Table of Contents

Contents

• Preface
• Preface to the Second Edition
• Chapter 1. Introduction
• Terminology
• The Organization of the Library
• The Library Personnel
• Cataloging and the Library Technician
• Review Questions
• Chapter 2. Library Catalogs
• Terminology
• Functions of the Catalogs
• Types of Catalogs
• Elements of a Bibliographic Record
• Review Questions
• Chapter 3. Tools Used for Cataloging
• Terminology
• Introduction
• Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, Second Edition, 1998 Revision
• Library of Congress Subject Headings
• Sears List of Subject Headings
• Dewey Decimal Classification and Relative Index
• Library of Congress Classification Schedules, A-Z
• C. A. Cutter's Three Figure Author Table
• Review Questions
• Chapter 4. Descriptive Cataloging
• Terminology
• Introduction
• Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, Second, 1998 Revision
• Part I. Description
• Part II. Headings, Uniform Titles, and References
• Review Questions
• Chapter 5. Subject Headings
• Terminology
• Library of Congress Subject Headings
• Sears List of Subject Headings
• Review Questions
• Chapter 6. Classification
• Terminology
• Dewey Decimal Classification System
• Book Number for the DDC
• Library of Congress Classification System
• Book Number for LCCS
• Review Questions
• Chapter 7. Copy Cataloging
• Terminology
• Sources for Copy Cataloging
• Review Questions
• Chapter 8. Cataloging on Computers
• Terminology
• Introduction
• The MARC Format
• Original and Copy Cataloging on Computers
• Review Questions
• Chapter 9. The Cataloging Department
• Terminology
• Organization
• The Authority File
• Cataloging Routines
• Processing Routines
• Filing
• Review Questions
• Chapter 10. Issues and Trends
• Reclassification
• Recataloging
• Closing the Card Catalog
• Retrospective Conversion
• Outsourcing
• Cooperation
• The Dublin Core
• Trends
• Review Questions
• Suggested Readings
• Index
• Reference Notes Included

About the Author

Mary L. Kao and Ruth C. Carter