Cataloging Manual

University of Wisconsin System School of Library Education Consortium

Classification, broadly defined, is the act of organizing the universe of knowledge into some systematic order. It has been considered the most fundamental activity of

the human mind. — "Cataloguing and Classification: An Introduction"

Lois Mai Chan

Loretta Ann Veers 2011

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Preface

The following manual will provide a straightforward guide to introductory cataloging. Key components to cataloging are consistency and attention to detail. Throughout the manual there will be graphics to aid in understanding as well as resources to help deepen essential understanding of cataloging standards and rules. The manual will walk you through inputting information into a MAchine Readable Cataloging (MARC) record. This record has fields, sometimes also called tags (we will use fields) that are used to input information about an information package, the item(s) we are cataloging. MARC records make it possible for a user to search the catalog, find and locate their desired resources. The tone is more conversational, hopefully to ease any anxiety and concerns about the catalog process. For the purposes of this guide we will use one specific item in order for the reader to better grasp the process of building a bibliographic record for one item. This particular item does not require all of the possible fields and subfields, and therefore this is not an authoritative manual for comprehensive cataloging. This manual will cover the eight areas of description of the surrogate record as well as intellectual access through subject headings and classification using the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC). Table of Contents - Index Definitions………………………………………………………………………………………. 3 Title of Responsibility Field 245/246 …………………………………………………...…4 - 5 Authorized Name Heading Field 100 ……………………………………………………..6 - 7 Contributors Field 7XX ………………………………………………………………………...7 Edition Information Field 250 …………………………………………………………………7 Material Specific Details Field 255 …………………………………………………………… 7 Publication, Distribution, Etc. Field 260 …………………………………………………..7 - 8 Physical Description Field 300 ……………………………………………………………..8 - 9 Series Statement Field 490/800-830 …………………………………………………...….9 -10 Notes Area Field 5XX …………………………………………………………………………10 Standard Numbers Field 01X – 09X ……………………………………………………12 - 14 Dewey Classification ……………………………………………………………… …13, 17, 18 Library of Congress Classification …………………………………………………………..14 Intellectual Access …………………………………………………………………………….14 Controlled vocabulary ………………………………………………………………………..14 Subject headings ………………………………………………………………………………14 Library of Congress …………………………………………………………………...14 Sears ……………………………………………………………………………..….15 -16 Cutter Number Table…………………………………………………………………………….…...17-18 Full sample MARC record …………………………………………………….………....18 -19 Cataloging Resources …………………………………………………………….…..………20

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Definitions and Common Acronyms

* Definitions courtesy of Allison Kaplan and Anne Riedling: Catalog It!, unless otherwise cited. Anglo-American Cataloging Rules (AACR): “designed for use in the construction of catalogues and other lists in general libraries of all sizes. The rules cover the description of, and the provision of access points for, all library materials commonly collected at the present time. “ Area: major section of the surrogate record, comprising data of a particular category or set of categories. Bibliographic Record: the organized description of an information package, regardless of form. Controlled Vocabulary: a list of terms authorized for indexing. Delimiter: In the MARC format, a symbol identifying the start of a subfield i.e. $. Field: A three digit code that is part of the MARC record relating to one area of description i.e. author’s name, subject heading etc. (*see Tag) Fixed Field: a field containing a fixed amount of data in a specific format. Indicator: In MARC format, two spaces after the field number, either blank or numerical values, defines how the computer will deal with information in the subfields. International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD): International standard that defines the punctuation found in the surrogate record. International Standard Book Number (ISBN): either a 10- or 13- digit number unique to the published title. MAchine Readable Cataloging (MARC): identifying codes are used to make the areas of description about an information package accessible and understandable to a computer. These are the records that are searched when a patron utilizes the digital library catalog. Surrogate Record: library databases are surrogate records, which means that intellectual and physical data has been taken from an information package and arranged according of AACR rules. Tag: a three-digit code identifying a line in the MARC format, also called a field. (*see Field)

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Subfields  

Before we begin with building a MARC record, a fundamental understanding of a field with its basic structure and components in a visual format may be helpful. Diagram1:

Item for Consideration: The Creation of Feminist Consciousness: From the Middle Ages to Eighteen-Seventy, authored by Gerda Lerner, 1993 AREA 1 There are eight areas of description in a MARC record. These areas encompass various

three digit numbers and they are not numerically ordered. Jumping around here will

benefit you as the main point is to understand the areas, not creating a record in

numerical fashion.

