Students study advanced theory and practice in cataloging and classification with an emphasis on the Library of Congress classification schedules and cataloging of non-book media, and metadata for Web ...
Fundamentals of Cataloging (FOC) begins with a discussion of how cataloging assists users in finding resources and of the value of standardization of practice. These foundations are then given practical grounding in the work of creating bibliographic descriptions, the process of subject analysis, and summarizing content utilizing classification.
This section provides resources on current cataloging standards, including information on RDA and BIBFRAME.
Artis Q. Wright These guidelines were developed to assist those involved with cataloging of cartographic resources to bring their cataloging in line with best practices employed by members of the cartographic cataloging community. This document is based on the experience of catalogers of cartographic resources, the best practices and policies of the Geography and Map Division of the Library of ...
In 2017, the ALCTS Cataloging Competencies Task Force and ALCTS Competencies and Education for a Career in Cataloging Interest Group created the original Core Competencies for Cataloging and Metadata Professional Librarians. The document defined competencies in broad terms to acknowledge the wide variety of work performed by cataloging and metadata professionals in libraries of all types and ...
AI-powered cataloging CHICAGO — Published by Facet Publishing and available through the ALA Store, “ AI-Powered Cataloguing: A Practical Guide to Building a Cataloguing Application with Power Apps ” offers a step-by-step journey to how cataloging processes can be modernized by using artificial intelligence, featuring the Royal Library of ...
Ed Jones, a serials authority in the field and a major contributor to the 3R Project, offers updated guidance in the new second edition of “ RDA and Serials Cataloging,” published by ALA Editions. Framing the practice within the structure of the IFLA LRM conceptual model on which RDA is now based, and its new modelling of serials, this ...