Fantastic (and Free!) Cataloging

ToolsPresented by Erica Laughlin

RSA Cataloging and Database AdministratorResource Sharing Alliance NFP

Reaching Across Illinois Library System

Sponsored by the ILA Technical Services Forum

http://www.flickr.com/photos/artnoose/2517916835/

Types of free cataloging tools we’ll cover:

Dewey Decimal Classification Converters & Calculators MARC Bibliographic Authority Records Cataloging Maintenance

Center Resource Description & Access Cheat Sheets & Best Practices Cataloging Tools Potpourri! Online Professional

Development Email Discussion Lists Your Favorite Cataloging Tools!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pricklypear_projects/3924235349/

2Fantastic (and Free!) Cataloging Tools

Fantastic (and Free!) Cataloging Tools

Dewey Decimal Classification 025.431: The Dewey Blog: http://ddc.typepad.com/

OCLC Classify: http://classify.oclc.org/classify2/

OCLC DeweyBrowser: http://deweybrowser.oclc.org/ddcbrowser2/

Dewey Resources for Public and School Libraries: http://www.oclc.org/dewey/resources/public.htm

Mapping Library of Congress Classification to Dewey: http://www.questionpoint.org/crs/html/help/en/ask/ask_map_lcctoddc.html

3

Fantastic (and Free!) Cataloging Tools 4

Converters & Calculators ISBN Check Digit Calculator & Converter:

http://www.hahnlibrary.net/libraries/isbncalc.html

Cataloging Calculator: http://calculate.alptown.com/

Amazon to MARC Converter:http://chopac.org/cgi-bin/tools/az2marc.pl

IMDb to MARC Converter: http://amazon.libcat.org/cgi-bin/imdb2marc.pl

Web2MARC Generation Tool: http://dl2sl.org/web2marc

http://www.flickr.com/photos/apium/4063328910/

Fantastic (and Free!) Cataloging Tools 5

MARC Bibliographic Understanding MARC Bibliographic Tutorial (Library of Congress):

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

MARC 21 Bibliographic Tutorial (University of Southern Mississippi): http://www.lib.usm.edu/legacy/techserv/marc21_tutorial_ie/marcintroIE.htm

Library of Congress MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data: http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/ecbdhome.html

OCLC Bibliographic Formats and Standards: http://www.oclc.org/bibformats/default.htm

Fantastic (and Free!) Cataloging Tools 6

More MARC Bibliographic Follett Software Company’s Tag of the Month:

http://www.follettsoftware.com/tagofthemonth.cfm

Library of Congress “RDA in MARC” Summary: http://www.loc.gov/marc/RDAinMARC-7-12.html

MarcEdit: http://people.oregonstate.edu/~reeset/marcedit/html/index.php

Fantastic (and Free!) Cataloging Tools 7

Authority Records Understanding MARC Authority Records Tutorial (Library of

Congress): http://www.loc.gov/marc/uma/index.html

MARC Authority Tutorial (University of Southern Mississippi): http://www.lib.usm.edu/legacy/techserv/auth_tutorial/auth01.htm

Library of Congress MARC 21 Format for Authority Data: http://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/

OCLC Authority Format and Indexes: http://www.oclc.org/support/documentation/worldcat/authorities/authformat/default.htm

Fantastic (and Free!) Cataloging Tools 8

More Authority Records Library of Congress “RDA in MARC” Summary:

http://www.loc.gov/marc/RDAinMARC-7-12.html

Library of Congress Authorities: http://authorities.loc.gov/

Library of Congress Authorities Thing by LibraryThing: http://www.librarything.com/LCAT/

Virtual International Authority File (VIAF): http://viaf.org/

Fantastic (and Free!) Cataloging Tools 9

Cataloging Maintenance Center“The mission of the Illinois Cataloging Maintenance Center (CMC) is to provide

cataloging support in the following areas:Database cleanupOriginal or copy cataloging of eligible collections (providing services free of

charge through FY2013)Cataloging trainingAssistance with general cataloging questions, including questions on RDA

(Resource Description and Access)”

CMC Web Page: http://www.illinoisheartland.org/?q=node/18

CMC Locations: Illinois Heartland Library System Edwardsville Office Illinois Heartland Library System Champaign Office

Fantastic (and Free!) Cataloging Tools 10

Resource Description and Access Training

ALCTS RDA Series Webinars YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1AAFB573158DC4A1&feature=plcp

RDA for Administrators: Managing the Transition in Your LibraryFRBR as a Foundation for RDAMany more!

