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Course modules

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Asignment Summary

General course information

Books

Articles

Web Resources

Bibliographic tools

MARC tools

Verbal Subject Analysis

Classification tools

Shelflisting tools

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBJECT ANALYSIS BIBLIOGRAPHY

BOOKS

Authority Control in Organizing and Accessing Information: Definition and International Experience. Edited by Arlene G. Taylor and Barbara B. Tillett. New York: Haworth Information Press, 2004. IS: Z693.3.A88 I58 2003

Berman, Sanford. Prejudices and Antipathies: A Tract on the LC Subject Heads Concerning People. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., 1993. IS: Z695.1 S6B47 1993

Beyond the Book: Extending MARC for Subject Access. Edited by Toni Petersen and Pat Molholt. Boston: G.K. Hall, 1990. IS: Z699.4 M2B48 1990

Brown, A. G., in collaboration with D. W. Langridge and J. Mills. An Introduction to Subject Indexing. 2nd ed. London: Bingley, 1982. IS: Z695 B87 1982

Bureau of Canadian Archivists. Subject Indexing Working Group. Subject Indexing for Archives: the Report of the Subject Indexing Working Group. Ottawa: Bureau of Canadian Archivists, Planning Committee on Descriptive Standards, 1992. IS: Z695.2 B85 1992

Byrne, Deborah. MARC Manual: Understanding and Using MARC Records. 2nd ed. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1998. IS: Z699.35 M28B97 1998 [also available through NetLibrary]

Chan, Lois Mai. Library of Congress Subject Headings: Principles and Applications. 4th ed. Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, 2005. IS Library has 3rd ed.: Z695 Z8L5226 1995

Chan, Lois Mai. Library of Congress Subject Headings: Principles of Structure and Policies for Application. Annotated version. Washington, D.C.: Cataloging Distribution Service, Library of Congress, 1990. IS: Z695 Z8L5228 1990

Chan, Lois Mai. A Guide to the Library of Congress Classification. 5th ed. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1999. IS: Z696 U4C47 1999

Chan, Lois Mai, and Joan S. Mitchell. Dewey Decimal Classification: Principles and Application. 3rd ed., rev. for DDC 22. Dublin, Ohio: OCLC, 2003.

Classification of Library Materials: Current and Future Potential for Providing Access. Edited by Betty G. Bengtson and Janet Swan Hill. New York: Neal-Schuman, 1990. IS: Z696 A4C69 1990

Comaromi, John. Book Numbers: a Historical Study and Practical Guide to Their Use. Littleton, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1981. IS: Z698.C65

Cutter-Sanborn Three-Figure Author Table. Swanson-Swift revision, 1969. Distributed by Libraries Unlimited, Littleton, Colo. IS REF: f Z698 .C95 1969

Dewey Decimal Classification and Relative Index. Devised by Melvil Dewey. Edition 22, edited by Joan S. Mitchell, Julianne Beall, Giles Martin, Winton E. Matthews, Jr., Gregory R. New. Dublin, Ohio: OCLC Online Computer Library Center, 2003. 4 vols. IS: Z696 D52 2003

Dittmann, Helena and Jane Hardy. Learn Library of Congress Classification. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 2000. IS: Z696.U6 D58 2000

Drabenstott, Karen Markey, and Diane Vizine-Goetz. Using Subject Headings for Online Retrieval: Theory, Practice, and Potential. San Diego: Academic Press, 1994. IS: Z699.35 O55D73 1994

Ferguson, Bobby. Subject Analysis: Blitz Cataloging Workbook. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1998. IS: Z695.F385 1998

Ferl, Terry E., and L. Millsap. Subject Cataloging: A How-To-Do-It Workbook. New York: Neal-Schuman, 1991. IS: Z695 F39 1991

Foskett, A. C. The Subject Approach to Information. 5th ed. London: Library Assoc. Pub., 1996. IS: Z695 F66 1996