It is best when beginning a record to begin with the title and statement of responsibility.

These are found in our first area, Area 1. In the first area, we have the fields 245 and 246,

1XX and 7XX fields.

Area 245 and 246 are the title proper and statement of responsibility. The 245 field

contains the title proper and individuals responsible for the intellectual content of the

actual item, examples being author, illustrator, photographer editor etc. The 245 field

cannot be repeated. Your source of information for the 245 field for a print item is the

title page. Let’s look at the information provided.

Diagram 2:

THE CREATION OF FEMINIST

CONSCIOUSNESS

From the Middle Ages To Eighteen-seventy

∼ GERDA LERNER

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

NEW YORK OXFORD

teen-Tv

aaa  bb  $a   /  $b   :  $c  

Field#    

Indicators

Delimiter  

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Our 245 field will have the title proper, subtitle and author’s name. There are various

subfields, however, for this item there will be a subfield $a for the title proper, subfield

:$b for other or subtitle and a subfield /$c for the author’s name. The field ends with a

full stop. In this instance it is an ending period.

Be aware of punctuation before and after subfields and at the end of the field.

For our two indicators, we will have a 1 in the first position telling us that there will be

information in the 1XX field.* The second position is used for filing purposes, 0-9. The

second indicator will tell the computer how many places to skip before filing. Our title

starts with the word “THE” and we know that we do not file using the word “the”,

therefore we begin our filing with the word CREATION. We will tell the computer to

skip four places before filing. The second indicator will be 4, three spaces for the word

“THE” and one space for the blank.

Here is our 245 field: 245 14 $aThe creation of feminist consciousness : $bfrom the Middle Ages to eighteen-seventy / $cGerda Lerner. Notice that the title is not capitalized, as would be proper in a grammar class. This is a

throwback from the days of the manual typewriter. Capitalization took more time and

therefore was eliminated for expediency sake.

Our next field in this area in the 246 field. This field is for variances of the title. For

example if our title was Feminism in Eighteen-Seventy, we might add a 246 field with

the year numerically represented, as 1870. The 246 field may help in recovering the

desired title by offering an alternative title. However, as is, our item’s title would not

differ substantially and as a rule of thumb, variances past five words, need not be

recorded.

*Referring back to our 245 field indicator it was stated that we would have a 1XX field.

The 1XX field is a main access point with the author's personal name. In this field we

must make sure that we are using an authorized name heading from the Library of

Congress Authorities. The Authorities are located at http://authorities.loc.gov/. When

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developing subject headings, the same process will be used for searching for authorized

headings.

Here is how we go about finding the name authorities heading:

Diagram 3: Diagram 4:

The 1XX entry will allow the user to find access to materials by author name. This field

is not repeatable. If there is a joint author, their name will be placed in the 700 field with

proper relator. Our first indicator will be coded 1 for the surname. This is the most

common, however, there is also coding for forename entry. The second entry will be

blank and this field ends in a full stop. The hyphen serves as final punctuation.

1.  

2.    

3.  

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Here is the 100 field entry:

100 1_ $aLerner, Gerda, $d1920- The 7XX field provides another point of access through the names of other contributors

to the intellectual content. Here we might find joint author, illustrator, photographer,

director and so forth. Since there are no other contributors to this item the 7XX fields

need not be recorded and will be absent from the record.

AREA 2 Continuing onto area 2 is the edition field, 250. This is the edition statement and we will

find our necessary information on the title page and title page verso, the page on the

back of the title page. Our item does not have any edition information on either page

and so we will not record data into this field and it will be absent from the record. For

knowledge sakes, let us suppose this book was a fourth edition. The 250 field would be

recorded as follows:

250 __ $a4th ed. In this field indicators are blank, numbers are always numerically abbreviated and it

ends in a full stop.

