 1155.8 Literary Works Entered Under Title (PDF, 137 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 1156 Literatures (PDF, 50 KB) REVISED May 2015 H 1158 Materials (PDF, 31 KB) REVISED January 2014 H 1159 Military Services (PDF, 76 KB) H 1160 Musical Compositions (PDF, 56 KB) REVISED September 2014 H 1161 Musical Instruments (PDF, 48 KB) H 1164 Organs and Regions of the Body (PDF, 50 KB) H 1180 Plants and Crops (PDF, 58 KB) REVISED November 2014 H 1185 Religions (PDF, 31 KB) H 1186 Religious and Monastic Orders (PDF, 24 KB) H 1187 Christian Denominations (PDF, 33 KB) H 1188 Sacred Works (PDF, 170 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 1195 Land Vehicles (PDF, 40 KB) REVISED February 2015 H 1200 H 1200 Wars (PDF, 58 KB) REVISED June 2014 H 1205 Abstracts (PDF, 25 KB) H 1206.5 Acronyms (PDF, 37 KB) H 1210 Addresses, Essays, Lectures (PDF, 21 KB) H 1210.5 Aerial and Space Photography (PDF, 25 KB) H 1211 Airports (PDF, 25 KB) H 1223 Arabs (PDF, 18 KB) H 1225 Archaeological Works (PDF, 64 KB) H 1230 Archives and Archival Resources (PDF, 143 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 1250 Art and Fine Art (PDF, 92 KB) H 1255 Artistic Photography (PDF, 49 KB) H 1265 Awards (PDF, 155 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 1285 Battles (PDF, 162 KB) H 1295 Bible: Special Topics (PDF, 159 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 1300 H 1300 Bible and Other Sacred Works (PDF, 150 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 1322 Bibliographies about Individual Persons (PDF, 30 KB) H 1325 Bibliography of Bibliographies (PDF, 35 KB) H 1328 Bio-bibliography (PDF, 32 KB) H 1330 Biography (PDF, 172 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 1332 Biological Names (PDF, 51 KB) REVISED February 2015 H 1333 Books and Reading (PDF, 46 KB) H 1333.5 Boundaries (PDF, 37 KB) H 1334 Buildings and Other Structures (PDF, 253 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 1334.5 Buildings and Structures in Cities: Assignment of Headings (PDF, 40 KB) H 1350 Case Studies and Cases (PDF, 32 KB) H 1360 Catalogs (PDF, 30 KB) H 1361 Catalogs of Library Materials (PDF, 65 KB) H 1365 Cemeteries (PDF, 126 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 1366 Census (PDF, 161 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 1366.5 Choreographic Works (PDF, 87 KB) NEW April 2015 H 1367 Chronology (PDF, 153 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 1370 Civilization (PDF, 58 KB) H 1400 H 1412 Classical and Ancient Workss (PDF, 32 KB) H 1425 Collected Works and Collections (PDF, 26 KB) H 1427 Collections of Objects (PDF, 173 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 1430 Comics and Comic Characters (PDF, 176 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 1435 Commentaries on Individual Works (PDF, 181 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 1438 Composers and Works about Music of Individual Composers (PDF, 154 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 1460 Congresses (PDF, 39 KB) H 1465 Constitutions (PDF, 41 KB) H 1468 Contracts (PDF, 25 KB) H 1472 Controversial Literature (PDF, 138 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 1475 Cooking and Cookbooks (PDF, 65 KB) H 1480 Correspondence of Individual Persons (PDF, 58 KB) H 1500 H 1510 Cross-Cultural Studies (PDF, 36 KB) H 1520 Databases (PDF, 65 KB) H 1530 Description and Travel (PDF, 41 KB) H 1532 Design and Construction (PDF, 21 KB) H 1538 Diaries (PDF, 33 KB) H 1540 Dictionaries (PDF, 195 KB) H 1550 Digests (PDF, 34 KB) H 1558 Directories (PDF, 50 KB) H 1560 Disasters, Riots, Demonstrations, etc. (PDF, 67 KB) H 1564 Discovery and Exploration (PDF, 48 KB) H 1570 Dissertations and Theses (PDF, 43 KB) H 1572 Dwellings with Extensive Grounds (PDF, 146 KB) NEW September 2013 H 1574 Dynasties, Royal Houses, etc. (PDF, 167 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 1576 Early Works (PDF, 49 KB) H 1578 Economic Conditions (PDF, 43 KB) H 1579 Education (PDF, 50 KB) H 1580 Effect of One Topic on Another (PDF, 31 KB) H 1580.5 Electronic Serials (PDF, 40 KB) H 1581 Emigration and Immigration (PDF, 53 KB) H 1591 Evaluation (PDF, 44 KB) H 1592 Events (PDF, 231 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 1593 Exhibitions (PDF, 161 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 1595 Facsimiles (PDF, 138 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 1600 H 1600 Festschriften (PDF, 21 KB) H 1610 Fictitious Characters (PDF, 31 KB) REVISED June 2014 H 1624 Finance (PDF, 29 KB) H 1627 Folklore (PDF, 190 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 1628 Forecasting (PDF, 46 KB) H 1629 Foreign Relations (PDF, 148 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 1630 Gazetteers (PDF, 24 KB) H 1631 Genealogy and Family Names (PDF, 186 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 1635 Gods and Mythological Figures (PDF, 52 KB) REVISED June 2014 H 1636 Gods of Greek and Roman Mythology (PDF, 85 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 1642 Government Policy (PDF, 141 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 1643 Government Publications (PDF, 39 KB) H 1645 Guidebooks (PDF, 49 KB) H 1646 