RiverShare Approved Resources - Consult the Latest Edition of the Following When Adding New Records:
Sources for Cataloging Standards
The RiverShare consortium is committed to coordinating a database of high quality bibliographic records for collective use by member libraries. These bibliographic records are the shared property of the consortium regardless of the number of holdings attached. It does not matter which library “created” the record, who transferred it into the database, or who has edited it since. Maintaining the quality and integrity of each bibliographic record is an interest and a responsibility we all share. The RiverShare Technical Services Committee sets standards for these records and oversees quality assurance.
1.1 List of Reference Materials
It is recommended that libraries participating in the RiverShare Consortium have the following cataloging resources available to the cataloging staff:
1.1.1 RDA Toolkit
http://www.rdatoolkit.org/essentials
Implementation of Resource Description & Access (RDA) began March 31, 2013 and will replace AACR2 as the new cataloging standard. RiverShare member libraries are encouraged to purchase access to the online toolkit
OR
Print version: RDA: Resource Description and Access, 2014 revision.
ISBN -13 978-0-8389-12935 with any applicable updates. RDA was designed to be an online tool and will undergo many transformations and updates, so the toolkit is preferred, but the print version is a more affordable option.http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=11193
1.1.2 Bibliographic Formats and Standards is being revised.
For information on RDA in MARC, see: OCLC’sAbout RDA page
The Library of CongressRDA in MARC page
Available for free online athttp://www.oclc.org/bibformats/en.html
RAILS RDA Training Documents found on the training and documentation site.
Please note that this source currently lacks information on several of the new MARC fields required by RDA.
For information on any fields not currently covered by Bibliographic Formats and Standards, you may access:
1.1.3 Library of Congress MARC 21 Formats for Bibliographic Records (free online)
http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/
Since many of the records in the RiverShare Catalog are cataloged according to AACR2, it is also recommended as a resource.
NOTE: AACR2 is included in the RDA toolkit.
1.1.4 AACR2
The original Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, 2nd edition plus all of the revisions or the edition of the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules 2nd edition which contains all of the revisions. All of the editions and revisions are listed below.
Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, 2nd edition, 2002 revision plus amendments
Jointly published by: The American Library Association (ALA), The Canadian Library Association (CLA), and The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP).
Available for purchase at: http://www.alastore.ala.org or http://www.amazon.com/
Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, 2nd Edition, 2002 Revision, 2005 Update (Kit)
Complete text with annual updates from 2003 through 2005, plus tabs
ISBN-13: 9780838935552
ISBN-10: 0838935559
OR
Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, 2nd Edition, 2002 Revision: 2005 Update Binder ready loose-leaf pages
(Update Pages Only, if you have a copy of AACR2 from before 2005)
ISBN-13: 9780838935576
ISBN-10: 0838935575
For Blu-Rays & DVDs: Online Audiovisual Catalogers Inc. Cataloging Policy Committee guide:
http://olacinc.org/drupal/capc_files/DVD_RDA_Guide.pdf
1.1.5 Dewey Decimal references
For those libraries that use the Dewey Decimal classification system, any of the following Dewey resources may be helpful:
Chapter 1 -- Introduction
Lasted updated 4/3/2013 1.1.3
Dewey Decimal Classification and Relative Index, Edition 23, 2011 Forest Press (A Division of OCLC)
All editions and formats available at http://www.oclc.org/dewey.en.html
4-volume hardback set, Unabridged
ISBN-13: 9781910608814
ISBN-10: 1910608815
Abridged Dewey decimal classification and relative index 15th edition (1 volume)
ISBN-13: 9780910608817
ISBN-10: 0910608814
WebDewey and Abridged WebDewey
WebDewey is a web-based version of DDC 23. Abridged WebDewey is a web-based version of the Abridged 15.
Classification web (subscription service) http://www.loc.gov/cds/classweb/
1.1.6 Library of Congress Classification (LCC) http://www.loc.gov/aba/cataloging/classification/ or Classification web (subscription service) http://www.loc.gov/cds/classweb/
Subject Heading Resources:
Classification Web http://www.loc.gov/cds/classweb/
Search, browse, and access all Library of Congress Classification schedules and Library of Congress Subject Headings and Name Headings on the Web. Construct, verify, and assign classification numbers, subject headings, and name headings to library material using the most current data. Classification Web is the only web-based subscription service to offer you all this—and it’s updated every day. Now with a new interface that features clearer displays, less clutter, and expanded correlations.
