Special Libraries: A Cataloging Guide

by Sheila S. Intner, Jean Weihs

Overview

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problems encountered in special libraries, such as the cataloging of electronic media, technical reports, and unpublished materials.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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780872879553
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	06/15/1998
Pages:	452
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.94(d)

About the Author

SHEILA S. INTNER is Professor and Director, Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts. She has received several awards, including ALA's Margaret Mann Citation Award for outstanding contributions to education for cataloging and classification.

JEAN WEIHS is Principal Consultant, Technical Services Group, Toronto, Ontario. She has received the Margaret Mann Citation in Cataloging and Classification and was the first recipient of the John Comaromi Lectureship.

Table of 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Chapter 6: Unpublished Materials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