Fritz, Deborah A., and Richard J. Fritz. MARC21 for Everyone: A Practical Guide. Chicago: American Library Association, 2003. IS: Z699.35.M28 F75 2003

The Future of Subdivisions in the Library of Congress Subject Headings System: Report from the Subject Subdivisions Conference Sponsored by the Library of Congress, May 9-12, 1991. Edited by Martha O'Hara Conway. Washington, D.C.: Cataloging Distribution Service, Library of Congress, 1992. IS: Z695 Z8L529 1992

Ganendran, Jacki. Learn Library of Congress Subject Access. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press in cooperation with DocMatrix Pty Ltd, Canberra, Australia, 2000. IS: Z695.Z8 L5237 2000

Guide to Indexing and Cataloging with the Art and Architecture Thesaurus. Edited by Toni Petersen and Patricia J. Barnett. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994. IS: Z695.1 A7G85 1994

Guidelines on Subject Access to Individual Works of Fiction Drama, Etc. 2nd ed. Chicago: American Library Association, 2000. IS: Z695.1.L6 A9 2000

Hagler, Ronald. The Bibliographic Record and Information Technology. 3rd ed. Chicago: American Library Association, 1997. IS: Z699.35 M28H34 1997

Haykin, David Judson. Subject Headings: a Practical Guide. Washington, D.C.: U.S.G.P.O., 1951. IS: Z695 H36

Headings for Tomorrow: Public Access Display of Subject Headings. American Library Association, Subject Analysis Committee Subcommittee on the Display of Subject Headings in Subject Indexes in Online Public Access Catalogs. Chicago: American Library Association, 1992. IS: Z699.35 S92H43 1992

Hunter, Eric J. Classification Made Simple. 2nd ed. Aldershot, Eng.; Burlington, Vt.: Ashgate, 2002. IS: Z696 A4H86 2002

Lakoff, George. Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things: What Categories Reveal About the Mind. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1987. IS: P37 L344 1987

Langridge, D. W. Classification: Its Kinds, Elements, Systems and Applications. London: Bowker-Saur, 1992. IS: Z693 L14 1992

Langridge, D. W. Subject Analysis: Principles and Procedures. London: Bowker-Saur, 1989. IS: Z695 L27 1989

Mann, Thomas. Cataloging Quality, LC Priorities, and Models of the Library's Future. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1991. HILLMAN: LC 1.50:; 1 [MICROFORM]

Mann, Thomas. Doing Research at the Library of Congress: A Guide to Subject Searching in a Closed Stacks Library. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, Humanities and Social Sciences Division, 1994. IS: 710 M228 1995

Mann, Thomas. Library Research Models: A Guide to Classification, Cataloging, and Computers. New York: Oxford University Press, 1993. IS: Z711 M36 1993

Mann, Thomas. Oxford Guide to Library Research. 3rd ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005. IS Library has 2nd ed.: Z710 M23 1998

Marcella, Rita, and Arthur Maltby. The Future of Classification. Aldershot, Eng.; Brookfield, Vt.: Gower, 2000. IS: Z696.A4 F88 2000

Marcella, Rita, and Robert Newton. A New Manual of Classification. Aldershot, Eng.; Brookfield, Vt.: Gower, 1994.

Markey, Karen. Subject Searching in Library Catalogs: Before and After the Introduction of Online Catalogs. Dublin, Ohio: OCLC, 1984. IS: q Z695 M344 1984

Miksa, Francis L. The DDC, the Universe of Knowledge, and the Post-Modern Library. Paper presented at the Fourth International ISKO Conference, July 15-18, 1996. Washington D.C. Albany, N.Y.: OCLC Forest Press, 1998. IS: Z696.D7 M63 1998

Miksa, Francis L. The Development of Classification at the Library of Congress. Champaign, Ill.: University of Illinois, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, 1984.