AREA 3 The third area is for material specific details and pertain to non-print items only. This

field does not apply to our item.

AREA 4 In the fourth area, field 260, the Marc Diagram 5:

record is used to display the publication,

distribution, release information and so

forth. To find this information, look at the

book’s title page and title page verso. The

information from Lerner’s title and title

page verso is as follows:

Obviously, to list all of these cities in a

MARC record would be a nightmare. So,

a few rules to remember:

• Record the first location given and/or the most prominently displayed

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Oxford New York Toronto

Delhi Bombay Calcutta Madras Karachi Kuala Lumpur Singapore Hong Kong Tokyo

Nairobi Dar es Salaam Cape Town Melbourne Auckland Madrid

and associated companies in

Berlin Ibadan

Copyright © 1993

 

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• Since we are cataloging in the United States, we will record London and

New York, if London were mentioned second, we would not record it

• For a city that is not easily recognizable, abbreviate the state name according

to AACR Appendix B, B.14. A copy can be found at:

http://llts.stanford.edu/countries.html.

• For other countries, use the MARC Code List located at:

http://www.loc.gov/marc/countries/countries_name.html , for the

approved abbreviations.

City names are recorded in the $a subfield, publisher name in subfield $b and

publication day in subfield $c.

The 260 field for our item is: 260 __ $aLondon ;$aNew York :$bOxford University Press, Inc.,$cc1993. Notice that both indicators are blank and the field ends in a full stop. Punctuation

should be noted. If there is more than one subfield $a, separate by a semicolon. Use a

colon before subfield $b and a comma before subfield $c. Incorporated has been

abbreviated. Abbreviate the publisher’s name into the shortest recognizable manner.

Make note of the double “c” in the last field. The first “c” represents the subfield and

the second refers to copyright date. Record the most recent date and if in doubt of a

publication date, make an educated guess and place the date in brackets [ … ]. This tells

the viewer that this information maybe inaccurate.

AREA 5 Get out your ruler! Area 5 is the area of physical description. Here the record will

account for the size of the item, pages, running time, number of cassettes or disks. The

first subfield $a is pagination. Our book begins with a page set numbered with Roman

numerals, the last page of the set, xii will be recorded followed by a comma. The second

set of pages ends with the last page of 395. The first component of the field, the

indicators are blank and a p. will end the subfield.

• 300 __ $axii, 395 p. The 300 field is not finished yet. There will not be a subfield $b, since this field relates

information about illustrations, which our item does not have. Subfield $c is the size of

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the item recorded in centimeters. Only full measurements are entered, no decimal

points or fractions. Our item is 20.25 cm. Being that it is below .5, we record to the

nearest centimeter, 20 cm. Subfield $c begins with a “;”, there is a full stop at the end of

the field.

• 300 __ $a xii, 395 p. ; $c 20 cm. AREA 6 Area 6 concerns the series statement. The rules governing this field changed in 2008, at

which time MARC standards made the 440 field obsolete. Here is the field definition

from the Library of Congress MARC Standards:

“Field 490 does not serve as a series added entry. When field 490 is used and a series

added entry is desired, both the series statement (field 490) and a corresponding

series added entry (fields 800-830) are recorded in the bibliographic record.”

http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd490.html

On the title page verso information regarding the series is located in two areas. Diagram 6:

Lerner, Gerda, 1920- The creation of feminist consciousness:

From the Middle Ages to Eighteen-seventy Gerda Lerner.

p. cm. (Women and history ; v. 2) Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-19-506604-9 ISBN 0-19-509060-8 (pbk.)

1. Women – History. 2. Feminist theory –History. 3. Women intellectuals – History. 4. Civilization, Western – History.

I. Title. II. Series: Lerner, Gerda, 1920- Women and history ; v. 2. HQ1121.L47 1986 vol.2

305.42 92-20411 In our 490 field, we will have an indicator of 1. This indicator will require a

corresponding 800 field entry in the bibliographic record to provide the series added

entry. The second indicator is blank. Our first highlighted area will provide information

for the 490 field. Here we see the series title and the volume number. The series title in

subfield $a is followed by a space and semicolon and subfield $v is v. 2 as noted above.

