Dominican
University
Graduate School of Library and Information
Science
Last
updated January 3, 2009
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LIS
730 |
G.
Koh |
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Cataloging
and Classification |
Spring
2009 |
Gertrude S. Koh
Office: Crown 324
E-Mail: mailto:kohgsl@email.dom.edu
Phone: (708) 524-6867
http://domin.dom.edu/faculty/kohgsl/index.htm
The syllabus is subject to modification.
This syllabus is to be used for reference purposes
only; consult your instructor for any changes or updates!
· Purpose
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Student
Outputs and Expectations
Study of cataloging and classification systems with the primary emphasis on
practical applications of standardized tools such as AACR/RDA, MARC 21 (Machine
Readable Cataloging) formats, Dewey Decimal Classification and subject
headings. The focus will be on their practical applications by examining
different bibliographic problems found in various types of information
resources. The discussion of practical applications will relate to current
developments and changes in the field of technical services. Prerequisites: 701
and 703.
Purpose
The purpose of this course is to provide the student with specific practices in
the routines and procedures of descriptive cataloging and of subject analysis,
including both subject headings and classification. These specific decisions
will be grounded on reasoned practical considerations, based on some solid
discussion and writing on at least some of the basic principles and issues connected
with those practices. The primary emphasis will be AACR2R/RDA and DDC systems
for all types of materials.
Class Blackboard is at: http://Blackboard.dom.edu/
LIS 730 is listed in the Blackboard course catalog under the discipline of Graduate School of Library and Information Science, so all of you can properly enroll in the Blackboard version of the course.
Below is the link for the student documentation, including a viewlet for students on how to establish an account and enroll:
1. To be able to identify and apply essential cataloging tools.
The primary emphasis will be the application of the second edition, 2002 Revision of the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR2R) plus updates including the 2005 and other Amendments, and LC Rule Interpretations (LCRI) in specific cases and to be able to know the basic differences between AACR/RDA (Resource Description and Access) traditions and other cataloging rules.
2. To understand the basic principles of cataloging and to identify the deficiencies (if any) in the rules in order to anticipate certain changes in cataloging rules, RDA in particular.
3. To be able to discuss and apply Machine-Readable Cataloging (MARC) bibliographic formats to specific cases, along with other related MARC formats such as MARC Authorities format.
4. To be able to identify and apply the tools involved in subject analysis and to understand the basic principles of subject analysis as demonstrated by representative classification systems including subject headings. The primary emphasis will be the 22nd edition of the Dewey Decimal Classification system (DDC 22) and the latest available editions of Sears and LCSH.
5. To identify general patterns and problems in the organization of materials and information, including non-book materials.
6. To determine what significant developments in related fields (OCLC, MARC,
alternative metadata schemas, FRBR, FRAD, international standardization
efforts, PCC, BIBCO, CONSER, SACO, NACO, Z39.50, OPACs, union catalogs,
Internet, information technologies, economic pressure, etc.) have or will have
impact on local cataloging and classification, the future catalog and the role
of catalogers in particular.
Textbooks:
Additional readings as assigned for different class/Blackboard
discussions.
(e.g.,
Prospectus of RDA at <http://www.collectionscanada.ca/jsc/rdaprospectus.html>)
Each student should have constant access to the following all bolded titles:
1. Cataloger’s
Desktop; Classification Plus. Windows version. Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 2001-.
Cataloger’s Desktop. [Online]
Available at: http://desktop.loc.gov
ClassWeb. [Online]
Available at: http://classweb.loc.gov/
·
Anglo-American Cataloguing
Rules. 2nd ed., 2002 Revision. Chicago:
ALA, 2005. Plus 2005 and other
updates. ISBN: 0-8389-3555-9
·
MARC21 Concise Format for
Bibliographic Data.
(loose-leaf) Washington, DC: LC, Cataloging Distribution Service, 1999-.
[Online]
Available at: http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/ecbdhome.html
·
MARC21 Concise Format for Authority
Data. 1999-.
[Online]
Available at: http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/authority/ecadhome.html
·
Library of Congress Rule
Interpretations (LCRI).
(loose-leaf) Washington, DC: LC, Cataloging Distribution Service. Base text plus updates.
[Online] Available at:
http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/currlcri.pdf
·
Bibliographic Formats and
Standards. Dublin: OCLC, c2008. Plus updates.
[Online] Available at:
http://www.oclc.org/bibformats/en/about/
·
Authorities: Format and
Indexes. Dublin, Ohio: OCLC, c2008. Plus updates.
