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Bibliographic control

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025.431: The Dewey Blog: Promising to reveal 'everything you always wanted to know about the Dewey Decimal Classification system but were afraid to ask', the guardians and publishers of DDC relate the popular library classification system to current events, share news, puzzles, comments and crosswords and answer FAQs. Arranged by hundred divisions, there are also sections on Dewey in the news, Dewey online, Dewey in arts and culture, and weekly tips.
Author: Mitchell, Joan, and staff of the Dewey Editorial Office, Decimal Classification Divison, Library of Congress
Subjects: bibliographic control, classification, library and information science news
DeweyClass: 025.431
Resource type: documents
Bibliographic Elements and Displays Project: Research project, looking into bibliographic displays in both academic and public libraries in Canada. Web bibliographic displays are also considered.
Author: Toronto University
Subjects: bibliographic control, canadian libraries
DeweyClass: 025.3
Resource type: documents
BSO - Broad System of Ordering: a Systematic Overview of Knowledge: A modern machine-held classification system embracing all fields of knowledge consisting of a compilation of around 6800 terms, arranged in an order which is systematic or structured at the level of meaning. Provides broad sector descriptions, a more detailed outline, and a full detail excerpt.
Author: BSO Panel
Subjects: bibliographic control
DeweyClass: 025.4
Resource type: document, productinfo
Cataloging Documentation on the Web: Numerous links to Internet resources about cataloguing, covering descriptive and subject cataloguing, guidelines, DDC, MARC and OCLC.
Author: University of Oregon Knight Library
Subjects: bibliographic control, classification
DeweyClass: 025.3
Resource type: index
Cataloging Policy and Support Office: Provides resources to aid biliographic control and includes aspects of cataloging tools and documentation, library of congress classification, and cataloging policy papers and reports.
Author: Library of Congress
Subjects: bibliographic control
DeweyClass: 025.433
Resource type: reference document
Cataloguers Toolbox: Home page for the Bibliographic Control Services of the Queen Elizabeth II Library at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Includes details of local cataloguing tools and resources from other sources, including the Library of Congress, National Library of Canada and OCLC.
Author: Pennell, Charley
Subjects: bibliographic control
DeweyClass: 025.3
Resource type: documents, index
Cataloguing in Special Libraries in the 1990s: Results of a survey into cataloguing methods in special libraries. Concludes that the cataloguing needs of the special libraries surveyed in this study are characterised by their diversity as shown by the predominant use of locally developed codes and the perceived lack of utility of cooperative schemes. The majority of librarians create quite brief records, in most cases shorter than the simplest level of description in AACR2.
Author: Makin, Elizabeth; Ford, Nigel & Robertson, Alexander M.
Subjects: bibliographic control, special libraries
DeweyClass: 025.3
Resource type: article
CONSER Cooperative Online Serials: An international cooperative serials cataloguing program established in the 1970s as a project to convert manual serial cataloguing into machine-readable records. Now a project maintaining quality bibliographic records for serials, CONSER has related publications, the CONSER Editing Guide and the CONSER Cataloging Manual.
Author: Library of Congress
Subjects: bibliographic control, serials
DeweyClass: 025.3
Resource type: documents
Do The Dewey!: Offers a short quiz based on the Dewey Decimal Classification system. Tests users on their ability to select the correct Dewey numbers for given subjects.
Author: Middletown Thrall Library
Subjects: bibliographic control
DeweyClass: 025.4
Resource type: interactive
Full Disclosure: British Library led initiative aiming to improve accessibility to material held within museums, libraries, and archives. As such, Full Disclosure supports and encourages the conversion of information currently on index cards to online databases. It also supports the retrospective cataloguing of all uncatalogued collections so that their value can be realised.
Author: British Library Board
Subjects: archives, bibliographic control, museum science
DeweyClass: 025.3
Resource type: documents
Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records: Report published by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). Delivers precisely stated parameters and a conceptual model concerning what bibliographic records aim to provide information about and what is required within those records to achieve user satisfaction.
Author: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
Subjects: bibliographic control, library and information science research, metadata
DeweyClass: 025.3
Resource type: documents
Guidelines for Alphabetical Arrangement of Letters and Sorting of Numerals and Other Symbols: This technical report provides rules for the alphabetical arrangement of headings in lists of all kinds, such as bibliographies, indexes, dictionaries, directories, and inventories. It also covers the sorting of Arabic or Roman numbers, and other symbols. Seven rules are given to cover problems which may arise in alphanumeric arrangements of headings, but the report does not address issues concerning the meaning or type of headings. Available in PDF only.
Author: Wellisch, Hans H.