This field does not end in a full stop.

490 1_ $aWomen and history ;$vv. 2

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The corresponding 800 field is added access with the author’s authorized name

heading. Within the authorities, utilize the title or name/title authority search. The

search will yield the following result.

Diagram 7: We will use the 800 field for the author’s personal name with series title. The first

indicator is 1 for surname entry and the second indicator is blank. Subfields are as

follows: $a, author’s authorized name, $d, corresponding dates, $t, series title and $v,

volume number. Unlike the 490 field, this entry will end in a full stop.

800 1_ $aLerner, Gerda, $d1920- $tWomen and history ; $vv. 2. AREA 7 Area 7 is comprised of the 5XX fields. This is an extensive area and includes areas for

most notably the awards note, system requirements, study program notes, target

audience and summary notes, bibliography and index and a general notes area. For our

particular item we will need only three fields, 500, 504 and 520. The 504 field is the

bibliography, index and other reference materials accompanying the item. Here you

need to get into the item and look at its arrangement and its component contents. Gerda

Lerner’s book includes an extensive notes section, page 284 ending on page 330, a

bibliography beginning on page 331, continuing to page 376. The remaining pages are

the index. The Library of Congress has a MARC tutorial that is very helpful, you can

access the tutorial at the following link:

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http://www.loc.gov/marc/umb/um07to10.html

The 500 field as stated by MARC Standards from the Library of Congress:

Indicators undefined. Subfield used most often: $a -- General note (Used when no specialized note field has been defined for the information. Examples: Notes regarding the index; the source of the title; variations in title; descriptions of the nature, form, or scope of the item.)

In our 500 field we can add to other points about our item. For example the notes

section of the book and volume one of her series. Following the above format, here is

the 500 field:

500 __ $aNotable women: Christine de Pisan, Hrosvitha of Gandersheim, Mechthild of Magdeburg, Margery Kempe, Julian Norwich, Hildegard of Bingen, Joanna Southcott, Louise Labe, Mary Astell, Mary Wollstonecraft, Emily Dickinson, Margaret Cavendish (Duchess of Newcastle), Mary Lee (Lady Chudleigh), Marie le Jars de Gournay, Sor Juana de la Cruz, Elizabeth Elstob, Anna Luisa Karsch, Catherine Macaulay, Margaret Fuller, Angelina and Sarah Grimke, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Rachel Varnhagen von Ense, Frances Willard, Frances Wright (D’Arusmont); Book contains extensive notes section, p. 284-330. The first volume of Lerner’s series is The creation of patriarchy, Oxford University Press, 1986. For the purpose of field 504, the bibliography, index and resource field, both indicators

are blank and there is one subfield, $a, ending in a full stop. We will specify the pages

numbers in the entry and also make note of the index. Referencing these two items are

extremely useful to those doing research.

504 __ $aBibliography: p. 331-376 and index. In the 520 field is a summary area. The key to the summary area is to make the

summary as concise as possible. Excellent resources for a summary would be the book

jacket, summary statement on the back of the book and the table of contents. An ideal

summary should contain the essential plot, theoretical underpinnings, argument or

purpose. For the school environment, we will only be concerned with the first subfield

$a. This field, in terms of the summary note, is more like a free form field.

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520 __ $aDocuments the twelve-hundred year struggle of women to free their minds from patriarchal thought.

Our first indicator is blank and this will automatically generate the word “summary”

and the second is blank, or undefined. Again, make note of the punctuation at the end.

