Cataloguing and Classification
An introduction to AACR2, RDA, DDC, LCC, LCSH and MARC 21 Standards
Published on 11. December 2014
242 pages
978-0-08-100189-9 (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.
- Explains the theory and practice of bibliographic control
- Offers a practical approach to the core topics of cataloguing and classification
- Includes step-by-step examples to illustrate application of the central cataloguing and classification standards
- Describes the new descriptive cataloguing standard RDA, and its conceptual ground, FRBR and FRAD
- Guides the reader towards cataloguing and classifying materials in a digital environment
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Fotis Lazarinis
Cataloguing and Classification
An introduction to AACR2, RDA, DDC, LCC, LCSH and MARC 21 Standards
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12/2014
Chandos Publishing (Oxford) Ltd
€68.50
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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 classification2. Descriptive cataloguing codes and the anatomy of AACR23. AACR2 general rules and rules for books4. AACR2 access points and headings5. FRBR and FRAD: the conceptual models underlying RDA6. RDA: the new standard for descriptive cataloguing7. Classification8. Dewey Decimal Classification9. Library of Congress Classification10. Subject access: LCSH, Children's Subject Headings and Sears List of Subject Headings11. MARC 21: digital formats for cataloguing and classification data12. Metadata