Subjects: bibliographic control, indexing
DeweyClass: 025.3
Resource type: document
Guidelines for Indexes and Related Information Retrieval Devices: Provides guidelines for the content, organisation, and presentation of indexes used for the retrieval of parts of, and entire, documents. It deals with the principles of indexing, regardless of the type of material, the method used (intellectual analysis, machine algorithm, or both), the medium of the index, or the method of presentation for searching. It emphasises three processes essential for all indexes; comprehensive design, vocabulary management, and the provision of syntax. Definitions of indexes are included, together with recommendations regarding their design. Available in PDF only.
Author: Anderson, James D.
Subjects: bibliographic control, indexing, information retrieval
DeweyClass: 025.524
Resource type: document
Guidelines for the Use of Field 856: Guidelines prepared by the Network Development and MARC Standards Office. Revised August 1997.
Author: Library of Congress
Subjects: bibliographic control
DeweyClass: 025.344
Resource type: document
HMC Survey of Archive Cataloguing Problems: Examines the problems associated with archive cataloguing in the UK, concluding that large quantities of archives in public repositories are uncatalogued or inadequately catalogued, and that a major injection of funds into a concentrated cataloguing programme is the only way to reduce or solve the problem. Presented as a PDF document.
Author: Kitching, Christopher
Subjects: archives, bibliographic control
DeweyClass: 025.8
Resource type: document
Human Creation of Abstracts with Selected Computer Assistance Tools: After introductory training, a research assistant used the TEXNET abstracting assistance software to create abstracts to articles available via the World Wide Web. The assistant also compiled introductory documentation, including a guide to abstracting using computer assistance tools. The article discusses problems encountered, tools selected for preferred use, and implications for future software development.
Author: Craven, Timothy C.
Subjects: bibliographic control
DeweyClass: 025.4
Resource type: article
LC Cataloging Newsline: Newsletter dealing with various aspects of cataloguing. Includes details of projects, collaborative programs, strategic plans and cataloguing related conferences and meetings. Archives available from 1993.
Author: Library of Congress
Subjects: bibliographic control
DeweyClass: 025.3
Resource type: magazine
Library of Congress Authorities: Pilot providing access to LC authority data for subject, name, and title combinations. Authority records can be downloaded in MARC format for use in local library systems.
Author: Library of Congress
Subjects: bibliographic control, library services
DeweyClass: 025.3
Resource type: service
MARC Standards: Information from the MARC Standards office on records and systems, documentation, software and formats.
Author: Library of Congress
Subjects: bibliographic control, classification
DeweyClass: 025.3
Resource type: reference documents
OCLC: Online Computer Library Center: OCLC is as non-profit computer library service and research organisation. It operates the PRISM service for cataloguing and resource sharing, provides online reference systems for both librarians and end users, and distributes online electronic journals. Site includes information about OCLC, its services and products, news releases, publications, and research results.
Author: OCLC
Subjects: bibliographic control, classification, electronic journal collections, library resource sharing
DeweyClass: 025.3
Resource type: institution
Onion Patch(sm): New Age Public Access Systems: Clearinghouse devoted to projects, research, products and services that support or demonstrate alternative approaches to second and third generation OPACs and other current online public catalogues and indexes.
Author: McKiernan, Gerry
Subjects: bibliographic control
DeweyClass: 025.3
Resource type: index
Outline of the Library of Congress Classification: The authoritative source for LC Classification, showing the 21 broad classes of LCC, the breakdown of subclasses, and the latest additions and changes to the classification scheme.
Author: Library of Congress
Subjects: bibliographic control
DeweyClass: 025.433
Resource type: reference document
PACS: Physics and Astronomy Classification Scheme: Scheme designed to classify and categorise the literature of physics and astronomy for materials such as journal subject indexes, catalogues, computerised databases, online journals, CD-ROM versions of journals, and any other collection of physics and astronomy resources. PACS is arranged hierarchically, by subdivision to four levels.
Author: American Institute of Physics
Subjects: astronomy research, bibliographic control, physics research
DeweyClass: 025.4
Resource type: reference document
SICI: Serial Item and Contribution Identifier Standard: The SICI standard provides an extensible mechanism for the unique identification of either an issue of a serial title or a contribution, for example an article, contained within a serial, regardless of the distribution medium whether paper, electronic or microform.
Author: University of California Berkeley
Subjects: bibliographic control, serials
DeweyClass: 025.344
Resource type: document
Spanish Subject Headings: Presents an alphabetical listing of over 1500 Spanish language equivalents to Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH).
Author: Oakland Public Library and San Francisco Public Library
Subjects: bibliographic control, classification, spanish
DeweyClass: 025.3
Resource type: documents
Technical Services and Cataloging Departments: Alphabetical index of US library cataloguing departments. Includes email addresses for cataloging questions and problems.
Author: Vanderbilt University
Subjects: bibliographic control
DeweyClass: 025.3
Resource type: index