When a user does a search, they do not see the MARC field, but a translation. The user

will see instead

Summary: Documents the twelve-hundred year struggle of women to free their minds from patriarchal thought. AREA 8 This is the last area of description and includes the fields 01X – 09X. Fields 01X – 04x are

the numbered and coded fields which supply information about standard numbers

applied to the item. We will be using the 010, 020 and 040 fields. Field 010 in the Library

of Congress Control Number and it is assigned by the LOC. The LCCN should never be

assigned by a school librarian or altered. By searching the item in the Library of

Congress online catalog, you can find the LCCN in the MARC record. This can be

copied and pasted and subfield markers altered to fit our formatting. Make note that

both indicators are blank and there is no ending punctuation. This the 010 field from the

Library of Congress for our item:

010 __ |a 92020411 010 __ $a92020411 Continuing, we must input our next standard number, the International Standard Book

Number (ISBN). This field is repeatable since many items have a 10-digit and a 13-digit

ISBN and specifications for paperback version. The are three commonly used subfields,

$a, ISBN#, $c, usually item price, and $z, cancelled or invalid ISBN. For our item we

will only use subfield $a. The indicators are blank, it does not end in a full stop and we

will specify the paperback ISBN.

020 __ $aa0195090608 (pbk.) Information about the cataloging source and modifications to the MARC record will be

entered in the 040 field. There are three subfields in this field $a, the original cataloging

agency, $c, transcribing agency and $d, modifying agency. The most common $a is

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DLC, referring to the Library of Congress. In addition we will employ the subfield $d

for modifying agency. In subfield $a, both indicators are blank, there is no punctuation

between subfield, and we will use DLC.

040 __ $aDLC $dlav

So are you wondering what $d means? In $d, the modifying agency, it proves helpful

to, in the school library environment, to enter the initials of the person who modified

the record. In this case, these are my initials as the modifier of the record.

The classification and call number fields, fields 05X – 08X will include the two most

common, the Library of Congress Classification Number (LCCN), 050 and the Dewey

classification number, 082. We can again go to the MARC record for our item in the

Library of Congress online catalog to obtain the LOC classification number.

050 00 |a HQ1121 |b .L47 1986 vol. 2 050 00 $aHQ1121 $b.L47 1986 vol. 2 The first indicator 0, refers to the item being in the Library of Congress, the second

indicator 0, tells us the number was assigned by the Library of Congress. Note, there is

no closing punctuation.

The field 082 will receive more attention later on in the manual as it will discuss

building a number and determining the Cutter number. Field 082 is the entry point for

the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) number. The LOC and Dewey classification

numbers are different. These numbers are not interchangeable, do not be tempted to use

the Library of Congress number to identify the item. The DDC can be found on the title

page verso. If you refer back to Diagram 6, you should be able to locate the LCCN below

the series statement and below that is the Library of Congress recommended DDC

number. Using the Dewey Classification Abridged 14th Edition, I had created this

number before looking at the LOC recommendation. Therefore, the 082 field has the

following components, the first indicator will be 1, signifying that the abridged version

was used. The second indicator will be 4, that an agency, this library, other than the LC

has assigned the number. If you use the LOC recommended number without going

through the DDC number building process, the indicators will be 0 0. There will be

further explanation of field 082 in the intellectual component of the manual.

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082 14 $a305.42 $bL476 1993 $214

Subfield $a is our DDC number and subfield $2 specifies that the number was built

using the Dewey Decimal Classification Abridged Edition 14. In subfield $b this what is

referred to as a Cutter number. Cutter numbers help to further distinguish books that

may fall under the same DDC number. The “L” is in reference to the author, Lerner.

How cutters are determined will be explained in the intellectual access portion of the

manual. This aforementioned information is not complete for cataloging of all materials

and is specific only to our item under consideration. The next section will explain the

intellectual access to the items.

Intellectual access to this MARC record is found in the 6XX field and the Dewey

classification, in the 082 field. When the user searches the catalog for a subject, the 650

and 651 fields will allow them access to the resource through what is called controlled

vocabulary. Controlled vocabulary allows a user to locate materials by “ensuring that

all similar materials have been assigned the same subject headings.” (Kaplan p.42) For

example, I want a book about gardening and more specifically, rock gardening. If I do a

search for rock gardening, I will get no results. Why? Rock gardening is not an

authorized heading for this topic, however, rock gardens is. So, no matter what library I

go to and which ever catalog is searched, the use of controlled vocabulary will

guarantee accurate, consistent results. Libraries need controlled vocabulary to ensure

the integrity of catalog searches and access to materials. Again, we will search for our

subject headings by using the LOC Authorities authorized headings.

