Sources for Training and Continuing Education for Catalogers and
Cataloging Paraprofessionals:
An
Annotated Selected Bibliography
compiled by Elizabeth Geesey Holmes
· Branton, Ann and Aiping Chen-Gaffey. MARC 21 Tutorial. 1999. 22 April 2002. <http://www.lib.usm.edu/~techserv/MARC21Tutorial/marcfr.htm>.
o An interactive, self-directed, hands-on skills exercises and training tutorial for use by library students, professionals and paraprofessionals. Available on the web free of charge. I use it in conjunction with Betty Furrie’s Understanding MARC Bibliographic : Machine-Readable Cataloging to train new catalog assistants in the MARC format.
· Byrne, Deborah J. MARC Manual : Understanding and Using MARC Records, Second Edition. Englewood, CO. : Libraries Unlimited, 1998.
o In depth discussion of the MARC format, including the authority and holdings formats, updated to include format integration.
· Cundiff, Margaret Welk. Cataloging Concepts: Descriptive Cataloging. Washington, D.C.: Cataloging Distribution Service, 1993.
o Materials, divided into Instructor and Trainee manuals, from a course developed by the Library of Congress for use in training staff. The course was designed to provide staff with an understanding of cataloging principles and procedures in order to interpret their work assignments and communicate more effectively with other staff. It examines the process of descriptive cataloging using examples and exercises.
· Ferguson, Anna. MARC/ AACR2/ Authority Control Tagging: Blitz Cataloging Workbook. Englewood, CO.: Libraries Unlimited, 1998.
· Ferguson, Bobby. Subject Analysis: Blitz Cataloging Workbook. Englewood, CO.: Libraries Unlimited, 1998.
· Furrie, Betty. Understanding MARC Bibliographic : Machine-Readable Cataloging, Fifth Edition. Washington, D.C. : Cataloging Distribution Service, Library of Congress in collaboration with The Follett Software Company, c1998. 22 April 2002. <http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/umb/>.
o Booklet explains, in simple terms, what a MARC record is. It provides the basic information needed to understand and evaluate a MARC record. Web edition is available free of charge.
· Hallam, Adele. Cataloging Rules for the Description of Looseleaf Publications: With Special Emphasis on Legal Materials. Second Edition. Washington, D.C. Office for Descriptive Cataloging Policy, Library of Congress : For sale by the Cataloging Distribution Service, Library of Congress, 1989. Also available at Library Corporations’s website, 9 June 2002. <http://www.tlcdelivers.com/tlc/crs/lslf0071.htm>.
o Essential guide to cataloging looseleafs. Though the rules will be changing soon with the advent of AACR2R changes and the creation of Integrating Resources.
· Kao, Mary Liu. Cataloging and Classification for Library Technicians, Second Edition. New York, N.Y.: Haworth, 2001.
o Intended for students in a Cataloging and Classification course in a two-year Library Technology Associate Degree or Certification Program, as well as for library technicians working in the cataloging department with little previous training. Contains a general introduction to the process of cataloging and continues with in-depth discussion and explanation of all the reference tools needed to catalog, followed by step-by-step instruction.
· Kao, Mary Liu. Introduction to Technical Services for Library Technicians. New York, N.Y.: Haworth, 2001.
o Particularly chapter 5, Cataloging and Classification. This short chapter is a good introduction and overview for beginning paraprofessionals. It includes a glossary of terminology, introduction to the catalog, the elements of the bibliographic record and the MARC record, as well as aspects of cataloging such as copy cataloging, original cataloging, subject and descriptive cataloging.
· Krieger, Tillie, ed. Subject Headings for the Literature of Law and International Law, and indes to LC K schedules: a thesaurus of law subject terms. 5th ed. AALL publications series 55. Rothman & Co., 1996.
· Lembke, Melody Busse and Rhonda K. Lawrence. Cataloging Legal Literature: A Manual on AACR2R and Library of Congress Subject Headings for Legal Materials, Third Edition. Littleton, CO.: Rothman, 1997-
o This loose-leaf manual is designed as a companion to other cataloging handbooks and addresses only problems related to legal cataloging. It also includes a bibliography of recommended cataloging tools. It is an essential tool for the law cataloger.