Library of Congress Information and Resources in Preparation for RDA: http://www.loc.gov/aba/rda/

Example records Webcasts Much more!

Joint Steering Committee for the Development of RDA. Presentations on RDA and FRBR: http://www.rda-jsc.org/rdapresentations.html

http://www.rdatoolkit.org/presentertools

Fantastic (and Free!) Cataloging Tools 11

More RDA TrainingAdam Schiff’s presentations “Changes from AACR2 to RDA”:

http://faculty.washington.edu/aschiff/

The MARC of Quality (TMQ):Rudimentary RDA. Part 1, What RDA Is, When It Will Happen,

and Why We Need It: http://www.marcofquality.com/trn/trnindex.html

(From the training index, go to Series C: RDA.)RDA in Many Metadata Formats (RIMFF). “TMQ’s free

visualization tool for RDA metadata—learn how to think in RDA!” : http://www.marcofquality.com/soft/softindex.html

(From the software index, go to the RIMFF section.)

Fantastic (and Free!) Cataloging Tools 12

RDA Training for Illinois Libraries

Coming Soon to WebJunction Illinois! www.webjunction.org/partners/illinois.html A FRBR tutorial created by Joan Wang of the Cataloging Maintenance

Center. The CMC plans to create an RDA tutorial for WebJunction.

For RAILS member libraries:“Introducing RDA” ALA Editions WebinarWednesday, October 17, 2012 (1:30 PM - 3:00 PM) RAILS Service Center viewing locations:

Burr Ridge, Geneva, East Peoria, and ShorewoodRegister at http://www.librarylearning.info/events/?eventID=14225.

Any future RDA training opportunities for Illinois libraries will be posted on the Library Learning calendar at http://www.librarylearning.info/.

Fantastic (and Free!) Cataloging Tools 13

RDA Toolkit ResourcesUsing the RDA Toolkit (Library of Congress documentation): http://www.loc.gov/aba/rda/pdf/ToolkitCourse.pdf

RDA Toolkit : http://www.rdatoolkit.org Toolkit menu bookmark Toolkit free trial offer Toolkit blog Toolkit development blog Example RDA records Teaching and training resources Toolkit Essentials webinars Virtual Users Group meetings

http://www.rdatoolkit.org/presentertools

Fantastic (and Free!) Cataloging Tools 14

More RDA Toolkit ResourcesRDA Toolkit Tools tab: http://access.rdatoolkit.org/

October 9, 2012 Toolkit release: Freely available RDA to MARC

bibliographic and authority mappings Example RDA records -- include RDA element and MARCencoding displays

RDA Toolkit Resources tab: http://access.rdatoolkit.org/ Library of Congress Policy Statements (LCPS) freely availableOctober 9, 2012 Toolkit release: LCPS become Library of Congress Program for Cooperative Cataloging PolicyStatements (LC-PCC PSs)

Fantastic (and Free!) Cataloging Tools 15

Cataloging Cheat Sheets & Best Practices

Special Libraries Cataloguing (SLC) Cataloging Cheat Sheets: special-cataloguing.com/cheats

The Streaming Guide to Cataloging Remote Access Multimedia: A How-to Virtual Manual for Catalogers: http://www.newfoundpress.utk.edu/pubs/veve/streaming-guides.html

Follett Software Company’s Ask Ms. MARC: http://www.follettsoftware.com/askmsmarc.cfm

Vanderbilt University Library’s Tools for Serials Catalogers: http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/ercelawn/serials.html

Cataloging Practices Wiki: https://catalogingpractices.wikispaces.com/

Fantastic (and Free!) Cataloging Tools 16

Cataloging Tools Potpourri! Cataloger’s Toolbox: http://staff.library.mun.ca/staff/toolbox/