Miksa, Francis L. The Subject in the Dictionary Catalog From Cutter to the Present. Chicago: American Library Association, 1983. IS: Z695 M45 1983

Mortimer, Mary. Learn Dewey Decimal Classification (Edition 21). Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 2000. IS: Z696.D7 M66 2000

Olson, Hope A. The Power to Name: Locating the Limits of Subject Representation in Libraries. Dordrecht, The Netherlands; Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002.

Olson, Hope A., and John J. Boll. Subject Analysis in Online Catalogs. 2nd ed. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 2001. IS: Z699.35 S92A46 2001

Sauperl, Alenka. Subject Determination during the Cataloging Process. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 2002. IS: Z695.S247 2002

Saye, Jerry D., with April J. Bohannan; MARC formatting with the assistance of Terri O. Saye. Manheimer's Cataloging and Classification: A Workbook. 4th ed. rev. and expanded. New York: Marcel Dekker, 2000. IS: Z693 S28 2000

Scott, Mona L. Conversion Tables: LC-Dewey, Dewey-LC, and LC Subject Headings-LC and Dewey. 2nd ed. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1999. IS: [has only earlier edition: Z696 U4S36 1993

Scott, Mona L. Dewey Decimal Classification, 22nd Edition: A Study Manual and Number Building Guide. Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, 2005.

Subject Control in Online Catalogs. Robert P. Holley, ed. New York: Haworth Press, 1989. (Also published as v. 10, nos. 1/2 of Cataloging & Classification Quarterly) IS: Z699.35 S92S83 1989

Subject Indexing: Principles and Practices in the 90's: Proceedings of the IFLA Satellite Meeting Held in Lisbon, Portugal, 17-18 August 1993. Munich: Saur, 1995. IS: Z695.S84 1995

Taylor, Arlene G. The Organization of Information. 2nd ed. Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, 2004. IS: Z666.5 T39 2004

Taylor, Arlene G. Wynar's Introduction to Cataloging and Classification. Revised 9th ed. Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, 2004. IS: Z693 .W94 2004

Taylor, Arlene G., with the assistance of Rosanna M. O'Neil. Cataloging with Copy: the Decision-Maker's Handbook. 2nd ed. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1988. IS: Z693.3 C67T38 1988

Theory of Subject Analysis: A Sourcebook. Edited by Lois Mai Chan, Phyllis A. Richmond, and Elaine Svenonius. Littleton, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1985. IS: Z695 T485 1985

 

ARTICLES

Austin, Derek. “PRECIS: Theory and Practice.” International Cataloguing 13 (January/March 1984): 9-12.

Barnett, Patricia J., and Toni Petersen. “Extending MARC to Accomodate Faceted Thesauri: The AAT Model” (In Beyond the Book: Extending MARC for Subject Access. Edited by Toni Petersen and Pat Molholt. Boston: G.K. Hall, 1990, pp. 7-23.)

Bates, Marcia J. “Rethinking Subject Cataloging in the Online Environment. Library Resources & Technical Services 33, no. 4 (October 1989): 400-412.

Bates, Marcia J. “Subject Access in Online Catalogs: A Design Model..” Journal of the American Society for Information Science 37 (1986): 357-376.

Chan, Lois Mai. “Inter-Indexer Consistency in Subject Cataloging.” Information Technology and Libraries 8 (Dec. 1989): 349-358.

Chan, Lois Mai. “A Subject Cataloging Code?” Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 10, nos. 1/2 (1989): 199-202.

Clavel-Merrin, Genevieve. "MACS (Multilingual Access to Subjects): A virtual Authority File Across Languages." Paper presented at Authority Control: Definition and International Experiences, International Conference, Florence, Italy, February 10-12, 2003. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 38, no 3/4 (2004): 323-330; also published in Authority Control in Organizing and Accessing Information: Definition and International Experience, ed. by Arlene G. Taylor and Barbara B. Tillett (New York: Haworth Information Press, 2004), p. 323-330.

