Introduction to Cataloging and Classification / Edition 11

by Daniel N. Joudrey, Arlene G. Taylor, David P. Miller

Overview

A new edition of this best-selling textbook reintroduces the topic of library cataloging from a fresh, modern perspective.

Not many books merit an eleventh edition, but this popular text does. Newly updated, Introduction to Cataloging and Classification provides an introduction to descriptive cataloging based on contemporary standards, explaining the basic tenets to readers without previous experience, as well as to those who merely want a better understanding of the process as it exists today. The text opens with the foundations of cataloging, then moves to specific details and subject matter such as Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR), Functional Requirements for Authority Data (FRAD), the International Cataloging Principles (ICP), and RDA.

Unlike other texts, the book doesn't presume a close familiarity with the MARC bibliographic or authorities formats; ALA's Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, 2nd Edition, revised (AACR2R); or the International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD). Subject access to library materials is covered in sufficient depth to make the reader comfortable with the principles and practices of subject cataloging and classification. In addition, the book introduces MARC, BIBFRAME, and other approaches used to communicate and display bibliographic data. Discussions of formatting, presentation, and administrative issues complete the book; questions useful for review and study appear at the end of each chapter.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781598848564
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	09/29/2015
Series:	Library and Information Science Text Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	1080
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 2.00(d)

About the Author

Daniel N. Joudrey is a Professor in the School of Library and Information Science, Simmons University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, where he teaches information organization and cataloging. His research interests include aboutness determination, subject access to information, and cataloging education.

Arlene G. Taylor is Professor Emerita, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, and author of several works on cataloging and classification and authority control. She has received ALA's Margaret Mann Citation in Cataloging and Classification and the ALA Highsmith Library Literature Award.

Table of Contents

Contents



PART I: INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1: Cataloging in Context

Chapter 2: Development of Catalogs and Cataloging Codes



PART II: DESCRIPTION AND ACCESS

Chapter 3: Underlying Principles and Conceptual Models

Chapter 4: RDA Basics

Chapter 5: Manifestations and Items

Chapter 6: Works and Expressions

Chapter 7: Persons, Families, Places, and Corporate Bodies

Chapter 8: Relationships and the Use of Access Points

Chapter 9: RDA Metadata in the MARC Format



PART III: AUTHORITY CONTROL

Chapter 10: Authority Control



PART IV: SUBJECT ACCESS

Chapter 11: Subject Access

Chapter 12: Verbal Subject Access

Chapter 13: Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH)

Chapter 14: Sears List of Subject Headings (SEARS)

Chapter 15: Other Verbal Access Systems

Chapter 16: Classification

Chapter 17: Decimal Classification

Chapter 18: Library of Congress Classification (LCC)

Chapter 19: Creation of Complete Call Numbers

Chapter 20: Other Classification Systems



PART V: FORMATTING AND PRESENTATION

Chapter 21: MARC Encoding

Chapter 22: Alternative Containers for Metadata

Chapter 23: International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD)



PART VI: ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES

Chapter 24: Cataloging Management and Support



Appendix A: RDA Outline

Appendix B: ICC11 RDA Book Template

Glossary of Selected Terms and Abbreviations

Selected Bibliography

Index

Editorial Reviews

All in all, the authors have done a fine job with this eleventh edition, a job which its original author, Margaret
Mann, undoubtedly would admire and find extremely helpful for students and other pre-professionals that need to learn about cataloging—what it is, what it should accomplish, and how it is done. Buyers will get a lot for their money.” —Technicalities

“I recommend this book to instructors and students, to practicing professionals and paraprofessionals, and to selectors for libraries that support library science curricula. Ideally, this text would be used in conjunction with a wide variety of practical exercises in original cataloging and the creation of authority records.” —Technical Services Quarterly

“This lucidly written book assumes no prior knowledge on the part of readers, and thus can be equally used by the novice and the expert.” —Library Progress International

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