Handbooks, Manuals, etc. (PDF, 37 KB) H 1647 History (PDF, 45 KB) REVISED June 2014 H 1659 Illustrations (PDF, 153 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 1660 Imprints (PDF, 38 KB) H 1670 Indexes (PDF, 48 KB) H 1673 Industries Based on Products (PDF, 38 KB) H 1675 Influence of One Topic on Another (PDF, 52 KB) H 1675.5 Information Services (PDF, 36 KB) H 1676 Inquisition (PDF, 129 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 1676.5 Inspection (PDF, 23 KB) H 1678 Interviews (PDF, 32 KB) H 1680 Islam (PDF, 23 KB) H 1690 Juvenile Materials (PDF, 4143 KB) H 1700 H 1705 Legal Materials: Law and Legislation and Other Subdivisions (PDF, 17 KB) REVISED January 2014 H 1710 Legal Materials: Legal Research (PDF, 26 KB) H 1715 Legal Materials: Legislation (PDF, 147 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 1718 Legal Materials: Systems of Law (PDF, 35 KB) H 1720 Legends and Stories about Animals (PDF, 142 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 1775 Literature: General (PDF, 152 KB) H 1780 Literature: Drama (PDF, 153 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 1790 Literature: Fiction (PDF, 52 KB) REVISED June 2014 H 1795 Literature: Legends and Romances (PDF, 56 KB) REVISED June 2014 H 1800 H 1800 Literature: Poetry (PDF, 45 KB) H 1828 Literature from One Place in Multiple Languages (PDF, 37 KB) H 1845 Local History and Genealogical Source Materials (PDF, 50 KB) H 1848 Longitudinal Studies (PDF, 33 KB) H 1855 Manuscripts (PDF, 223 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 1865 Maps and Atlases (PDF, 29 KB) H 1870 Marketing (PDF, 22 KB) H 1890 Mental Health and Mental Health Services (PDF, 33 KB) H 1893 Microforms (PDF, 21 KB) H 1895 Miniature Books (PDF, 37 KB) H 1900 H 1910 Miscellanea (PDF, 32 KB) H 1913 Moving Image Genre/Form Terms (PDF, 40 KB) H 1916 Museums (PDF, 138 KB) H 1916.3 Music: General (PDF, 75 KB) H 1916.5 Music: Jazz and Popular Music (PDF, 35 KB) H 1917 Music of Ethnic, National, and Religious Groups (PDF, 76 KB) H 1917.5 Music Form/Genre Headings: Medium of Performance (PDF, 324 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 1918 Musical Instruments (PDF, 71 KB) H 1919 Name and Names (PDF, 28 KB) H 1919.5 Nationalities (PDF, 59 KB) H 1920 Newspapers on Special Topics and Ethnic Newspapers (PDF, 33 KB) H 1925 Parks, Reserves, National Monuments, etc. (PDF, 201 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 1927 Periodicals (PDF, 136 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 1928 Personal Narratives (PDF, 51 KB) H 1929 Philosophy (PDF, 23 KB) H 1935 Pictorial Works (PDF, 47 KB) H 1942 Politics and Government (PDF, 163 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 1943.5 Popular Works (PDF, 39 KB) H 1945 Postage Stamps on Specific Topics (PDF, 47 KB) H 1945.5 Posters (PDF, 40 KB) H 1949 Professional Ethics (PDF, 23 KB) H 1955 Public Opinion (PDF, 38 KB) H 1965 Publishers' Catalogs (PDF, 32 KB) H 1969 Quotations and Maxims (PDF, 41 KB) H 1969.5 Radio Genre/Form Terms (PDF, 162 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 1970 Railroads (PDF, 141 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 1975 Readers (PDF, 39 KB) H 1980 Reference Books (PDF, 46 KB) H 1995 Regimental Histories (PDF, 135 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 1996 Relations and Military Relations (PDF, 24 KB) H 1997 Religion (PDF, 158 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 1998 Religious Aspects of Topics (PDF, 62 KB) H 2000 H 2015 Religious Denominations or Religions as Subdivisions (PDF, 51 KB) H 2015.5 Religious Life (PDF, 31 KB) H 2016 Religious Life and Customs (PDF, 26 KB) H 2020 Research (PDF, 28 KB) H 2021 Reviews (PDF, 41 KB) H 2032 Sermons (PDF, 151 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 2040 Simulation Methods in Special Fields (PDF, 24 KB) H 2055 Social Conditions (PDF, 43 KB) H 2057 Social Life and Customs (PDF, 38 KB) H 2060 Societies (PDF, 33 KB) H 2070 Software and Works about Software (PDF, 158 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 2075 Songs and Music (PDF, 169 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 2080 Sources (PDF, 53 KB) H 2083 Specifications (PDF, 39 KB) H 2095 Statistics (PDF, 42 KB) H 2098 Streets and Roads (PDF, 55 KB) H 2100 H 2100 Strikes and Lockouts (PDF, 186 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 2110 Study and Teaching (PDF, 171 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 2145 Supplementary Works (PDF, 21 KB) H 2149 Surveys (PDF, 29 KB) H 2160 Tables (PDF, 33 KB) H 2184 Terms and Phrases (PDF, 39 KB) H 2185 Territories and Possessions (PDF, 136 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 2186 Testing (PDF, 175 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 2187 Textbooks (PDF, 42 KB) H 2190 Texts (PDF, 40 KB) H 2200 H 2217 Training (PDF, 45 KB) H 2219 Translating (PDF, 26 KB) H 2220 Translations (PDF, 142 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 2225 Transportation (PDF, 31 KB) H 2227 Treaties (PDF, 50 KB) H 2228 Trials (PDF, 65 KB) H 2230 Visual Materials and Non-Music Sound Recordings (PDF, 155 KB) REVISED September 2013 H 2232 Vocational Guidance (PDF, 26 KB) H 2400; Glossary and