Cristán, Ana L. "SACO and Subject Gateways." Paper presented at Authority Control: Definition and International Experiences, International Conference, Florence, Italy, February 10-12, 2003. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 38, no 3/4 (2004): 309-322; also published in Authority Control in Organizing and Accessing Information: Definition and International Experience, ed. by Arlene G. Taylor and Barbara B. Tillett (New York: Haworth Information Press, 2004), p. 309-322.

Cutter, Charles A. “Subjects.” (In Theory of Subject Analysis: A Sourcebook. Edited by L. M. Chan, P. A. Richmond, and E. Svenonius. Littleton, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1985, pp. 1-20.)

Dean, Rebecca. "FAST: Development of Simplified Headings for Metadata." Paper presented at Authority Control: Definition and International Experiences, International Conference, Florence, Italy, February 10-12, 2003. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 38, no 3/4 (2004): 331-352; also published in Authority Control in Organizing and Accessing Information: Definition and International Experience, ed. by Arlene G. Taylor and Barbara B. Tillett (New York: Haworth Information Press, 2004), p. 331-352. Also available: http://www.unifi.it/universita/biblioteche/ac/relazioni/dean_eng.pdf

Dooley, Jackie M., and Helena Zinkham. “The Object as 'Subject': Providing Access to Genres, Forms of Material, and Physical Characteristics” (In Beyond the Book: Extending MARC for Subject Access. Edited by Toni Petersen and Pat Molholt. Boston: G.K. Hall, 1990, pp. 43-80.)

Dykstra, Mary. "LC Subject Headings Disguised as a Thesaurus." Library Journal 113 (March 1, 1988): 42-46.

Dykstra, Mary. “The Lion That Squeaked.” Library Journal 103 (Sept. 1, 1978): 1570-1572.

Guenther, Rebecca S. “The Development and Implementation of the USMARC Format for Classification Data.” Information Technology and Libraries 11, no. 2 (June 1992): 120-131.

Haykin, David Judson. “Subject Headings: Fundamental Concepts.” (In Theory of Subject Analysis: A Sourcebook. Edited by L. M. Chan, P. A. Richmond, and E. Svenonius. Littleton, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1985, pp. 105- 111.)

Hill, Janet Swan. "Analog People for Digital Dreams: Staffing and Educational Considerations for Cataloging and Metadata Professionals." Library Resources & Technical Services 49, no. 1 (January 2005): 14-18.

Intner, Sheila S. “ASCR: The American Subject Cataloging Rules (Part 1)” Technicalities 8, no. 7 (July 1988): 5-7; “The Trouble with Harry: ASCR (Part 2)” Technicalities 8, no. 9 (September 1988): 5-7.

Larson, Ray R. “Between Scylla and Charybdis: Subject Searching in the Online Catalog.” Advances in Librarianship 15 (1991): 175-236.

Larson, Ray R. “The Decline of Subject Searching: Long-Term Trends and Patterns of Index Use in an Online Catalog.” Journal of the American Society for Information Science 42 (1991): 197-215.

Lee-Smeltzer, Kuang-Hwei (Janet). "Finding the Needle: Controlled Vocabularies, Resource Discovery, and Dublin Core." Library Collections, Acquisitions, & Technical Services 24 (2000): 205-215.

McFadden, David, and Gregory Tschann. “Objects.” (In Guide to Indexing and Cataloging with the Art and Architecture Thesaurus. Edited by T. Petersen and P. J. Barnett. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994, pp. 121- 161.)

Micco, Mary. “Subject Authority Control in the World of [the] Internet.” (Parts 1-2) ALCTS Newsletter 6 no. 5 (1995): A-D; 6, no. 6 (1995): A-D.

O'Neill, Edward T., Lois Mai Chan, Eric Childress, Rebecca Dean, Lynn M. El-Hoshy, and Diane Visine-Goetz. "Form Subdivisions: Their Identification and Use in LCSH." Library Resources & Technical Services 45, no. 4 (October 2001): 187-197.

