Cataloguing and Classification
An introduction to AACR2, RDA, DDC, LCC, LCSH and MARC 21 Standards
Published on 12. December 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
242 pages
978-0-08-100161-5 (ISBN)
Description
Cataloguing and Classification introduces concepts and practices in cataloguing and classification, and common library standards. The book introduces and analyzes the principles and structures of library catalogues, including the application of AACR2, RDA, DDC, LCC, LCSH and MARC 21 standards, and conceptual models such as ISBD, FRBR and FRAD. The text also introduces DC, MODS, METS, EAD and VRA Core metadata schemes for annotating digital resources.
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"...a very good guide for catalogers who are just embarking on their cataloging career." --TechnicalitiesMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
OXford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 151 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
398 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-08-100161-5 (9780081001615)
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Cataloguing and Classification
An introduction to AACR2, RDA, DDC, LCC, LCSH and MARC 21 Standards
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12/2014
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Fotis Lazarinis, PhD, teaches library and information systems as an Adjunct Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science and Biomedical Informatics at the University of Thessaly, and in the Department of Archival and Library Sciences, Ionian University, Greece. His research focusses on information retrieval, organization and sharing using standardized XML structures.
Content
1. Introduction to cataloguing classification
2. Descriptive cataloguing codes and the anatomy of AACR2
3. AACR2 general rules and rules for books
4. AACR2 access points and headings
5. FRBR and FRAD: the conceptual models underlying RDA
6. RDA: the new standard for descriptive cataloguing
7. Classification
8. Dewey Decimal Classification
9. Library of Congress Classification
10. Subject access: LCSH, Children's Subject Headings and Sears List of Subject Headings
11. MARC 21: digital formats for cataloguing and classification data
12. Metadata
2. Descriptive cataloguing codes and the anatomy of AACR2
3. AACR2 general rules and rules for books
4. AACR2 access points and headings
5. FRBR and FRAD: the conceptual models underlying RDA
6. RDA: the new standard for descriptive cataloguing
7. Classification
8. Dewey Decimal Classification
9. Library of Congress Classification
10. Subject access: LCSH, Children's Subject Headings and Sears List of Subject Headings
11. MARC 21: digital formats for cataloguing and classification data
12. Metadata