Appendices H 2400 Yearbooks (PDF, 22 KB) Glossary (PDF, 129 KB) REVISED September 2013 Appendix A Abbreviations (PDF, 176 KB) REVISED September 2013 Appendix B Capitalization (PDF, 203 KB) REVISED September 2013 Appendix C Diacritics and Special Characters (PDF, 234 KB) REVISED September 2013 Appendix D Punctuation (PDF, 153 KB) REVISED September 2013 Appendix E Geographic Area Codes (PDF, 49 KB) REVISED May 2015 Appendix F Subject-Related Codes in Field 008 - Books (PDF, 36 KB) Appendix G Subject-Related Codes in Field 008 - Continuing Resources (Serials)(PDF, 28 KB) M Map Cataloging Manual [Also available through Cataloger's Desktop] Map Librarian's Toolbox (Western Association of Map Libraries) MARC STANDARDS MARC Code List for Countries MARC Code List for Geographical Areas MARC Code List for Languages MARC Code List for Organizations MARC Code List for Relators MARC 21 Format for Authority Data MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data MARC 21 Format for Classification Data MARC 21 Format for Community Information MARC 21 Format for Holdings DataMARC Specialized Tools - This category includes any software program that provides enhanced usability to MARC 21 records and systems. For example, conversion utilities and validation programs are included in this category. Free tools are indicated in the title of each listing. OCLC Bibliographic Formats and Standards METADATA Understanding Metadata: What is Metadata, and What is it For?: A Primer - Metadata, the information we create, store, and share to describe things, allows us to interact with these things to obtain the knowledge we need. This primer by Jenn Riley of McGill University Library offers a comprehensive overview of metadata, covering topics such as metadata types, standardization, and use in the cultural heritage sector and in the broader world. The Primer is accompanied by plentiful examples of metadata at work. This primer is available from National Information Standards Organization (NISO). NISO is where content publishers, libraries, and software developers turn for information industry standards that allow them to work together. Through NISO, all of these communities are able to collaborate on mutually accepted standards—solutions that enhance their operations today and form a foundation for the future. NISO, the National Information Standards Organization, a non-profit association accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), identifies, develops, maintains, and publishes technical standards to manage information in today's continually changing digital environment. NISO standards apply to both traditional and new technologies and to information across its whole lifecycle, from creation through documentation, use, repurposing, storage, metadata, and preservation. N NACO Participants' Manual (4th edition, 2020) - The Name Authority Cooperative Project (NACO) was established in 1977 as a result of an agreement between the Library of Congress (LC) and the U.S. Government Printing Office to use and maintain a common authority file. With the success of this initial project, LC entered into additional cooperative cataloging projects with many other institutions. The partners in cooperative cataloging efforts eventually developed the Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) to administer these projects, including the Subject Authority Cooperative Program (SACO), the Bibliographic Cooperative Program (BIBCO), and the Cooperative Online Serials Program (CONSER). One of the missions of the LC Policy, Training and Cooperative Programs Division (PTCP) is to support bibliographic cooperation among cataloging institutions. The Cooperative Programs and Policy Section and the Cooperative Training and Policy Section assist the division by carrying out the team’s mission “to develop cooperative cataloging programs among the Library of Congress and libraries and related institutions in the national and international library communities; to provide direct service and clerical and technical support to those cooperative partners; and to coordinate cooperative cataloging activities of the Library of Congress.” Currently, over 900 institutions throughout the world, representing national, state, university, public, and special libraries, as well as museums, archives, and vendors, participate in one or more of these cooperative cataloging projects. NACO participants have contributed over 5.25 million name and series authority records alone since the inception of the program to the Library of Congress/NACO Authority File (LC/NAF). Both BIBCO and CONSER participants are also NACO members by virtue of the fact BIBCO and CONSER bibliographic records are subject to authority control. The NACO Participants’ Manual addresses NACO procedures for name authority records only and is to be used in conjunction with the appropriate authoritative documentation that is relevant to each section of the manual, including relevant documentation from the bibliographic utilities, OCLC and SkyRiver. The manual has been extensively revised and updated to reflect current practice. Examples used in the manual are not prescriptive of practice. Examples of past practice may