Reynolds, Sally Jo. “In Theory There is No Solution: the Impediments to a Subject Cataloging Code.” Library Quarterly 59, no. 3 (July 1989): 223- 238.

Svenonius, Elaine. "LCSH: Semantics, Syntax and Specificity." Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 29, no. 1/2 (2000): 17-30.

Tartaglia, Stefano. "Authority Control and Subject Indexing Languages." Paper presented at Authority Control: Definition and International Experiences, International Conference, Florence, Italy, February 10-12, 2003. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 38, no 3/4 (2004): 365-377; also published in Authority Control in Organizing and Accessing Information: Definition and International Experience, ed. by Arlene G. Taylor and Barbara B. Tillett (New York: Haworth Information Press, 2004), p. 365-377.

Taylor, Arlene G. “On the Subject of Subjects,” Journal of Academic Librarianship. 21, no. 6 (Nov. 1995): 484-491.

Thomas, Pat. “Implementing DDC20.” DC& 5, no. 1 (March 1990): 7-8.

Walch, Victoria I. “Archives and Special Collections.” (In Guide to Indexing and Cataloging with the Art and Architecture Thesaurus. Edited by T. Petersen and P. J. Barnett. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994, pp. 87-100.)

Wellish, Hans H. "Aboutness and Selection of Topics." Key Words 4, no. 2 (Mar./Apr. 1996): 7-9.

Williamson, Nancy. "Classification in the Millennium." Online & CDROM Review 21, no. 5 (October 1997): 298-301.

Willis, Alfred. “Visual Resources.” (In Guide to Indexing and Cataloging with the Art and Architecture Thesaurus. Edited by T. Petersen and P. J. Barnett. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994, pp. 163-180.)

Wilson, Patrick. "Subjects and the Sense of Position," in Chan, Lois Mai, Phyllis A. Richmond, and Elaine Svenonius, eds. Theory of Subject Analysis: A Sourcebook. Littleton, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1985, pp. 253-268.

Wilson, Patrick, and Nick Robinson. “Form Subdivisions and Genre.” Library Resources & Technical Services 34, no. 1 (January 1990): 36- 43.

Woodward, Jeannett. “Cataloging and Classifying Information Resources on the Internet.” (In Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST), Vol. 31 (1996): 189-220.

Yee, Martha M. "Two Genre and Form Lists for Moving Image and Broadcast Materials: A Comparison." Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 31, no. 3/4 (2001): 237-295.

 

WEB Resources

ALA/ALCTS/CCS/Subject Analysis Committee/SAC Task Force on Library of Congress Subject Heading Revisions Relating to the Poor People's Policy. "Report on Proposed Headings, January 5, 2000." Available:
http://www.ala.org/ala/alctscontent/catalogingsection/catcommittees/subjectanalysis/lctf/ppp.pdf

Caplan, Priscilla. “You Call It Corn, We Call It Syntax-Independent Metadata for Document-Like Objects.” The Public-Access Computer Systems Review 6, no. 4 (1995): 19-23. http://info.lib.uh.edu/pr/v6/n4/capl6n4.html

Hemmasi, Harriette, David Miller, and Mary Charles Lasater; edited by Arlene G. Taylor. "Access to Form Data in Online Catalogs." (in "From Catalog to Gateway: Briefings from the CFFC," paper no. 13). ALCTS Newsletter Online 10, no. 4 (July 1999). Available: http://www.pitt.edu/~agtaylor/ala/papers/HemmasiFormData.pdf

Koch, Traugott, and Michael Day. The Role of Classification Schemes in Internet Resource Description and Discovery. Available: http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/desire/classification/

Levy, David M. “Cataloging in the Digital Order.” Paper given at “Digital Libraries '95: The Second Annual Conference on the Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries,” Austin, Texas, June 11-13, 1995. http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/DL95/papers/levy/levy.html

