Special Libraries
A Cataloging Guide
Price: $84.00
ISBN13: 9780872879553
ISBN10: 0872879550
Book code: LU9550
Libraries Unlimited
Paperback
| 452 pages
Publication Date: 06/15/1998
DESCRIPTION
Novice catalogers in special libraries, who are often expected to fulfill commitments to online bibliographic networks and cataloging consortia, will find this a thorough but uncomplicated guide to standard cataloging. Covering all aspects of bibliographic description, access points, indexing, classification, and related activities (e.g., authority control, catalog management, filing), the book focuses on the needs and cataloging problems encountered in special libraries, such as the cataloging of electronic media, technical reports, and unpublished materials. More than 100 examples illustrate the principles and practices involved. Chapters on law, science and technology, medical, business, music, and art libraries cover those materials and specific tools in depth, including subject- and profession-specific nonbook media, thesauri, classifications, and so on. Chapters on policies and catalog decision making point out advantages and disadvantages of various alternatives.
REVIEWS
"Librarians charged with cataloging materials for libraries serving corporations, medical centers, law firms, and cultural centers will find help from Sheila S. Intner and Jean Weihs in Special Libraries: A Cataloging Guide."?
CONTENTS
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Decisions
Chapter 3: The Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules
Chapter 4: Description
Chapter 5: Serials and Series
Chapter 6: Unpublished Materials
Chapter 7: Access
Chapter 8: Subject Authorities
Chapter 9: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Chapter 10: Classification Systems
Chapter 11: The Dewey Decimal Classification
Chapter 12: Library of Congress Classification
Chapter 13: The MARC Formats
Chapter 14: Bibliographic Utilities: Large Computer-Based Networks
Chapter 15: Local Systems
Chapter 16: Cataloging and Classification Policies
Chapter 17: Managing the Cataloging Deparment
Chapter 18: Cataloging in Health Science Libraries
Chapter 19: Cataloging in Law Libraries
Chapter 20: Cataloging in Art Libraries
Chapter 21: Cataloging in Music Libraries
Chapter 22: Cataloging in Sci-Tech Libraries and Information Centers
Chapter 23: Cataloging in the Corporate Setting