[Online] Available in both HTML and PDF formats at: http://www.oclc.org/support/documentation/worldcat/authorities/authformat/default.htm
Additional
tools as needed. (e.g., CONNEXION, DDC22, etc.)
2.
Olson,
Nancy
B. Cataloging
of Audiovisual Materials and Other Special Materials: A Manual Based on AACR2R
and MARC 21. 5th ed. Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, 2008. -- Required
3.
Cataloging Concepts: Descriptive Cataloging: Trainee’s Manual.
Completely Revised and Updated Edition by Matthew E. Gildea. Washington, DC: LC, Cataloging Distribution
Service, 2002. – Required
(provided
in class)
4. Maxwell, Robert. Maxwell’s
Handbook for AACR2: explaining and illustrating the Anglo-American cataloging
rules through the 2003 update. 4th
ed. Chicago: ALA, 2004. ISBN 0-8389-0875-6 -- Required
5. Svenonius, Elaine. The
Intellectual Foundation of Information Organization. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2000. ISBN 0 262 19433 3 – Required, depending
on the individual approach.
6. Haynes, Elizabeth (Dorothy
Elizabeth) and Joanna F. Fountain. Unlocking the mysteries of
cataloging: a workbook of examples. Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, 2005. ISBN: 1591580080 (alk. Paper)
7. Hsieh-Yee, Ingrid. Organizing
Audiovisual and Electronic Resources for Access. 2nd ed. Westport, Conn: Libraries, Unlimited, 2006.
8. Maxwell, Robert. Maxwell’s
Guide to Authority Work. Chicago: ALA, 2002.
ISBN: 0-8389-0822-5
9. Intner, Sheila S., Susan S.
Lazinger, and Jean Weihs. Metadata and its impact on
libraries. Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, 2006. ISBN 1591581451 (alk. Paper)
10. Scott, Mona L. Dewey
Decimal Classification 22nd Edition:
A Study Manual and Number Building Guide. Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, 2005. ISBN:
1591582105 (hardcover)
11. Maxwell,
Robert L. FRBR: a guide for the perplexed.
Chicago: American Library
Association, 2008. ISBN: 9780838909508 (alk. Paper); 0838909507 (alk. paper)
12. Understanding FRBR: what it is and
how it will affect our retrieval tools. Edited by Arlene G.
Taylor. Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, 2006. ISBN:
978159158091 (alk. paper); 1591585090 (alk. paper)
13. Caplan, Pricilla. Metadata
Fundamentals for All Librarians. Chicago: ALA, 2003. ISBN: 0-8389-0847-0
14. Taylor, Arlene G. Introduction
to Cataloging and Classification. 10th
ed. Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, 2006. ISBN: 1591582350 (paperback)
15. Saye, Jerry. Manheimer’s
Cataloging and Classification. 4th
ed., rev. and expanded by Jerry Saye with April J. Behannan; MARC formatting
with the assistance of Terri O. Saye.
New York: Marcel Dekker, c2000. ISBN: 08247 9476 1
16. Olson, Hope A. Subject
Analysis in Online Catalogs.
Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 2001. ISBN: 1563088002 (paperback)
17. Broughton,
Vanda. Essential Classification.
New York: Neal-Schuman, 2004.
18. Mitchell,
Anne M. and Brian E. Surratt. Cataloging
and Organizing Digital Resources.
New York: Neal-Schuman, c2005.
19. Taylor,
Arlene G. and Daniel N. Joudrey. The Organization of Information. 3rd ed. Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, c2008.
20. Intner,
Sheila S. and Jean Weihs. Standard Cataloging for School and Public
Libraries. 3rd ed. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 2001.
21. Rowley,
Jennifer E. and Richard Hartley. Organizing Knowledge: An Introduction
to Managing Access to Information. 5th ed. Aldershot, England;
Burlington, Vermont: Ashgate, c2008.
22. Lubetzky,
Seymour. Writings on the Classical Art of Cataloging. Edited by Elaine Svenonius and Dorothy
McGarry. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 2001.
23. Frost,
Carolyn. Media Access and Organization: A Cataloging and Reference Sources Guide
for Nonbook Materials. Englewood,
Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1989.
24. Gildea,
Matthew E. MARC Content Designation:
Trainee’s Manual. Washington,
DC: Library of Congress, Cataloging
Distribution Service, 1998.
25. Campbell,
Cameron J. Basic Serials Cataloging Workshop:
Trainee’s Manual. Washington,
DC: Library of Congress, Cataloging
Distribution Service, 1999.
26. Weber,
May Beth. Cataloging Nonprint and Internet Resources: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians. New York:
Neal-Schuman, 2002.