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) & Genre/Form Terms http://www.loc.gov/aba/cataloging/subject/
LCSH is available through Classification Web, which is updated daily; subscriptions may be purchased through the Cataloging Distribution Service. In addition, free PDF files of the current annual edition may be freely downloaded from LC’s Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access web page. LCSH authority records may also be downloaded in a variety of formats from the LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (id.loc.gov).
The following are also available at the http://www.loc.gov/aba/cataloging/subject/ website
· Free-Floating Subdivisions http://www.loc.gov/aba/publications/FreeLCSH/freelcsh.html#Subdivisions
· Guidelines on Subject Access to Individual Works of Fiction, Drama, Etc. (GSAFD) http://tspilot.oclc.org/browse/gsafd.html
· Library of Congress Subject Headings http://www.loc.gov/library/libarch-thesauri.html
· Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/
· Subject Cataloging Manual Subject Heading Manual PDF Files
· Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Pt. 1, Subject terms:http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/print/tgm1/
Pt. 2, Genre and physical characteristic terms:http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/print/tgm2/
Library of Congress authority files:
Spanish language subject headings:
Guidelines of Subject Access to Individual Works of Fiction, Drama, Etc. 2nd Edition, American Library Association, Chicago, 2000. ISBN: 9780838935033 available from http://www.amazon.com
CCS-maintained hierarchical list of the Library of Congress Genre/Form Thesaurus (LCGFT): https://www.ccslib.org/Catalogers/index.php/Genre/form_headings
Serial resources:
· CONSER - Cooperative Online Serials Program http://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/conser/
Other resources:
Library of Congress MARC standards http://www.loc.gov/marc/
Library of Congress Resources for Cataloging http://www.loc.gov/aba/cataloging/tools/
Catalogers Desktop http://www.loc.gov/cds/desktop/
Library of Congress Rule Interpretations http://www.loc.gov/cds//PDFdownloads/lcri/
Library of Congress Program for Cooperative Cataloging Policy Statements (LC – PCC PS)
The Library of Congress and the Program for Cooperative Cataloging announced a title change of the "Library of Congress Policy Statements" to "Library of Congress-Program for Cooperative Cataloging Policy Statements" (LC-PCC PSs) effective with the October 2012 release of the RDA Toolkit. The new title reflects the ongoing collaboration of LC and PCC in adopting a single set of policy statements, with clear labels indicating any differences in application. Adding "PCC Practice" statements has already begun, and will be ongoing until completed; developing new policy statements, negotiating changes to existing statements, etc., will be an ongoing activity shared by LC and PCC.
Current Library of Congress-Program for Cooperative Cataloging Policy Statements (LC-PCC PSs) are freely available as part of the RDA Toolkit. Go to Access the RDA Toolkitand click on the "Resources" tab; a license to the Toolkit is not required. This allows fast and easy access through a single source to the most current policy information. Copies of LC-LCC PSs are also available in Cataloger's Desktop.
Cataloging Service Bulletins http://loc.gov/cds/PDFdownloads/csb/index.html
Training resources:
Basics of MARC: https://www.loc.gov/marc/umb/um01to06.html
Introduction to MARC (Webjunction, developed by the Idaho Library Commission): https://learn.webjunction.org/enrol/index.php?id=158
Cataloging with AACR2 & USMARC21: 2nd ed., 2006 cumulation by Deborah Fritz ISBN 978-0-8389-0935-5 http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=88
OCLC Support and Training http://oclc.org/support/training.en.html
OCLC Webjunction Events Calendar http://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction.html
Other sites you may find helpful:
http://www.loc.gov/aba/cataloging/tools/
http://www.oclc.org/bibformats/en.html
http://www.ala.org/tools/atoz/catalogandclassification/cataloging_and_classification
http://www.ala.org/alcts/sites/ala.org.alcts/files/content/resources/org/cat/traincats.pdf
http://www.ala.org/alcts/resources/org/cat
http://www.library.yale.edu/cataloging/toolscataids.htm
http://www.libs.uga.edu/catalog/tools.html
http://www.ala.org/tools/libfactsheets/alalibraryfactsheet18
https://www.minitex.umn.edu/Cataloging/Tools.aspx#general
http://nekls.libguides.com/copy-cataloging-webinar
http://www.ala.org/tools/libfactsheets/alalibraryfactsheet18
https://www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/cataloging/catref.html
http://www.in.gov/library/3386.htm
http://www.in.gov/library/5089.htm
Special Libraries Cataloging Cheats:
http://special-cataloguing.com/cheats