still be found in MARC21 Format for Authority Data. National Libraries of the World (Wikipedia) NLM Classification NLM Policy on Subject Analysis and Classification O OAI-PMH: Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting OCLC Classify (An experimental classification web service) (About Classify: Classify is a FRBR-based prototype designed to support the assignment of classification numbers and subject headings for books, DVDs, CDs, and other types of materials) OCLC Connexion Client Tutorials OCLC: When to Input a New Record OLAC Publications And Training Materials P PCC MARC Record Guide for Monograph Aggregator VendorsPCC Position Statement on Personal Data in Name Authority RecordsPCC Provider-Neutral E-Resource MARC Record Guidelines - PCC provider-neutral record guidelines for the cataloging of electronic monographs, serials, and integrating resources.Program for Cooperative Cataloging : Guiding Principles for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Metadata CreationPCC Guidelines for the Application of Relationship Designators in NACO Authority Records (May 2024)Below information is sourced from PCC List:An updated version of the PCC Guidelines for the Application of Relationship Designators in NACO Authority Records (May 2024) has been posted. The relevant changes are found in sections 13 and 15. Catalogers may now use relationship designators for related places in field 551 in NACO Authority Records, using subfield $i in combination with subfield $w value “r.” Catalogers may also update existing place name records that contain subfield $w values “a” or “b,” in field 551, to convert those code values to appropriate relationship designators from RDA Appendix K.4.3 for successive place names, merges, splits, etc. For example: 151 Oslo (Norway) 551 $w r $i Predecessor: $a Kristiania (Norway) 151 Kristiania (Norway) 551 $w r $i Successor: $a Oslo (Norway) Optionally, relationships other than sequential place-to-place relationships, including hierarchical place-to-place relationships and relationships of other entities to places may also be recorded in 551 $i, using appropriate relationship designators from RDA Appendix K (for agent-to-place relationships) or Appendix I (for work/expression-to-place relationships). Appropriate terms from these appendices may be used since Appendix L was never developed. The updated guidelines provide some additional guidance and examples. As a general reminder: catalogers may record a related entity in a MARC 5XX field only when the other entity has been established in the LCNAF. Catalogers may not record relationships in the 5XX field to entities in other vocabularies such as LCSH or Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN). If the cataloger desires to formally record a related entity in a 5XX field for an entity appropriate to the LCNAF that has not yet been established, the cataloger must establish it (see best practice number 2, page 4). Catalogers may alternatively consider recording associated place names from other vocabularies using the 370 field in NARs. The new practice may begin immediately (and some catalogers have already been doing so, as in the Oslo/Kristiania example above). The existing prohibition on the use of subfield $i found in the DCM Z1 section 551 may be disregarded, and will be removed in the next DCM update in August 2024. Additionally, links to the updated guidelines will be either revised or added elsewhere in the DCM Z1, NACO Participants' Manual, etc. at that time. The guidelines are now published in PDF format instead of Word (.docx) format, and the old Word link now contains a redirect to the new PDF version. Q R RAD: Rules for Archival Description (Canadian Committee on Archival Description) RDA: RESOURCE DESCRIPTION AND ACCESS Resource Description and Access (RDA) Cataloging Resources Resource Description and Access (RDA) Frequently Asked Questions S SACO Participants' Manual T TEI: Text Encoding Initiative (TEI Consortium) Toolbox for Processing and Cataloging International Government Documents (University of Delaware) Tools for Serial Catalogers (Vanderbilt University) U UDC: Universal Decimal Classification (UDC Consortium) V VIAF: Virtual International Authority File VRA Core (Visual Resource Association) W Website Cataloging / Cataloging Internet Resources World Factbook (information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities) X Y Z Z39.50 - Library of Congress CITATION INFORMATION Article Title Cataloger's Reference Directory: Tools and Resources for Cataloging and Metadata Librarians Website Name Librarianship Studies & Information Technology URL https://www.librarianshipstudies.com/2018/09/catalogers-reference-directory-tools-resources-cataloging-metadata-librarians.html Last Updated 2024-12-04 Original Published Date 2017-08-05 FEEDBACK Help us improve this collection. You can suggest new sources to be included here as well as report sources whose links are not working. Contact us with your feedback. You can use the comments section below or reach us on social media. Some feedback received are listed below:ALIA New Graduates (on Twitter) - A helpful A-Z list for #catalogers, #librarians and students.
