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Training Schedule | Supplementary Readings

Supplementary Readings:

• Notes on Bibliographic Concepts
• Intro to MARC Tagging
• Order Records

Tutorials:

• Introduction to MARC Tagging: An OCLC Tutorial - covers the descriptive fields, 2XX-5XX
• Understanding MARC Bibliographic: Machine-Readable Cataloging

Bibliographic Processing Cataloging Rules:

• Introduction
• Fixed Fields - LAN
• 010 - Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN)

MARC 21 Concise Bibliographic:

• 010

OCLC Bibliographic Formats and Standards:

• Language Code
• 010

Lecture topics

• Concept of minimum level processing (MLP) vs. Full Level Processing (FLP)
• Bibliographic concepts:
• Transcription of descriptive fields
• Choice and form of entry
• Tagging, indicators, and transcription rules for Fixed Fields, 010

Written exercise

Set 1 (will be done in class)

Online exercise

None

Reading for Session 2

Bibliographic Processing Cataloging Rules - 245:

• I. General Information
• II. 245|a -- Title Proper
• IV. 245|b -- Other Title Information

Review

Written set 1

Lecture topics

Tagging, indicators, and transcription rules for 245 |a and |b

Written exercise

Set 2 (will be done in class)

Online exercise

Set 2

Reading for Session 3

Bibliographic Processing Cataloging Rules - 245:

• III. 245|n, |p -- Number and name of part or section
• V. 245|c -- Statement of responsibility
• VI. Parallel titles

Review

Set 2

Lecture topics

• 245 |n, |p: Number and name of part or section
• 245 |c: Statement of responsibility
• 245 Parallel titles

Written exercise

Set 3 (will be done in class)

Online exercise

Set 3

Reading for Session 4

Bibliographic Processing Cataloging Rules:

• 250 - Edition statement
• 020 - International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
• 500 - General Note
• 546 - Language Note

Review

Set 3

Lecture topics

• Tagging, indicators and transcription rules for 250: Edition statement
• 020: ISBN
• 500: Notes

Written exercise

Set 4 (will be done in class)

Online exercise

Set 4

Reading for Session 5

Bibliographic Processing Cataloging Rules - 260:

• I. General Info
• II. 260|a Place of Publication
• III. 260|b Name of Publisher

Review

Set 4

Lecture topics

• Tagging, indicators, and transcription rules for 260: Imprint, |a and |b

Written exercise

Set 5 (will be done in class)

Online exercise

Set 5

Reading for Session 6

Bibliographic Processing Cataloging Rules - 260:

• IV. 260|c: -- Date of Publication

Review

Set 5

Lecture topics

• Tagging, indicators, and transcription rules for 260: Imprint, |a and |b continued
• 260 |c: Publication date

Written exercise

Set 6 (will be done in class)

Online exercise

Set 6

Reading for Session 7

Bibliographic Processing Cataloging Rules - Fixed Fields:

• Dat_Tp -- Type of date
• Date1, Date2
• Reprints

Review

Set 6

Lecture topics

• Tagging, indicators, and transcription rules for 008 DAT TYP:
• Type of date
• 008 DT1, DT2: Dates
• Reprints

Written exercise

Set 7 (will be done in class)

Online exercise

Set 7

Reading for Session 8

Bibliographic Processing Cataloging Rules:

• 300 - Physical Description (Collation)

Review

Set 7

Lecture topics

• Tagging, indicators, and transcription rules for 300: Collation

Written exercise

Set 8 (will be done in class)

Online exercise

Set 8

Reading for Session 9 - Skipping

Bibliographic Processing Cataloging Rules - Series:

• I. Series Overview
  
• III. 440

Review

Supplementary Reading:

• Series Tracing

Review

Set 8

Lecture topics

• Tagging, indicators, and transcription rules for 440
• Review

Written exercise

Set 9 (will be done in class)

Online exercise

Set 9

Reading for Session 10

Bibliographic Processing Cataloging Rules:

• Review all fields to date

Review

Set 8

Lecture topics

Review fields (trainee's choice)

Written exercise

None

Online exercise

Set 10 (please note that all sets are online)

Reading for LCAF Searching

Bibliographic Processing Cataloging Rules:

• 4XX/8XX Series Statement --- I. Series Overview
  

Supplementary Reading:

• Series Tracing
• Key to OCLC Series Authority Record

Review

Set 10

Lecture topics

• Series General Info, Searching series in LCAF via OCLC

Reading for Session 11

Bibliographic Processing Cataloging Rules:

• 4XX/8XX Series Statement
• III. 440
• II. 490
• IV. 830

Supplementary Reading:

• Series Tracing (Review)

