WEEK 5 (INTRODUCTION TO CATALOGING : CONCEPT & PROCESS)

What is Catalog?

A list of library material contained in a collection, a library, or group of libraries, arranged according to some definite plan.

What is Cataloging?

• Cataloging is the process by which we create and maintain the database of books, journals, audiovisual materials, etc.

• Cataloging is the preparation of blibliography information for catalogue records. 

•  Cataloger use a set of cataloging tools, which are the agreed international rules and standard.

The Goals of Cataloging :

• To enable a person to find a book  (or other material) of which either

-the author

-the title

-the subject is known.

• To show what the library has

-by a given author

-on a given subject

-in a given kind of literature

• To assist in the choice of a book (or other material)

-as to the edition (bibliographically)

-as to its character (literary or topical)

These are sometimes summarized as:

1) identifying or finding known items;

2) collocating or bringing together related materials;

3) providing sufficient data so that the user can evaluate and select from among related

materials.

3 Main Areas in Catalog Record :

• Classification
• Description
• Subject

Bibliographic Record :

• Description of the work

• Heading : 

               -Main entry

               -Added entry

               -Subject Heading

• Tracing

 International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD)

– Areas of description :

• Title and statement of responsibility

• Edition

• Material (or type of publication) specific details

• Publication, distribution etc

• Physical description

• Series

• Note

• Standard number and terms of availability

Punctuation Rules

Title and statement of responsibility. – Edition area.- material specific details area.

– Publication, distribution, etc. area. – (series area)

Note area

Note area

ISBN and terms of availability

ISBD Outline

Title proper = parallel title : other title information / first statement of responsibility ; each subsequent statement of responsibility . – Edition statement / statement of responsibility relating to the edition. Place of publication : publisher, date of publication.

– pagination : illustration + accompanying material.
(Series)

Note
Note

ISBN : price (qualification)

3 Descriptive Levels of Detail:

• First Level
• Second Level
• Third Level

 First Level

Title proper / first statement of responsibility, if different from main entry heading in form or if there is no main entry heading. – Edition statement. – materials (or type of publication) specific details. - first publisher, etc., date of publication, etc., – Extent of items .- Note (s). – Standard number

First level of description 

Title proper [GMD] / first statement of responsibility, if different from main entry heading in form or number or if there is no main entry heading. –Edition statement. – Materials (or type of publication) specific details. – First publisher, etc., date of publication, etc. – Extent of item. – Note(s). – Standard number.

Example : 
 
Gone with the wind. – 60th anniversary ed. – Harper,
c1984. – 1074 p.


Second level 

Title proper [ general material designation] = Parallel title : other title information / first statement of responsibility ; each subsequent statement of responsibility . – Edition

statement / statement of responsibility relating to the edition. - Materials (or type of publication) specific details. – First place of publication, etc : first , publisher, etc., date of publication, etc. – Extent of item ; other physical details ; dimensions. – (Title proper of series/ statement of responsibility relating to series, ISSN of series ; numbering within the series. Title of subseries, ISSN of subseries; numbering within subseries). – Note(s). 

- ISBN: price 

(qualification)

Second level of description 
Title proper [GMD] = Parallel title : other title information / first statement of responsibility ; each subsequent statement of responsibility. – Edition statement. – Materials (or type of publication) specific details. – First place of publication : first publisher, etc., date of publication, etc. – Extent of item : other physical details ; dimensions. – (Title proper of series) – Note(s). – Standard number.
 
Example :


Gone with the wind / Martha Mitchell. – 60th anniversary
ed. – New York : Harper, c1984. – 1074 p. : map ; 28 cm


Third Level-

-Includes all elements set out in the AACR2 rules that are applicable to the item being
described.

 
-Large libraries in Malaysia agreed to use the 2nd level
 
-School libraries - 1st Level

SUMMARY :

From lesson this week , I got some information about cataloging. So, I know what the is meaning of cataloging, the goals of cataloging, and why it is important. Other than that, I also known 3 main area in catalog record which are classification, description and subject. Bibliographic record and ISBD also is teach in this week. From this lesson, I also learned that, there are 3 descriptive level which are 1st level, second level and third level.

So, for the next lesson I will learn about how to cataloging using 1st level, second level and third level.