100+ Most Important Cataloging Tools and Resources for Cataloging and Metadata Librarians and Catalogers. Cataloger's Reference Directory is a collection of top free and paid cataloging and bibliographic metadata resources. It includes sources for descriptive cataloging, subject cataloging, authority control, classification, subject headings, subject indexing, and metadata description.
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AACR2 (ANGLO-AMERICAN CATALOGUING RULES)
AACR2: Anglo American Cataloguing Rules (Home Page of Anglo American Cataloging Rules) [Online version of AACR2 is available through Cataloger's Desktop]
AMIM: Archiving Moving Image Materials: A Cataloging Manual [Online version of AACR2 is available through Cataloger's Desktop]
AMIM: Archiving Moving Image Materials: A Cataloging Manual [Online version of AACR2 is available through Cataloger's Desktop]
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Cartographic Materials: A Manual of Interpretation of AACR2, 2002 Revision, Second Edition plus 2004 Update [Online version of AACR2 is available through Cataloger's Desktop]
Cataloguing Code of Ethics (Final Version - January 2021) - At the request of their membership and for the benefit of all staff creating, sharing, enriching & maintaining metadata, the cataloguing communities of the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom are tasked with compiling a Code of Ethics for Cataloguers. It will be a dynamic document embodying the collective experiences and wisdom of our community of practice and will consist of a framework, with guidance and examples of best practice, which can be shared across the cataloguing community. The Code will be a collaborative and inclusive project managed by a Cataloguing Ethics Steering Committee directing a number of Working Groups consisting of individuals drawn from diverse geographical, ethnic and library sectors.
Cooperative Cataloging Rules
Cataloging Resources - Troublesome Catalogers and Magical Metadata Fairies (Facebook Group)
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Cataloging Resources - Troublesome Catalogers and Magical Metadata Fairies (Facebook Group)
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Dewey Decimal Classification / Linked Data (Dewey.info is an experimental space for linked DDC data. The intention of the dewey.info prototype is to be a platform for Dewey data on the Web)
eCataloger [The eCataloger application provides cataloging utilities to create an eLibrary for an individual or small organization. The research goal of eCataloger is on creating semantic services for artifacts. It uses the FRBR (Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records) framework to model the records using data elements and concepts from the MODS (Metadata Object Description Schema), MARC, and other current and developing cataloging and metadata standards. By using FRBR as the descriptive framework, an overarching goal of the eCataloger is realized by being able to produce valid and well-formed MODS and MARC xml documents for interchange with existing and legacy library electronic systems]
European RDA Interest Group (Documents and Presentations)
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FRAD: FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTHORITY DATA
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FRAD: FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTHORITY DATA
FRAD: Functional Requirements for Authority Data – A Conceptual Model
FRBR: FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORDS
FRBR: FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORDS
FRBR: Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records
What is FRBR: A Conceptual Model for Bibliographic Universe
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What is FRBR: A Conceptual Model for Bibliographic Universe
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Gateway to Library Catalogs - Z39.50 (Library of Congress WWW/Z39.50 Page for gateway access to LC's catalog and those at many other institutions)
IASA Cataloguing Rules (International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives)
ICP: STATEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL CATALOGING PRINCIPLES
ICP: STATEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL CATALOGING PRINCIPLES
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IFLA LIBRARY REFERENCE MODEL
IFLA Library Reference Model: A Conceptual Model for Bibliographic Information - Definition of a conceptual reference model to provide a framework for the analysis of non-administrative metadata relating to library resources