McKiernan, Gerry. Beyond Bookmarks: Schemes for Organizing the Web. Available: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/CTW.htm

National Information Standards Organization. Guidelines for the Construction, Format, and Management of Monolingual Controlled Vocabularies, ANSI/NISO Z39.19-200x (draft standard). Bethesda, Md.: NISO Press, 2005. Available: http://www.niso.org/standards/balloting.html [then click on "Download PDF"]

OCLC Office of Research. "Automatic Classification Research at OCLC." Available: http://www.oclc.org/research/projects/auto_class/default.htm

OCLC Office of Research. "FAST: Faceted Application of Subject Terminology." Available: http://www.oclc.org/research/projects/fast/default.htm

O'Neill, Edward T., and Lois Mai Chan. "FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology): A Simplified LCSH-Based Vocabulary." World Library and Information Congress: 69th IFLA General Conference and Council, 1-9 August 2003, Berlin. Available: http://www.ifla.org.sg/IV/ifla69/papers/010e-ONeill_Mai-Chan.pdf

Taylor, Arlene G. "Authority Control: Where It's Been and Where It's Going," from the conference: "Authority Control: Why It Matters," sponsored by NELINET, November 1, 1999, Worcester, MA. Available:
http://www.nelinet.net/edserv/conf/cataloging/cts/1999/taylor.htm

Vizine-Goetz, Diane. "Using Library Classification Schemes for Internet Resources." Available: http://staff.oclc.org/~vizine/Intercat/vizine-goetz.htm

 

 SELECTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CLASSIFICATION AND SUBJECT CATALOGING TOOLS

MARC | Verbal Subject Analysis | Classification | Shelflisting

 

GENERAL TOOLS

Banerjee, Kyle. "The Cataloging Calculator." http://home.earthlink.net/~banerjek/calculate

Cataloger's Desktop. Available on IS computer network within the IS building.

Cataloging and Classification Quarterly Home Page. http://www.catalogingandclassificationquarterly.com/

Cataloging Service Bulletin, no. 1- . Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1978- . Quarterly. [Supersedes Cataloging Service, bulletins 1-125 (1945-1978).] IS PERIODICALS

Classification Web (Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, Cataloging Distribution Service) Available: http://classificationweb.net/

"Dublin Core Metadata Initiative." Available: http://dublincore.org/

International Federation of Library Associations. Cataloging and Indexing of Electronic Resources. Available: http://www.ifla.org/II/catalog.htm

Library of Congress Online Catalog. Available: http://catalog.loc.gov/

Library of Congress. Program for Cooperative Cataloging. [Web Page] Available: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/

Memorial University of Newfoundland. Queen Elizabeth II Library. “Cataloguer's Toolbox”. Available: http://staff.library.mun.ca/staff/toolbox/

OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., home pages. Available: http://www.oclc.org/

OCLC Connexion. Available: http://connexion.oclc.org/

Princeton University Library's Cataloging Documentation. Catalog Division Documentation. Available: http://library.princeton.edu/departments/tsd/katmandu/catman.html

Sha, Vianne Tang. “Guidelines for Cataloging Internet Resources.” Available: http://www.itcompany.com/inforetriever/catinpol.htm

TPOT: Cataloging--Subject analysis and classification. Available: http://tpot.ucsd.edu/Cataloging/subj.html

University of Oregon Library, Metadata and Digital Library Services. [Home Page] Available: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/catdept/home/

 

MARC

Bibliographic Formats and Standards. 3rd ed. Dublin, Ohio: OCLC Online Computer Library Center, 2003. Available: http://www.oclc.org/bibformats/

MARC 21 Format for Authority Data; Including Guidelines for Content Designation. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, Cataloging Distribution Service, 1999. (1v., looseleaf) AVAILABLE IN CATALOGER'S DESKTOP ; MARC 21 Concise Format for Authority Data, available: http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/authority/ecadhome.html

MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data: Including Guidelines for Content Designation. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, Cataloging Distribution Service, 1999, 2 v. AVAILABLE IN CATALOGER'S DESKTOP ; MARC 21 Concise Format for Bibliographic Data, available: http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/ecbdhome.html

MARC 21 Format for Classification Data: Including Guidelines for Content Designation. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, Cataloging Distribution Service, 1999. (1 v., looseleaf) AVAILABLE IN CATALOGER'S DESKTOP ; MARC 21 Concise Format for Classification Data, available: http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/classification/eccdhome.html

Understanding MARC: Bibliographic. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress Cataloging Distribution Service, 2003.
Also available: http://www.loc.gov/marc/umb

 

VERBAL SUBJECT ANALYIS TOOLS

American Library Association, Subject Analysis Committee. (1993) "Definition of Form Data." Available: http://www.pitt.edu/~agtaylor/ala/form-def.htm

Documentation -- Methods for Examining Documents, Determining Their Subjects and Selecting Indexing Terms. Geneva: International Organization for Standardization, 1985. (ISO 5963-1985 (E)) IS: Photocopy on reserve

Fountain, Joanna F. Subject Headings for School and Public Libraries: An LCSH/Sears Companion. 3rd ed. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 2001. IS: Z695.Z8 L5235 2001

Free-floating Subdivisions: An Alphabetical Index. [new ed. each year]. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, Office for Subject Cataloging Policy. Professor's copy on reserve

Genre Terms: A Thesaurus for Use in Rare Book and Special Collection Cataloguing. 2nd ed. Bibliographic Standards Committee, Rare Books and Manuscripts Section, ACRL/ALA. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, 1991. IS: Z695.74 G46 1991

Guidelines for Indexes and Related Information Retrieval Devices. Draft ed. Oxon Hill, MD: NISO Press, 1993. ANSI/NISO Z39.4-199X. IS: Photocopy on reserve

Guidelines on Subject Access to Individual Works of Fiction, Drama, Etc. American Library Association, Subject Analysis Committee, Subcommittee on Subject Access to Individual Works of Fiction, Drama, etc. 2nd ed. Chicago: American Library Association, 2000. IS: Z695.1 L6 A9 2000

Guidelines on Subject Access to Microcomputer Software. Chicago: American Library Association, 1986. HILLMAN: Z695.615 .G84 1986

Library of Congress Subject Headings. 13th- ed. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, Office for Subject Cataloging Policy, 1990- . Annual. [IS has 17th ed., 1994] IS REF: Z695 U4749
LATEST VERSION AVAILABLE IN CLASIFICATION PLUS (CATALOGER'S DESKTOP)

Library of Congress Subject Headings Weekly Lists. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, Cataloging Policy and Support Office, January 1984- . 1997, no. 1-date. Available: http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/cpso.html [scroll three/fourths of the way down the page]

National Information Standards Organization. Guidelines for the Construction, Format, and Management of Monolingual Controlled Vocabularies, ANSI/NISO Z39.19-200x (draft standard). Bethesda, Md.: NISO Press, 2005. Available: http://www.niso.org/standards/balloting.html [then click on "Download PDF"]

Ogden, Joyce. Library of Congress Changed Subject Subdivisions. Olympia, WA: J. Ogden, 1999.

"SACO Program Description: Program for Cooperative Cataloging." Available: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/saco/saco.html

SACO Participants' Manual (written by Adam L. Schiff for the PCC). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, Cataloging Distribution Service, 2001. Available: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/saco/sacomanual.pdf
ALSO AVAILABLE IN CATALOGER'S DESKTOP

Subject Cataloging Manual: Subject Headings. [SCM:SH] 5th ed. Prepared by The Cataloging Policy and Support Office, Library of Congress. Washington, D.C.: Cataloging Distribution Service, Library of Congress, 1996- .
LATEST ED. AVAILABLE IN CATALOGER'S DESKTOP

