Cataloging and Metadata Services

Authority Control
Contains policies and procedures for doing authority work and for processing reports supplied by our authority control vendor. For establishing names for contribution to NACO, see the NACO page.

Call Numbers - Classification and Cuttering
Links from this page include tables for cuttering information, volume designators, portions of selected classification tables and a Location list for items in The CAT.

Descriptive Cataloging
Includes information on 2002 revisions to AACR2.

Electronic Resources Cataloging
Contains policies and procedures for cataloging electronic resources, as well as links to tools and resources relating to electronic resources and metadata.

Internet Tools
Contains links to tools and information for HTML authoring as well as links to search engines/indexes, shareware sites, and Penn State links.

Language Tools
Contains links to dictionaries, encyclopedias, thesauri, and other language reference materials.

Links
Contains links to sites related to cataloging, including professional organizations and information, links to catalogs of other libraries, and other links of interest.

Local Procedures
Information pertaining to the operations of the Department, including information about cataloging rules, handling and routing of materials, and keeping statistics.

MARC Tagging
Contains links to information about the systems most used in Cataloging Services, including tagging manuals and standards, language, geographic and other codes used in MARC records.

Names Authority and NACO Resources
Contains links to documentation and resources used to establish names that Penn State catalogers contribute to the LC National Authority File.

OCLC
Includes a link to the OCLC Home Page and to documentation, services, tools and information provided by OCLC.

Subject Headings
Contains links to documentation and resources relating to subject cataloging.

Team Documentation
Format specific and general cataloging documentation is available on the Team Pages.

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Cataloging and Metadata Services
126 Paterno Library
University Park, PA 16802-1808

Phone: (814) 865-1755
Fax: (814) 863-7293
Email: Cataloging