ISBD: INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BIBLIOGRAPHIC DESCRIPTION
LC : Catalogers Learning Workshop : Freely available cataloging and metadata training materials (Catalogers Learning Workshop (CLW) provides information professionals training resources related to the organization and classification of bibliographic information)
- RDA CONSER Standard Record (Word 168 KB) (2014)
Core elements and cataloging checklist (2012):
- CONSER RDA core elements (Word 191 KB)
- CONSER MARC 21 to RDA core elements (Word 198 KB)
- CONSER RDA Cataloging Checklist (Word 99 KB)
LCC: LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
LC Classification : PDF Files from Library of Congress
LC Classification : Library of Congress Classification and Shelflisting Manual (CSM) PDF Files from Library of Congress
- F 010 General Principles of Classification (PDF, 106 KB)
- F 050 Classification Proposals (PDF, 1.3 MB) REVISED July 2014
- F 060 Filing Rules (PDF, 106 KB)
- F 130 Alternate Class Numbers: Analytics in Collected Sets (PDF, 141 KB)
- F 150 Alternate Class Numbers: Bibliography (PDF, 146 KB)
- F 170 Call Number Changes (PDF, 146 KB)
- F 175 Editions (PDF, 109 KB)
- F 180 Reserved Class Numbers (PDF, 76 KB)
- F 185 Obsolete Class Numbers (PDF, 99 KB)
- F 195 Subarrangement Within Disciplines (PDF, 148 KB)
- F 210 Periodicals and Serials (PDF, 129 KB)
- F 220 Periodicals: ".A" Cutters (PDF, 94 KB)
- F 225 Societies (PDF, 114 KB)
- F 230 Yearbooks (PDF, 94 KB)
- F 240 Congresses (PDF, 123 KB)
- F 250 Collected Works (Nonserial) (PDF, 112 KB)
- F 275 Biography (PDF, 148 KB)
- F 280 General Works (PDF, 126 KB)
- F 290 General Special (PDF, 103 KB)
- F 300 Addresses, Essays, Lectures (PDF, 106 KB)
- F 320 Classification and Time Periods (PDF, 119 KB)
- F 350 Cutter Numbers: Topical Cutters (PDF, 128 KB)
- F 430 Cuttering by Region or Country, A-Z (PDF, 157 KB)
- F 440 Providing Classification Information for Shelflisting (PDF, 141 KB)
- F 475 Abridgments of Individual Works (PDF, 120 KB)
- F 480 Abstracts (PDF, 121 KB)
- F 495 Archival Inventories and Manuscript Catalogs (PDF, 118 KB)
- F 520 Bound-with and Upside-down Books (PDF, 95 KB)
- F 550 City Regions and Metropolitan Areas (PDF, 109 KB)
- F 560 Cartographic Materials (PDF, 112 KB)
- F 565 Comic Books and Graphic Novels (PDF, 130 KB)
- F 570 Commentaries on Individual Works (PDF, 100 KB)
- F 582 Discographies (PDF, 112 KB)
- F 585 Dissertations and Theses (PDF, 94 KB)
- F 587 Ethnic Groups (PDF, 109 KB)
- F 590 Folklore and Folk Literature (PDF, 122 KB)
- F 592 Foreign Relations (PDF, 132 KB)
- F 595 Historic Preservation (PDF, 105 KB)
- F 600 Genealogy (PDF, 106 KB)
- F 603 Government Documents (PDF, 122 KB)
- F 605 Government Officials' Biographies, Speeches, and Papers (PDF, 102 KB)
- F 610 Indexes (PDF, 97 KB)
- F 615 Juvenile Materials (PDF, 132 KB)
- F 618 Legislative Hearings and Reports (PDF, 98 KB)
- F 620 Library of Congress Publications (PDF, 102 KB)
- F 630 Library and Archival Resources (PDF, 111 KB)
- F 632 Literary Authors (PDF, 194 KB)
- F 633 Literary Authors: Subarrangement of Works (PDF, 161 KB)
- F 634 Literary Collections (PDF, 138 KB)
- F 635 Local Court Records (PDF, 101 KB)
- F 650 Microforms (PDF, 108 KB)
- F 710 Software (PDF, 105 KB)
- F 720 Supplementary Works (PDF, 134 KB)
- F 730 Teaching of Particular Subjects (PDF, 109 KB)
- F 750 Washington (D.C.) (PDF, 127 KB)
- G 053 Determining the Call Number (PDF, 105 KB)
- G 055 Call Numbers (PDF, 138 KB)
- G 058 Interpreting the Classification Schedules (PDF, 218 KB)
- G 063 Cutter Numbers (PDF, 172 KB)
- G 065 Preferred Shelflist Order (PDF, 132 KB)
- G 070 Input of LC Call Numbers/Copy Statements (050/051 Fields) (PDF, 146 KB)
- G 100 Filing Rules (PDF, 187 KB)
- G 140 Dates (PDF, 169 KB)
- G 145 Editions (PDF, 121 KB)
- G 150 Translations/Texts in Parallel Languages (PDF, 191 KB)
- G 155 Supplementary Works (PDF, 146 KB)
- G 180 Non-Literary Compilations (PDF, 121 KB)
- G 220 Corporate Bodies (PDF, 183 KB)
- G 230 Conferences, Congresses, Meetings, Etc. (PDF, 165 KB)
- G 240 Societies (PDF, 134 KB)
- G 300 Regions and Countries Table (PDF, 62 KB) REVISED June 2014
- G 302 U.S. States and Canadian Provinces (PDF, 129 KB)
- G 320 Biography (PDF, 170 KB)
- G 330 Artists (PDF, 129 KB)
- G 340 Criticism/Commentaries (PDF, 27 KB) REVISED June 2014
- G 350 Title Work Letters in Subclass PZ (PDF, 131 KB)
- G 605 LC-Specific Information (PDF, 108 KB)
- G 610 Basic Shelflisting Procedures (PDF, 156 KB)
- G 615 Designations for Volume, Part, Etc. (PDF, 106 KB)
- G 620 Assignment/Location of Materials (PDF, 165 KB)
Summary
Guidelines for selection General Collections Materials for
Special
Format Materials (SPEC MAT) collection.
