Cataloging and Classification: Back to Basics

ISBN-13: 9781032078458 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 254 str.

Gretchen L. Hoffman; Karen Snow

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