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***DRAFT VERSION Oct. 28, 2015***

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IST604 Cataloging of Information Resources Spring 2016

Instructor: Brian Dobreski Office: 337 Hinds Phone: (315)443-‐5509 Skype: brian.dobreski Time: Online (Wednesday) Email: [email protected] (please include “IST 604” in the subject line when emailing) Office Hours: By appointment

Overview The course provides an overview of the principles and practice of bibliographic control (cataloging) of information resources. It covers conceptual models such as FRBR, the basic level of cataloging rules using both RDA and AACR2, subject headings using Library of Congress Subject Headings, classification using Library of Congress Classification and Dewey Decimal Classification, the MARC encoding standard, as well as emerging formats and standards such as BIBFRAME. Objectives The course is designed to give you:

• An overview of the history, concepts, standards, and practices of bibliographic control • Hands-‐on practice creating original bibliographic records and adapting and editing existing records • A general understanding of catalog management issues

At the end of the course you will be able to:

• Create MARC records based on RDA and AACR2 standards • Construct appropriate classification numbers (LC and Dewey) and subject headings (LCSH) • Identify critical issues and problems of cataloging • Explore and compare emerging cataloging standards

Required Texts TBA Additional Core Readings (available in Blackboard): TBA Online Resources RDA Toolkit. URL: http://www.rdatoolkit.org You will be accessing RDA, along with LC-‐PCC PS and AARC2, through its online presentation, the RDA Toolkit. Cataloger’s Desktop. URL: https://desktop.loc.gov/ You will be accessing additional cataloging documentation through Cataloger’s Desktop. Classification Web. URL: http://www.classificationweb.net You will be accessing LC Classification, as well as many classification correlation tools via ClassWeb.


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OCLC Connexion. URL: http://connexion.oclc.org/ Connexion is the standard cataloging software for OCLC members. We will be using the online browser form. Web Dewey. URL: http://www.dewey.org/webdewey You will be accessing Dewey Decimal Classification via Web Dewey. Assessment

• Assignment 1: Bibliographic Records (5 points x 6 = 30%) • Assignment 2: Authority Records (10 points = 10%) • Assignment 3: Current Topics Report (15 points = 15%) • Final Portfolio (30 points = 30%) • Participation (15%)

Grading Scale The chart below shows how letter grades will be assigned for the final course grade based upon points earned from all assessments. Points Earned Letter Grade 95-‐100 A 90-‐94.9 A-‐ 85-‐89.9 B+ 80-‐84.9 B 75-‐79.9 B-‐ 70-‐74.9 C+ 65-‐69.9 C 60-‐64.9 C-‐ Below 60 F Academic Integrity Syracuse University sets high standards for academic integrity. Those standards are supported and enforced by students, including those who serve as academic integrity hearing panel members and hearing officers. The presumptive sanction for a first offense is course failure, accompanied by the transcript notation “Violation of the Academic Integrity Policy.” The standard sanction for a first offense by graduate students is suspension or expulsion. Students should review the Office of Academic Integrity online resource “Twenty Questions and Answers About the Syracuse University Academic Integrity Policy” and confer with instructors about course-‐specific citation methods, permitted collaboration (if any), and rules for examinations. The Policy also governs the veracity of signatures on attendance sheets and other verification of participation in class activities. Additional guidance for students can be found in the Office of Academic Integrity resource: What does academic integrity mean? Faith-‐Based Observances Syracuse University does not have non-‐instructional days for any religious holiday and students must notify instructors by the end of the second week of class when they will be observing their religious holiday(s). Students have access to an online notification form through MySlice for two weeks beginning from the first day of class that they can use to notify their instructors.


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Students with Disabilities If you believe that you need accommodations for a disability, please contact the Office of Disability Services (ODS), http://disabilityservices.syr.edu, located at 804 University Avenue, room 309, or call 315-‐443-‐4498 for an appointment to discuss your needs and the process for requesting accommodations. ODS is responsible for coordinating disability-‐related accommodations and will issue students with documented disabilities “Accommodation Authorization Letters,” as appropriate. Since accommodations may require early planning and generally are not provided retroactively, please contact ODS as soon as possible.

MSLIS: School Media Assessment (School Media students only) The MSLIS: School Media is part of the Syracuse University Unit for Preparing School Professionals, which is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). As a part of that accreditation, the iSchool must assess School Media student performance on the competencies that correlate to MSLIS: School Media outcomes. The competencies that are assessed are identical to the items on your Competency Checklist. As a part of MSLIS: School Media planning, course-‐embedded assessments have been aligned with student competencies. For CAEP reporting, each faculty member with competency-‐based, course-‐embedded assessments is asked to rate (1=Ineffective, 2=Developing, 3=Effective or 4=Highly Effective) candidates' performance on the respective competencies. This is the same rating scale that students use when completing the competency checklist. Scoring is conducted for key assignments and not all assignments for a course. What this means for you: Your individual score is NOT a grade and it is part of an aggregate report. If a student is performing at an Ineffective or Developing level, a comment is submitted with the score, which is also aggregated. Individual scores and comments are not associated with specific student names.

Schedule

Date Topics Readings (TBA) Due Week 1 1/20

Introduction to the course History of the catalog

Week 2 1/27

Cataloging principles and standards

Week 3 2/3

Descriptive cataloging – AACR2 AACR2 1

Week 4 2/10

FRBR Descriptive cataloging – RDA

RDA 0, 1 BIB unit 1: AACR2 description

Week 5 2/17

Access points and relationships – RDA BIB unit 2: RDA description

Week 6 2/24

MARC

Week 7 3/2

Cataloging non-‐print – RDA BIB unit 3: MARC

Week 8 3/9

FRAD Authority control and authority records – RDA

BIB unit 4: Non-‐print


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Week 9 3/16

Spring Break (no class)

Week 10 3/23

Subject analysis

AUTH unit

Week 11 3/30

Subject representation LCSH

Week 12 4/6

Classification – LC BIB unit 5: LCSH

Week 13 4/13

Classification – Dewey, alternative classifications

Week 14 4/20

Linked data BIBFRAME

BIB unit 6: Classification

Week 15 4/27

Catalog management, workflows, and tools

Current Topics Report Final Portfolio due 5/6

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