Approved by
Nadal 2022 12 27
Based
on the following documents:
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LCR 2-410: Custody of Materials in the Library of Congress – this
document defines what Custody of materials means. It identifies CMD as
Custodial of the General Collections.
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G620 from Cataloguing Notebook on line – this document contains
the ABA guidelines for processing Spec Mat Materials. https://www.loc.gov/aba/publications/FreeCSM/G620.pdf
Background:
Special
Format Materials (SPEC MAT) collections are materials that cannot be handled or
stored easily on shelves and/or are too vulnerable by reason of fragility or
value to be served in General Collection Reading Rooms. Spec Mat items must be
served in a reading room where additional security is available, currently the
Adams Reading Room.
All
SPEC MAT materials will be evaluated by Conservation Division and rehoused by
CD as needed.
The following categories constitute a Spec Mat item:
- Books
containing items that are NOT attached such as buttons, puzzle pieces, compasses,
a doll, piece of jewelry, non paper item(s) in a firmly attached pocket (such
as a ruler or 3D glasses)
- Books that
have complex or extensive fold-outs (e.g. leaves with more than one fold
in them, or any volumes with multiple fold outs)
- Movable
’pop-up’ or ‘lift-the-flap’ books
- Accordion-folded
pages that are not attached to the spine
- Any
items containing unbound plates, ie. plates in a portfolio
- Boxed
sets (with multiple loose items
within the case)
- 3-ring
binders or any binder that opens such that pages can come loose
- Miniature
books, i.e. books that are 5 inches (13 cm) or less in height and/or
width.
The following categories DO NOT constitute a Spec Mat item:
1. Books with
attached items such as securely glued photographs, chains, metal cut-outs, etc.
2. Books
with a firmly attached pocket containing paper items such as maps or other
printed material, excluding plates
3. Books with 1
fold out that only has one fold in it (aka simple fold out)
- Books with a spiral binding,
covered or uncovered
5. Books with non-printed
media (CD’s, DVD’s)
6. Books made of
non-paper materials (plastic, wood, cloth)
- Books with fuzzy/furry/sandpaper/texture
covers, sides or pages
- Books with sections of the
pages cut or punched out (Cut-out books)
- Books with shifting and
changing pictures (holograms, etc.)
- G 622 Assignment/Location of Materials: Asian and AMED (PDF, 165 KB)
- G 630 Reference Assignments (PDF, 101 KB)
- G 640 Forwarding Items to the Dewey Section (PDF, 112 KB)
- G 660 Historical and Obsolete Legends and Symbols (PDF, 161 KB)
- G 670 Shelflist Information Card (SLIC) (PDF, 181 KB)
- G 750 Law and Legal Materials: General (PDF, 146 KB)
- G 760 Law and Legal Materials: Superseded Materials (PDF, 74 KB)
ILS Locations Authority File [On LC staff intranet only] - The Locations Authority File (LAF) lists locations and sublocations valid for use in LC Online Catalog records. Note: Take this as alternative for "Table of Abbreviations to be Used for Asian Languages".
LC Classification Web (Library of Congress Classification)
LC Classification Web (Library of Congress Classification)
Classification Web [Navigating in the Classification Web] (Classification Web provides catalogers with online full-text display of all Library of Congress classification schedules--including G class geographic cutters, and complete Library of Congress subject headings. Correlations among LC classification numbers, LC subject headings and Dewey classification numbers are also readily available.
In this Quick Tip, designed and developed by Library of Congress's Instructional Design and Training Division for the Cataloging Distribution Service, you will learn how toNavigate in Classification Web in 3-4 minutes.)
LC DCM : Descriptive Cataloging Manual (The DCM is an in-house manual containing the procedures followed by catalogers at the Library of Congress. The chapters that related to the establishment of name and series authority records, however, are used by CONSER members and other participating in cooperative programs.) [Online version of AACR2 is available through Cataloger's Desktop]
- Link to DCM Z1 (PDF, 1.38 MB)
- Link to LC Guidelines Supplement (PDF, 1.17 MB)
LC DCM : LC DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGING MANUAL (The LC Local Bibliographic Record and Local Data Fields - Elements in the LC Local Bibliographic Record for Monographs and Integrating Resources)
LC DCM - List of the Library of Congress Descriptive Cataloging Manual PDF Files
LC DCM - List of the Library of Congress Descriptive Cataloging Manual PDF Files
LC DCM - Undifferentiated Personal Names - guidelines [2020-02-14]
LC Filing Rules [Complete rules available through Cataloger's Desktop]
LCSH : Introduction to Library of Congress Subject Headings
LCSH : This page provides print-ready PDF files from the 34th Edition of the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH).
