Standard Cataloging for School and Public Libraries - Hardcover

Intner, Sheila S.; Weihs, Jean

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 087287737X ISBN 13: 9780872877375

Publisher: Libraries Unlimited Inc, 1990

Synopsis

This work offers a solid foundation for standard practices of cataloging and bibliographic control in the United States and Canada. The authors examine pertinent issues regarding bibliographic services, including the computerization of bibliographic systems (both large networks and local systems), and they review the major considerations in decision making about cataloging and classification, shelving, and public catalogs. In addition, this edition incorporates cataloging rule changes, MARC format integration changes, and other approved material.

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Review

."..recommended as a useful resource for a cataloger with some experience and wanting to improve knowledge of the background and context of cataloging and to consolidate understanding of the application of cataloguing rules and use of the cataloging tools, or as a reference tool on specific aspects of cataloging. It would be especially useful for sole catalogers working in a smaller library or for librarians for whom cataloging forms only a part of their job. The book would also be a useful read for any library manager seeking improved understanding of both the background to, and the practical process of, cataloging." -

Library Collections, Acquisitions, & Technical Services

."..Evidence, say Intner and Weihs, 'that catalogers working in local libraries and media centres can anticipate taking more, not less, responsibility for organizing their materials. They may also be expected to assume a larger share of the work on standards and policies in a new multi-institutional model of librarianship in cataloguing and classification. In a distributed leadership environment, knowledgeable librarians and media specialists at the grassroots level will be especially important'. You have been warned - now buy the book! Starting with the 'functions of the catalog' and the need to conform to standard practice, the authors lead the reader to the decisions that need to be made in relation to descriptive cataloguing, subject cataloguing, classification, call number assignment and encoding for computer input. These elements are then considered in more detail in separate chapters." -

Library Journal

..".Evidence, say Intner and Weihs, 'that catalogers working in local libraries and media centres can anticipate taking more, not less, responsibility for organizing their materials. They may also be expected to assume a larger share of the work on standards and policies in a new multi-institutional model of librarianship in cataloguing and classification. In a distributed leadership environment, knowledgeable librarians and media specialists at the grassroots level will be especially important'. You have been warned - now buy the book! Starting with the 'functions of the catalog' and the need to conform to standard practice, the authors lead the reader to the decisions that need to be made in relation to descriptive cataloguing, subject cataloguing, classification, call number assignment and encoding for computer input. These elements are then considered in more detail in separate chapters." - Library Journal

"This guide keeps getting better and better as a concise guide to the process of cataloging, from description to classification to subject headings of print and multimedia materials. It is useful as a text for beginning cataloging classes and as one for personal study." - Teacher Librarian

." . . the general principles remain sound and for North American libraries, and others for whom these standards apply, this is an excellent instructional primer." - Library Review

..".recommended as a useful resource for a cataloger with some experience and wanting to improve knowledge of the background and context of cataloging and to consolidate understanding of the application of cataloguing rules and use of the cataloging tools, or as a reference tool on specific aspects of cataloging. It would be especially useful for sole catalogers working in a smaller library or for librarians for whom cataloging forms only a part of their job. The book would also be a useful read for any library manager seeking improved understanding of both the background to, and the practical process of, cataloging." - Library Collections, Acquisitions, & Technical Services

"This guide keeps getting better and better as a concise guide to the process of cataloging, from description to classification to subject headings of print and multimedia materials. It is useful as a text for beginning cataloging classes and as one for personal study." - Teacher Librarian

..".Evidence, say Intner and Weihs, 'that catalogers working in local libraries and media centres can anticipate taking more, not less, responsibility for organizing their materials. They may also be expected to assume a larger share of the work on standards and policies in a new multi-institutional model of librarianship in cataloguing and classification. In a distributed leadership environment, knowledgeable librarians and media specialists at the grassroots level will be especially important'. You have been warned - now buy the book! Starting with the 'functions of the catalog' and the need to conform to standard practice, the authors lead the reader to the decisions that need to be made in relation to descriptive cataloguing, subject cataloguing, classification, call number assignment and encoding for computer input. These elements are then considered in more detail in separate chapters." - Library Journal

." . . the general principles remain sound and for North American libraries, and others for whom these standards apply, this is an excellent instructional primer." - Library Review

..".recommended as a useful resource for a cataloger with some experience and wanting to improve knowledge of the background and context of cataloging and to consolidate understanding of the application of cataloguing rules and use of the cataloging tools, or as a reference tool on specific aspects of cataloging. It would be especially useful for sole catalogers working in a smaller library or for librarians for whom cataloging forms only a part of their job. The book would also be a useful read for any library manager seeking improved understanding of both the background to, and the practical process of, cataloging." - Library Collections, Acquisitions, & Technical Services

About the Author

SHEILA S. INTNER is Professor and Director, Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts. She has received several awards, including ALA's Margaret Mann Citation Award for outstanding contributions to education for cataloging and classification.::Weihs /f Jean /b JEAN WEIHS is Principal Consultant, Technical Services Group, Toronto, Ontario. She has received the Margaret Mann Citation in Cataloging and Classification and was the first recipient of the John Comaromi Lectureship.

Edition details

• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited Inc
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 087287737X
• ISBN 13: 9780872877375
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 208