marc21 cataloging: by the numbers
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MARC21 Cataloging: By The Numbers. -or- How Do I Communicate with an OPAC?. We Will Not Teach You To Catalog. You Will Understand: A) What a MARC Record Is B) How It Works C) Implications of Its Use. MARC Record Screenshot from http://www.loc.gov/marc/umb/um11to12.html 10-20-2009. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
MARC21 Cataloging: By The Numbers
-or- How Do I Communicate with an
OPAC?
We Will Not Teach You To Catalog
You Will Understand:
A) What a MARC Record IsB) How It Works
C) Implications of Its Use
MARC RecordScreenshot from http://www.loc.gov/marc/umb/um11to12.html 10-20-2009
So What?
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Real World Connections
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Bibliographic or Holding?
MARC (or properly MARC21) has FIVE different types of records - we deal with 2 of them
primarily as librarians
MARC BibliographicMARC Holding Records.
MARC Bibliographic
Record(Title Record)
MARC HoldingRecord(Actual Book Copy)
MARC HoldingRecord
MARC HoldingRecord
Fields Are Not...
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Field Tags & Indicators...Oh My!
Field Tag
Indicator
Main Entry
Access Points Are Key
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Where Does Cataloging Come From?KEY TERMS
-MARC21
-AACR2
-Library of Congress Classification (LoC)
-Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH)
-Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC22)
-Sears Subject Headings (SSH)
Why Not Create Cataloging Intuitively?
How Do You Find Stuff in a Library?
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Subject Headings
-Are Added Entries (Searchable) -Controlled Vocabulary -LCSH or Sears Subject Headings (School Libraries generally use Sears)
Take Away Point
Every aspect of a MARC record is controlled by an outside authority - DDC22, Sears Subject Headings, MARC21, AACR2 for most school
libraries.
No Authority Control = Ineffective OPAC
Copy Cataloging
MARC Magician
Visual Interface
Follett MARC Editor
Importing
Bibliography
Cartographic materials a manual of interpretation for AACR2, 2002 revision. Chicago: American Library Association, 2003. Print. Dewey, Melvil. Abridged Dewey decimal classification and relative index. Dublin, Ohio: OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., 2004. Print. Dewey, Melvil. Dewey decimal classification and relative index. Dublin, Ohio: OCLC Online Computer Library Center, 2003. Print.
Bibliography (cont'd)
Michael, Gorman,. Concise AACR2. Chicago: American Library Association, Canadian Library Association, Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, 2004. Print. Sears List of Subject Headings. New York: Hw Wilson Co, 2007. Print."Understanding MARC Bibliographic: Machine-Readable Cataloging." Library of Congress Home. 27 Oct. 2009. Web. 21 Oct. 2009. <http://www.loc.gov/marc/umb/>.