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Reading and Tutorials for Cataloging Introduction

Supplementary Readings:

Tutorials:


Reading for Session 1

Bibliographic Processing Cataloging Rules:

MARC 21 Concise Bibliographic:

OCLC Bibliographic Formats and Standards:


Session 1

Lecture topics

Written exercise

Set 1

Online exercise

None

Reading for Session 2

Bibliographic Processing Cataloging Rules - 245:


Session 2

Review
Written set 1

Lecture topics

Written exercise

Set 2

Online exercise

Set 2

Reading for Session 3

Bibliographic Processing Cataloging Rules - 245:


Session 3

Review
Set 2

Lecture topics

Written exercise

Set 3

Online exercise

Set 3

Reading for Session 4

Bibliographic Processing Cataloging Rules:


Session 4

Review
Set 3

Lecture topics

Written exercise

Set 4

Online exercise

Set 4

Reading for Session 5

Bibliographic Processing Cataloging Rules - 260:


Session 5

Review
Set 4

Lecture topics

Written exercise

Set 5

Online exercise
Set 5

Reading for Session 6

Bibliographic Processing Cataloging Rules - 260:


Session 6

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

Online exercise

Set 6

Reading for Session 7

Bibliographic Processing Cataloging Rules - Fixed Fields:


Session 7

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

Online exercise

Set 7

Reading for Session 8

Bibliographic Processing Cataloging Rules:


Session 8

Review
Set 7

Lecture topics

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

Written exercise

Set 8

Online exercise

Set 8

Reading for Session 9 - Skipping

Bibliographic Processing Cataloging Rules:

  • 490 Series statement, |n and |p -- Yellow pages
  • Series -- General Info
  • 440 p. 1-8, p. 19-21 - White series documentation

Review

Supplementary Reading:


Session 9

Review
Set 8

Lecture topics

  • Tagging, indicators, and transcription rules for 490: Series statement |n and |p
  • Tagging, indicators, and transcription rules for 440
  • Review

Written exercise

Set 9

Online exercise

Set 9

Reading for Session 10

Bibliographic Processing Cataloging Rules:

  • Review all fields to date


Session 10

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

Supplementary Reading:


Series Introduction and LCAF Searching

Review
Set 10

Lecture topics

  • Series General Info, Searching series in LCAF via OCLC

Reading for Session 11

Bibliographic Processing Cataloging Rules:

Supplementary Reading:


Session 11

Review
Set 10

Lecture topics

  • Concept of uniform title
  • Review LCAF record information
  • Tagging, indicators, and transcription rules for 400

Written exercise

Set 11

Online exercise

Set 11

Reading for Session 12

Bibliographic Processing Cataloging Rules:

  • Review Series 440, 490, 830

Supplementary Reading:


Session 12

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:

Supplementary Reading:


Session 13

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:

Supplementary Reading:


Session 14

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:

Supplementary Reading:


Session 15

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:

Supplementary Readings:


Session 16

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:

Supplementary Readings:

  • Review


Session 17

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


Session 18

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


Break/Review

As needed -- trainee's choice

Authorization test

MLP Practice


Reading for first full level session

MARC 21 Concise Bibliographic:
  • 050
  • 090 (all subfields) -- ignore sections referring to serials and don't panic! It's not as bad as it looks!


Full Level Session 1

Lecture topics

  • 050
  • 090

Written exercise

090 Level Worksheet

Online exercise

Continue MLPing of books

Reading for the next session

MARC 21 Concise Bibliographic:


Full Level Session 2

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:


Full Level Session 3

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:


Full Level Session 4

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


Full Level Session 5

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

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