Review

Set 10

Lecture topics

• Concept of uniform title
• Review LCAF record information

Written exercise

Set 11

Online exercise

Set 11

Reading for Session 12

Bibliographic Processing Cataloging Rules - Series:

• Review Series 440, 490, 830

Supplementary Reading:

• Series Tracing (Review)

Review

Set 11

Lecture topics

• Concept of series statement vs. series added entry and the relationship between 490 second indicator value 1 and 8XX
• Tagging, indicators, and transcription rules for 490, 830

Written exercise

Set 12

Online exercise

Set 12

Reading for Session 13

Bibliographic Processing Cataloging Rules:

• Choice --
• General Info
• II. A. Personal Author only
• III. A. Personal Author only
• X00: Personal names

Supplementary Reading:

• Logic and Structure of Heading Fields

Review

Set 12

Lecture topics

• Concept of main entry and added entry
• Logic and structure of Name fields (X00): Uniformity of subfields and indicators
• Relationship between 245 indicator 1 value 1 and presence of main entry
• Choice of main and added entries for personal names
• Form of entry for personal names

Written exercise

Set 13

Online exercise

Set 13

Reading for Session 14

Bibliographic Processing Cataloging Rules:

• Choice, IIC. Title main entry only
• Choice, sections IV-VIII (X00|t)
• 246
• 740
• Series 800

Supplementary Reading:

• Collections

Review

Set 13

Lecture topics

• Concept and indicators of title entries (245, 440, 246, 740, 830)
• Concept of author/title entries (X00 |t)
• Choice of entry -- title main entry
• Collections, parallel titles, and title added entries, variant titles

Written exercise

Set 14

Online exercise

Set 14

Reading for Session 15

Bibliographic Processing Cataloging Rules:

• Choice, sections I-II (corporate bodies references)
• X10: Corporate bodies (|a only), sections I-III

Supplementary Reading:

• Corporate main entry 21.1B2

Review

Set 14

Lecture topics

• Tagging, indicators, and subfields for X10: Corporate body
• Choice of main and added entries for corporate bodies
• Form of entry for corporate bodies

Written exercise

Set 15

Online exercise

Set 15

Reading for Session 16

Bibliographic Processing Cataloging Rules:

• X10 |b: Subordinate bodies,sections IV-VI

Supplementary Readings:

• Corporate main entry 21.1B2
• Conference Identification

Review

Set 15

Lecture topics

• Choice and form of entry for corporate names with subordinate bodies

Written exercise

Set 16

Online exercise

Set 16

Reading for Session 17

Bibliographic Processing Cataloging Rules:

• Review X10

Supplementary Readings:

• Review

Review

Set 16

Lecture topics

• Review X10
• Discuss serial recognition

Written exercise

Set 17

Online exercise

Set 17

Reading for Session 18

Bibliographic Processing Cataloging Rules:

• Review

Supplementary Readings:

• Review

Review

Set 17

Lecture topics

• Review

Written exercise

None

Online exercise

Input earlier sets, all fields, for review

Reading for the next session

Bibliographic Processing Cataloging Rules:

• Review all fields to date

As needed -- trainee's choice

Authorization test

MLP Practice

MARC 21 Concise Bibliographic:

• 050

Lecture topics

050

Written exercise

090 Level Worksheet

Online exercise

Continue MLPing of books

Reading for the next session

MARC 21 Concise Bibliographic:

• 6XX,600, 610, 611, 630, 631

Review

090 Level Worksheet

Lecture topics

• Subject tagging (6XX)

Written exercise

Subject Tagging Worksheet

Online exercise

Continue MLPing of books

Reading for the next session

Record Creation:

• Field-by-field Guidelines:
  Fixed Fields, 010, 019, 020, 1XX/7XX, X30, X31, 240, 245, 246, 250, 260, 300, 5XX, 7XX, 740

Review

None

Lecture topics

• Form, 008, 010, 019, 020, 1XX/7XX, X30, X31, 240, 245, 246,250, 260, 300, 5XX, 7XX, 740

Written exercise

None

Online exercise

Continue MLPing of books

Reading for the next session

Record Creation:

• General Information, especially Policy on Acceptance of Copy
• Referrals
• Paperwork Completion
• Match Criteria
• Post Processing Distribution

Review

None

Lecture topics

• Record creation and full MARC processing
• Paperwork completion
• New titles, SmartPorting, Transfers, Shelflisting

Written exercise

None

Online exercise

Begin processing in full MARC

Review

None

Lecture topics

• MARC CIP processing
• Deleting records, Macros, Searching, Date Cataloged, Home Locations/Status, Placing Holds

Written exercise

None

Online exercise

Process Full MARC and CIP material