Diagram 8:

As we can see in Diagram 8, Feminism – History is an authorized subject heading by

Library of Congress standards. It can be a frustrating process as you try term and terms

and cannot get an authorized heading. Be persistent and use all the resources at your

disposal, for example the title page verso in the item. The Library of Congress provides

free access to all of their subject headings and authority records.

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The other source of subject headings is the Sears list. The Sears list was developed

specifically for smaller collections and the school environment. The Sears headings are

based more so on vernacular language versus the more academic language found in the

Library of Congress. Whereas the LOC headings are authoritative, the Sears subject

headings, more useful in the school library environment, and allows for adaptation to

suit your library user or the student researcher.

To access the Sears database, go to: http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com/hww/login.jhtml

and choose Library Card/Barcode, entered your library card barcode and you are in.

This database can also be frustrating. It is opposite of the LOC. Sears is more general in

its approach and allows the librarian to subdivide as the database instructs. This is

where front matter comes into play. Front matter is the information at the beginning,

such as the beginning to the editions of the Sears Subject Heading List. In the front

matter you will be told how to create subject headings. When the database is searched

for women, the following results:

1. Women …. 8. Women/History 9. Women/Identity

The first result is rather generic. According to the heading, women may be

geographically subdivided. That is great since our book is about European and

American women from the Middle Ages to 1870. However, further instructions in the

front matter says that we cannot chronologically subdivide the geographic subdivision.

The following entry #8, looks promising, Women/History. It cannot be subdivided, but

we can add more subject headings to cover our key topics. The entry at #9, is

interesting. Is creating a new consciousness, identity? Yes! We’ll take it. Alright, let us

look at Feminism in Sears. The subject heading Feminism is successful and it says we

may subdivide geographically. Looking at the women mentioned in the book summary,

Hildegard von Bingen, Julian of Norwich, Christine de Pisan, Emily Dickinson,

Elizabeth Cady Stanton, we see a clear focus on Europe and America. We can subdivide

to Europe and United States.

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Information from our topical subject headings search will be entered in the 650 field. If

we had a clear geographic heading, it would be entered in the 651 field. Data entered in

the 650 field is either an authorized subject heading from the Library of Congress or the

Sears subject headings. Do not enter what you think would be suitable, remember,

controlled vocabulary. The 650 field is repeatable and you can enter as many subject

headings as necessary to thoroughly cover the topics of the item. First, the 650 entry for

a LOC subject heading:

650 _0 $aFeminism $xHistory.

The first indicator is blank meaning that no information is provided about the level of

subject. The second indicator is important since it tells us that this is a LOC subject

heading. Subfield $a is the topical entry element, and the subfield $x is a general

subdivision, history. If the subdivision, history, were more specific, for example, the

Industrial Age, a subfield $y would be used. Be sure to check subfield codes at

http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd650.html.

This field ends in a full stop. Looking at the title page verso, there is also a subject

heading for women intellectuals, not one I thought of, but very useful. I have checked

the Authorities and it is an authorized heading.

650 _0 $aWomen intellectuals $xHistory.

Entry for Sears subject headings is slightly different. The first indicator is still

undefined and the second indicator will be 7, signifying that the source of the subject

heading will be entered in $2, which will be the Sears database.

650 _7 $aWomen $xHistory $2sears.

650 _7 $aFeminism $zUnited States $2sears.

650 _7 $aFeminism $zEuope $2sears.

650 _7 $aIntellectual life $xWomen $2sears.