Thesaurus for Graphic Materials. Compiled by Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress. Rev. ed. Washington, D.C.: Cataloging Distribution Service, Library of Congress, 1995. IS: Z695.27 L52 1995 ; Online version available: http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/print/cataloging.html

 

CLASSIFICATION TOOLS

BUBL Information Service. Available: http://www.bubl.ac.uk/

CyberDewey - DDC. Available: http://www.anthus.com/CyberDewey/CyberDewey.html

CyberStacks - LCC. Available: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/

Dewey, Melvil. Abridged Dewey Decimal Classification and Relative Index. 14th ed., edited by Joan S. Mitchell, et al. Dublin, Ohio: OCLC, 2004..

Dewey, Melvil. Dewey Decimal Classification and Relative Index. 22nd ed., edited by Joan S. Mitchell, Julianne Beall, Winton E. Matthews, Jr., Gregory R. New. Dublin, Ohio: OCLC Online Computer Library Center, 2003. AVAILABLE AS WEBDEWEY THROUGH OCLC CONNEXION [22nd ed available in print in IS: Z696 D52 2003]

Dewey Decimal Classification [home page]. Available: http://www.oclc.org/dewey/

Dewey Decimal Classification Updates. Available: http://www.oclc.org/dewey/updates/default.htm

"The Gale Group." [Publisher of SUPERLCCS™ . . .: Library of Congress Classification Schedules Combined with Additions and Changes.] Available: http://www.galegroup.com/ [click on "Browse Our Catalog," then search for "SUPERLCCS"]

LC Classification Outline. Washington, D.C., Library of Congress, Subject Cataloging Division, 1998- [Continuously updated]. http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/lcco.html

Library of Congress Classification: Classes A-Z. [various editions] Washington, D.C.: Cataloging Distribution Service, Library of Congress, 1933- . IS REF: Z696 U5
ALSO AVAILABLE THROUGH CLASSWEB

Library of Congress Classification Schedules [Classes A-Z]: A Cumulation of Additions and Changes through.... Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1974- . IS REF: Z696 U5

Library of Congress Classification Schedules Combined with Additions and Changes through...: [Classes A-Z]. Edited by Rita Runchock, Kathleen Droste, and Victoria A. Coughlin. Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1988- . Annual. IS REF: Z696 U5

Subject Cataloging Manual: Classification. 1st ed. Prepared by The Office for Subject Cataloging Policy, Library of Congress. Washington, D.C.: Cataloging Distribution Service, Library of Congress, 1992. Update, 1995. AVAILABLE IN CATALOGER'S DESKTOP

The WWW Virtual Library - LCC. Available: http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/pub/DataSources/bySubject/LibraryOfCongress.html

 

SHELFLISTING TOOLS

Banerjee, Kyle. "The Cataloging Calculator." http://home.earthlink.net/~banerjek/calculate/

Comaromi, John P. Book Numbers: a Historical Study and Practical Guide to Their Use. Littleton, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1981. IS: Z698 .C65

Cutter, Charles Ammi. C.A. Cutter's Three-Figure Author Table. Swanson- Swift revision, 1969. Distributed by Libraries Unlimited, Littleton, Colo. IS REF: f Z698 .C94

Cutter, Charles Ammi. C.A. Cutter's Two-Figure Author Table. Swanson- Swift revision, 1969. Distributed by Libraries Unlimited, Littleton, Colo. IS REF: f Z698 .C93 1969

Cutter-Sanborn Three-Figure Author Table. Swanson-Swift revision, 1969. Distributed by Libraries Unlimited, Littleton, Colo. IS REF: f Z698 .C95 1969

Subject Cataloging Manual: Shelflisting. 2nd ed. Prepared by the Cataloging Policy and Support Office, Library of Congress. Washington, D.C.: [Cataloging Distribution Service], Library of Congress, 1995. IS REF: Z698 L52 1987 [1st ed.]
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