Cataloging and Classification

ISBN-13: 9781032078465 / Miękka / 2023 / 254 str.

Opis

To prepare library and information science (LIS) students to be successful cataloging practitioners in this changing landscape, this book provides a solid understanding of fundamental cataloging concepts, standards, and practices: their history, where they stand, and possibilities for the future.

Spis treści

Part 1: Fundamental Concepts in Cataloging 1. The Bibliographic Work: History, Theory, and Practice 2. Cataloging Principles and Objectives: History and Development 3. Authority Control Today: Principles, Practices, and Trends 4. Aboutness and Conceptual Analysis: A Review 5. Controlled Vocabularies: Past, Present and Future of Subject Access 6. Library Classification Systems in the U.S.: Basic Ideas and Examples Part 2: Fundamental Cataloging Standards and Practices 7. Descriptive Cataloging: The History and Practice of Describing Library Resources 8. Corporate Bodies: Access Points and Authority Control 9. Authority Control of Arabic Personal Names: RDA and Beyond 10. Records, Responsibility, and Power: An Overview of Cataloging Ethics 11. Cataloging Children’s Materials: Issues and Solutions

O autorze

Gretchen L. Hoffman is Professor in the School of Library and Information Studies at Texas Woman’s University, Denton, Texas, USA. Her primary teaching and research interests focus on cataloging and classification.

Karen Snow is Professor and the Ph.D. Program Director in the School of Information Studies at Dominican University, River Forest, Illinois, USA. Her primary teaching and research interests focus on cataloging, classification, and metadata.