For OCLC member libraries: OCLC Glossary:

http://www.oclc.org/support/documentation/glossary/oclc/glossary.htm

OCLC Technical Bulletins: http://www.oclc.org/support/documentation/technicalbulletins/

OCLC System Alerts: http://www.oclc.org/support/systemalerts/ Librarian’s Toolbox:

http://www.oclc.org/us/en/toolbox/default.htm

Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science: http://www.abc-clio.com/ODLIS/odlis_A.aspx

Fantastic (and Free!) Cataloging Tools 17

More Cataloging Tools Potpourri!

Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Language Resource: http://lts.library.cornell.edu/lts/rt/ref/cjklang

isbn.nu -- “Search for books and compare prices” : http://isbn.nu/

Colorado Library Consortium and Douglas County Libraries. E-Discover the Classics: Free E-Books for Libraries: http://www.clicweb.org/e-discover-home

Fantastic (and Free!) Cataloging Tools 18

Online Professional Development

ALCTS Continuing Education YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/alctsce

Library of Congress Catalogers Learning Workshop: http://www.loc.gov/catworkshop/

Library of Congress YouTube Channel:http://www.youtube.com/user/libraryofcongress

Cataloging Matters Podcasts: http://blog.jweinheimer.net/p/cataloging-matters-podcasts.html

Fantastic (and Free!) Cataloging Tools 19

More Online Professional Development

Library Webinars Blog: http://neflin2.blogspot.com/

NCompass Live Archived Sessions: http://nlc.nebraska.gov/NCompassLive/NCArchivelist.asp

OCLC Training Portal: http://training.oclc.org/1

TMQ Training: http://www.marcofquality.com/trn/trnindex.html

WebJunction Illinois: www.webjunction.org/partners/illinois.html

Fantastic (and Free!) Cataloging Tools 20

Email Discussion Lists AUTO-CAT:

https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A0=AUTOCAT

ALCTS e-forums: http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/e-forum

Upcoming ALCTS e-forum topics: Role of the Professional in Technical

Services Departments (October 16) Federal Depository System (November

13) Conservation and Repair (December 11) Library as Place (January 2013)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencf0618/388071653/

Fantastic (and Free!) Cataloging Tools 21

More Email Discussion Lists BIBFRAME: http://listserv.loc.gov/listarch/bibframe.html

EDUCAT: http://www.loc.gov/catworkshop/clw-educat.html

MARCEDIT-L: http://metis3.gmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=MARCEDIT-L

NGC4LIB: http://www.lsoft.com/scripts/wl.exe?SL1=NGC4LIB&H=LISTSERV.ND.EDU

OCLC-CAT: https://www3.oclc.org/app/listserv/

OLAC-L: http://www.olacinc.org/drupal/?q=node/53

Fantastic (and Free!) Cataloging Tools 22

Even More Email Discussion Lists

RADCAT: http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/radcat.html

RDA-L: http://www.lsoft.com/scripts/wl.exe?SL1=RDA-L&H=LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA

MTX-RDA (Minitex’s RDA email discussion list): http://lists.minitex.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mtx-rda

SERIALST: http://www.lsoft.com/scripts/wl.exe?SL1=SERIALST&H=LIST.UVM.EDU

Fantastic (and Free!) Cataloging Tools 23

Email Discussion Lists forIllinois Libraries

For Illinois Heartland Library System members:Subscribe to the Exchange List to “get messages about book giveaways, job postings, and questions from your fellow librarians around IHLS.” http://illinoisheartland.org/?q=content/page/ihls-listservs

For Reaching Across Illinois Library System members:Subscribe to RAILS Community Forums to participate in discussions about e-books, AV, technical services, and more! http://railslibraries.info/community

Fantastic (and Free!) Cataloging Tools 24

What’s in your cataloging toolbox?

National Library of Medicine Cataloging Resources: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/tsd/cataloging/mainpge.html

http://www.flickr.com/photos/clintjcl/2709762240/

Fantastic (and Free!) Cataloging Tools 25

Thank You!