27. Foskett,
A.C. The
Subject Approach to Information. 5th
ed. London: Library Association Publishing, c1996.
28. Ferguson,
Bobby. Blitz Cataloging Workbook:
Subject Analysis. Englewood,
Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1998.
29. Subject
analysis tools (DDC22 and Sears List of Subject Headings/ LCSH) will be used
throughout the semester. Both print
version and electronic version of DDC22 will be used for the course.
1. Library of Congress Cataloging Directorate WWW Home Page - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/catdir.html
"Bicentennial Conference on Bibliographic Control
for the New Millennium:
Confronting Challenges
for Networked Resources and the Web," (2000) sponsored by
the Library of Congress Cataloging
Directorate -- to be held Nov. 15-17, 2000
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bibcontrol/
2. Machine-Readable Cataloging (MARC) - http://www.loc.gov/marc
MARC Activities - http://listserv.loc.gov/cgi-bin/wa?A0=marc&D=0&F=&H=0&O=T&S=&T=0
3. OCLC - http://www.oclc.org/
The Web resource containing a tutorial for using OCLC
Connexion, including editing:
http://www.oclc.org/support/training/connexion/browser/tutorial/
DDC - http://www.oclc.org/dewey/
Bibliographic Formats and Standards - http://www.oclc.org/bibformats/en/about/
Authority Record Format – http://www.oclc.org/support/documentation/worldcat/authorities/authformat/default.htm
CONNEXION Home Page - http://www.oclc.org/connexion/
Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Home Page - http://dublincore.org/
Dublin Core Metadata Element Set - http://dublincore.org/documents/1999/07/02/dces/
Bits and Pieces, Electronic Support News for OCLC Users - http://www.oclc.org/news/products/bitsandpieces.htm
Internet Cataloging Project (INTERCAT project) - http://www.oclc.org/research/projects/archive/intercat.htm,
INTERCAT listserv archive,
Guidelines for the use of field 856, the OCLC MARC code lists, Technical
Bulletins.
4. Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access (CC:DA) -
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alcts/mgrps/ccs/cmtes/ccda/ccda.cfm
The agenda for the CC:DA meetings at the ALA Mid-Winter 2009 in Denver is available at:
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alcts/confevents/upcoming/ala/irbenefits.cfm and http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alcts/confevents/upcoming/ala/library2.0symp.cfm
Joint Steering Committee (JSC) -- http://www.collectionscanada.ca/jsc/index.html
JSC's Current Revision Activities -- http://www.collectionscanada.ca/jsc/rda.html
International Conference on the Principles and
Future Development of AACR, October 23-25, 1997,
Toronto, Canada - http://www.collectionscanada.ca/jsc/docs.html#outcomes
(Scroll down the page to find information concerning this conference and
follow-up activities on the items identified by attendees)
IFLA Study Group on the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR): Final Report - http://www.ifla.org/VII/s13/frbr/frbr.htm
The analytical schema prepared by Mr. Delsey for
Part One of AACR for review and comment (1998):
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/jsc/docs.html#logical
The Logical Structure of the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules - Part II (1999) is now available - http://www.collectionscanada.ca/jsc/docs.html#logical
Please examine the following documents:
- Draft of full text of RDA at: <http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/jsc/rdafulldraft.html>
- List of required RDA elements at: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/jsc/docs/rdafaq-requelements-20080103.pdf
- Joint Steering Committee for Development of the RDA. Prospectus at: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/jsc/rdaprospectus.html and http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/jsc/docs/5rda-prospectusrev6.pdf
- "Guidance on the Structure, Content, and
Application of Metadata Records for Digital Resources and
Collections" -- http://www.ifla.org/VII/s13/guide/metaguide03.htm
ALCTS Newsletter Online -- http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alcts/resources/ano/index.cfm
5. Oberlin LCRI Cumulated (Available by subscription) -http://www.oberlin.edu/library/lcri/
6. TPOT - the Technical Processing Online Tools page of the Univ. of California at San Diego - http://tpot.ucsd.edu/
7. QTECH Web Cataloging Resources http://130.15.161.74/techserv/qcatalog.html
Locate and identify the web sites which list cataloging resources.
8. Identify and share your favorite blogs on the course Blackboard.
Be sure to consult other Books and Resources on Reserve and on Course Web
Pages for LIS
703, LIS
731 and LIS
882 .
Student Outputs and Expectations:
(Distributed in class.)
· 
Gertrude Koh | Organization of
Knowledge | LC
Subject Analysis | Metadata for Internet
Resources