Catalog It! thoughts and feelings pt 1

 So many acronyms and phrases to learn!

RDA - Resource Description and Access

MARC - MAchine Readable Cataloging

ALA - American Library Association

AACR - Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR2, AACR2-e, AACR2Rr?)

ISBD - International Standard Bibliographic Description

UWSSLEC - University of Wisconsin System School Library Education Consortium

IFLA - International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions.

FRAD - Functional Requirements for Authority Data

FRBR - Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records

WEMI - Work, Expression, Manifestation, Item


These 10 acronyms are just in the first 7 pages of the book.  While learning about the history of cataloging was interesting it was also difficult to follow because of all of these acronyms.  Luckily moving forward in the chapters only the most important ones are used.


MARC Records
Purpose, Layout, and Terms

I found the organization of the MARC record to be fascinating.  I have seen them before but learning exactly what all of the random symbols and letters mean really gave me a new understanding and appreciation for what they offer.  It is easy to pick out the Title, author, summary, page count, etc but I had no idea that there were codes for media type, size of the item, or material types.  The figures and reference images in the book will definitely come in handy in the future.

Websites and Databases to Utilize for Cataloging

MARC format for bibliographic data -https://loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/

Follett MARC resources - link didn't work but ask Follett Rep for assistance.

OCLC - info might vary slightly from the needs of the school library media center.

WorldCat - public catalog related to OCLC but no access to MARC records

Mitinet -MARC Wizard - subscription/membership needed. Probably best to stick with book vendor.


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