Finally, in-depth, but not too deep, Dewey classification. The Dewey Classification

system is based upon a hierarchical structure. Building a Dewey classification number

begins with a broad category and moves to more specific and unique characteristics of

the item. Our item under consideration can be viewed from two perspectives in the

summaries, found on page 177 of the Dewey 14th Abridged Edition. We can either

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begin with the 300s, the Social sciences or the 900s, History and geography. Look

through the second and third summaries. Nothing quite fits, no mention of feminism in

any of the summaries. Next, or this could be your beginning step, go to the relative

index on page 821. We had a subject heading of feminism -- history, now find feminism

in the relative index. Here we find it on page 894 and it directs us to 305.42. This

number will be found in the Schedules, which begin on page 189. Using the numbers in

the upper corners, find the page with 305.42. This will take you to page 310. The very

first entry is 305.42, which states use this classification for:

Social role and status of women Standard subdivisions are added for either or both topics in heading Class here discrimination against women, feminism, women's movements

Clearly, this is what we are looking for in our classification. The DDC for our item is

305.42. There is no doubt that there are other books about feminism, so to distinguish

the books without looking at individual titles, the Cutter system was devised by

Charles Ammi Cutter. From Diagram 9 the cutter number is created.

Diagram 9:

Courtesy of - http://www.itsmarc.com/crs/cutr0020.htm

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The cutter begins with the first letter of the author’s last name, L. From the table it says,

after initial consonants, for the second letter, which is an “e”, we use 4. Further

expansion, “r”, is 7 and one more just to be sure, “n”, 6. The cutter is then L476. The

cutter is added into $b with the addition of the year of publication.

082 14 $a305.42 $bL476 1993 $214

Note subfield $2. The entry of 14 signals the edition of the Dewey Decimal Classification

manual used. The number came from the 14th Abridged Edition. Upon completion here

is the full MARC record:

010 __ $a92020411 020 __ $aa0195090608 (pbk.) 040 __ $aDLC $dlav 050 00 $aHQ1121 $b.L47 1986 vol. 2 082 14 $a305.42 $bL476 1993 $214 100 1_ $aLerner, Gerda, $d1920- 245 14 $aThe creation of feminist consciousness : $bfrom the Middle Ages to eighteen-seventy / $cGerda Lerner.

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250 __ $a4th ed. 260 __ $aLondon ;$aNew York :$bOxford University Press, Inc.,$cc1993. 300 __ $a xii, 395 p. ; $c 20 cm. 490 1_ $aWomen and history ;$vv. 2 500 __ $aBook contains extensive notes section, p. 284-330. The first volume of Lerner’s series is The creation of patriarchy, Oxford University Press, 1986. Notable women: Christine de Pisan, Hrosvitha of Gandersheim, Mechthild of Magdeburg, Margery Kempe, Julian Norwich, Hildegard of Bingen, Joanna Southcott, Louise Labe, Mary Astell, Mary Wollstonecraft, Emily Dickinson, Margaret Cavendish (Duchess of Newcastle), Mary Lee (Lady Chudleigh), Marie le Jars de Gournay, Sor Juana de la Cruz, Elizabeth Elstob, Anna Luisa Karsch, Catherine Macaulay, Margaret Fuller, Angelina and Sarah Grimke, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Rachel Varnhagen von Ense, Frances Willard, Frances Wright (D’Arusmont); 504 __ $aBibliography: p. 331-376 and index. 520 __ $aDocuments the twelve-hundred year struggle of women to free their minds from patriarchal thought. 650 _0 $aFeminism $xHistory. 650 _0 $aWomen intellectuals $xHistory. 650 _7 $aWomen $xHistory $2sears. 650 _7 $aFeminism $zUnited States $2sears. 650 _7 $aFeminism $zEuope $2sears. 650 _7 $aIntellectual life $xWomen $2sears. 800 1_ $aLerner, Gerda, $d1920- $tWomen and history ; $vv. 2.

This is a complete MARC record for the item, The Creation of Feminist Consciousness

by Gerda Lerner. This manual has hopefully provided a basic understanding and

structure for finding subject headings, creating a Dewey classification, and completing a

MARC record to standard. Included at the end are additional resources to help guide

the cataloging process, meet MARC standards and find help when necessary.

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2011. <www.lib.auburn.edu/catalog/docs/marctaglist.html>. Be aware some rules have changed and this source should be clarified with the LOC MARC.

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Congress)." Library of Congress Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Aug. 2011. <http://www.loc.gov/marc/>.