LCSH : This page provides print-ready PDF files from the 34th Edition of the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH).
LCSH : Topical Heading Proposal Checklist - This checklist aligns with the Topical Heading Proposal form in Classification Web Plus and was created to account for the common issues in subject proposals. It does not account for all considerations for all types of subject proposals, and it may include considerations not relevant to all proposals.
H 0000
- H 0040 Library of Congress Subject Authority Records (PDF, 137 KB) REVISED September 2013
- H 0080 Order of Subject Headings (PDF, 20 KB)
H 0100
- H 0150 Partial Title Added Entries (PDF, 21 KB)
- H 0160 Uncontrolled Subject Terms in the 653 Field (PDF, 42 KB)
- H 0165 Subject Heading Changes in Bibliographic Records (PDF, 41 KB)
- H 0170 CONSER & BIBCO Standard Records (PDF, 131 KB)
- H 0175 Editions (PDF, 21 KB)
- H 0178 Serials (PDF, 20 KB)
- H 0180 Assigning and Constructing Subject Headings (PDF, 62 KB)
- H 180 Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) : Assigning and Constructing [Librarianship Studies]
- H 0181 Arabic/Persian Subject Headings (PDF, 61 KB)
- H 0182 Chinese/Japanese/Korean Subject Headings (PDF, 40 KB)
- H 0184 Subject Headings Identical to Descriptive Access Points (PDF, 23 KB)
- H 0187 When to Establish a New Topical Heading (PDF, 19 KB)
- H 0193 Changing a Heading or Deleting a Subject Authority Record (PDF, 178 KB) REVISED September 2013
- H 0193.5 Deleted Heading Information (PDF, 29 KB) REVISED April 2015
- H 0194 Providing for Geographic Subdivision of Existing Subject Headings (PDF, 40 KB)
- H 0195 Changing References in Subject Authority Records (PDF, 31 KB)
- H 0196 Changing Class Numbers in Subject Authority Records (PDF, 21 KB)
H 0200
- H 0200 Preparation of Subject Heading Proposals (PDF, 106 KB) REVISED February 2015
- H 0202 Authority Research for Subject Heading Proposals (PDF, 71 KB)
- H 0203 Citation of Sources (PDF, 216 KB)
- H 0205 Establishing New Subdivisions Having General Application (PDF, 22 KB)
- H 0250 Music Heading Authority Records (PDF, 213 KB) REVISED September 2013
- H 0285 Singular vs. Plural Forms in Subject Headings (PDF, 24 KB)
- H 0290 Articles in the Initial Position (PDF, 24 KB)
H 0300
- H 0306 Natural Language in Topical Subject Headings (PDF, 48 KB)
- H 0310 [ . . . ] and [ . . . ]Headings (PDF, 57 KB)
- H 0315 Foreign Terms (PDF, 20 KB)
- H 0320 Headings Qualified by Nationality, Ethnic Group, Language, etc. (PDF, 38 KB)
- H 0350 Nationality Designation of Classes of Persons (PDF, 168 KB)
- H 0351 Ethnic Qualifiers (PDF, 29 KB)
- H 0357 Parenthetical Qualifiers in Subject Headings (PDF, 49 KB)
- H 0360 [ . . . ] as [ . . . ]Headings (PDF, 43 KB)
- H 0362 Free-Floating Terms and Phrases (PDF, 53 KB)
- H 0364 Authorization for Geographic Subdivision (PDF, 170 KB) REVISED September 2013
- H 0365 Library of Congress Classification Numbers in Subject Authority Records(PDF, 33 KB)
- H 0370 Broader Terms, Narrower Terms, and Related Terms (PDF, 101 KB)
- H 0371 General See Also References (PDF, 80 KB)
- H 0373 "Used for" References (PDF, 76 KB) REVISED June 2014
- H 0374 General See References (PDF, 27 KB)
- H 0375 [Topic]C[Place] Broader Term References (PDF, 23 KB)
H 0400
- H 0400 Scope Notes (PDF, 38 KB)
- H 0405 Establishing Certain Entities in the Name or Subject Authority File (PDF, 55 KB) REVISED January 2014
- H 0430 Name Headings as Subjects (PDF, 161 KB) REVISED September 2013
- H 0432 Subject Usage Information in Name Authority Records (PDF, 20 KB) REVISED June 2014
- H 0436 Provisional Name Headings (PDF, 39 KB)
- H 0460 Name Changes in Non-Jurisdictional Corporate Bodies (PDF, 41 KB)
- H 0475 Subdividing Corporate Name Headings by Place (PDF, 144 KB) REVISED September 2013
H 0600
- H 0620 Chronological Headings and Subdivision (PDF, 67 KB)
- H 0690 Formulating Geographic Headings (PDF, 66 KB) REVISED June 2014
H 0700
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