Unlocking the Mysteries of Cataloging: A Workbook of Examples

(Paperback, 2nd edition)

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Ideal for students and both beginning and practicing catalogers in public, school, and academic libraries, this updated workbook offers targeted, hands-on exercises that enhance understanding of description, classification, subject analysis, subject heading application, and MARC 21 subject analysis. Like the first edition, this updated workbook has a straightforward goal: to help expand and improve the effectiveness of library catalogs. It is designed to supplement existing textbooks by providing exercises in AACR2r and RDA description, classification, subject analysis, and MARC protocols. Particular attention is given to problems that may arise when cataloging books as well as multimedia combinations, 3-D items, toys, natural objects, maps, printed and performed music, bilingual materials, and electronic files. Through the exercises, you will better understand the overall process of cataloging an item and making a record, the application of RDA in producing records, the steps for cataloging new media, and the differences in records using RDA or AACR2r. To enhance the exercises, the workbook incorporates photographs of real materials and offers questions for consideration. There is also a companion website with enlargeable color graphics. The site provides complete answer records and additional indexes for instructors to use in selecting examples for specific elements in the record. For students, new or advanced, selected MARC answer records are included, as are special lists, forms, and indexes leading to the tools any cataloger will need. Student Resources Exercises The images from the exercises in the book are included in this section in a larger format for closer examination. Exercises MARC Template For use in drafting cataloging records for all types of elements. MARC Template Instructor's Resources MARC and RDA answer records are provided to instructors upon request. Please contact CustomerService@abc-clio.com for more information.

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Impressively well constructed, organized, profusely illustrated and presented, Unlocking the Mysteries of Cataloging: A Workbook of Examples is very highly recommended for academic Library Science reference collections, curriculum supplements, and supplemental studies reading lists. * Midwest Book Review *
I highly recommend this book to cataloging instructors and students who never seem to have enough examples and practice exercises, and to selectors for libraries that support library science curricula. It also makes an excellent resource for copy catalogers who are trying to understand the changes they are seeing in catalog records. * Technical Services Quarterly *

Author Bio

Elizabeth Haynes, MLS, PhD, is associate professor and director of the School of Library and Information Science, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg. Joanna F. Fountain, MLS, PhD, teaches online at San Jose State University, CA, and Sam Houston State University, TX. Michele Zwierski, MLS, is the head of cataloging for the Nassau Library System, a 54-member public library consortium on Long Island, NY.