· Millsap, Larry and Terry Ellen Ferl. Descriptive cataloging for the AACR2R and the integrated MARC format: a how-to-do-it workbook, Revised edition. New York: Neal-Schuman, 1997.
o Aimed at cataloging students and working catalogers in small libraries who have neither a great deal of experience making MARC records in many different formats nor more experienced colleagues nearby to provide advice, this workbook includes 50 exercises and highlights the USMARC format’s numerous and significant tagging changes. For example it includes exercises using serials in several formats besides print.
· Olson, Nancy., ed. Cataloging Internet Resources: A Manual and Practical Guide, Second Edition. Dublin, OH: OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., 1997. 22 April 2002. <http://www.purl.org/oclc/cataloging-internet>.
· Piepenburg, Scott. Easy MARC: a simplified guide to creating catalog records for library automation systems incorporating format integration, Third edition. San Jose, Calif: F & W Associated, Inc., 1999.
o Nancy Olson’s preface to this manual states that Piepenburg has selected MARC fields likely to be used by catalogers in school, and small public and special libraries. The MARC fields are carefully explains these fields with numerous examples. I particularly like his section on what titles to include and to not include in the MARC tag 246.
· Sun, Dajin and Margaret W. Hughes. Syllabus for Serials Cataloging Teaching and Training. February 2002. 3 June 2002. http://www.ala.org/alcts/publications/educ/syllabi/sercat.htm.
o This is an outline for teaching serials cataloging as part of a cataloging course. It includes many bibliographical references (with URLs) including books, websites, professional journals, and e-mail discussion lists.
Websites: Professional Organizations, Vendors,
Cataloging Department homepages, …
· American Association of Law Libraries. Homepage. 9 June 2002. <http://www.aallnet.org/index.asp>.
o Includes sections on Education and Careers, and Professional Development.
· American Library Association. Homepage. 9 June 2002. <http://www.ala.org/>.
o Particularly the ALCTS (Association for Library Collections and Technical Services) section. <http://www.ala.org/alcts/>.
· Association for Library Collections & Technical Services. Committee on Education, Training and Recruitment for Cataloging. Training Catalogers in the Electronic Era. 17 November 1988. 3 June 2002. <http://www.ala.org/alcts/publications/educ/training.html>.
o This outline is subtitled: Essential Elements Of A Training Program For Entry-Level Professional Catalogers. It is a training outline, developed by the Committee on Education, Training and Recruitment for Cataloging of the Cataloging and Classification Section of the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services to assist in the training of beginning professional catalogers. It includes a selected bibliography and it a good checklist of topics to include when training a new cataloger
· Banerjee, Kyle. The Cataloging Calculator. 6 January 2002. 22 April 2002. <http://home.earthlink.net/~banerjek/calculate/old/>.
o Automatically calculates cutter numbers, and various MARC codes.
·
Library
Corporation. Cataloger’s Reference Shelf. 9
June 2002. <http://www.tlcdelivers.com/tlc/crs/CRS0000.htm>.
o
This website
brings together free full text access to many tools used in cataloging, such
as; MARC formats and codes, CONSER documentation, NACO documentation, Library
of Congress Rule Interpretations, and LC’s Subject Cataloging Manuals.
·
Library of
Congress. Cataloging Homepage. 11 June 2002. <http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/>.
o
This homepage
of LC’s Cataloging Directorate has links to all sorts of information:
cataloging policy and support office, CONSER, Program for Cooperative
Cataloging, publications, reports and conference proceedings, and LC’s online
catalogs. At the top of the page is a highlighted box entitled “New in
Cataloging” with links to items of recent interest.
·
Lillian
Goldman Law Library. Technical Services Homepage. 25
April 2002. 9 June 2002. <http://www.law.yale.edu/library/techserv/index.html>.
o
One excellent
example of a law library technical services department homepage with links to
all sorts of information and tools for the work of the department. There is even a section on Staff Information
and Training.
·
MIT
Libraries. Cataloging Oasis. 9 June 2002. <http://macfadden.mit.edu:9500/colserv/cat/>.
o
The MIT
Cataloging Oasis page has been designed to provide many of the "little
bits" of information catalogers need on a daily basis. There are links to all sorts of cataloging
tools as well as to MIT’s policies and procedures.
· OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. Homepage. 23 April 2002. <http://www.oclc.org/home/>.
o There is a wealth of information at this site, including; tutorials for OCLC products and services, and OCLC documentation such as the Bibliographic Formats and Standards manual.
· Sha, Vianne Tang. Internet Library for Librarians. 9 June 2002. <http://www.itcompany.com/inforetriever/>.
o As the sites’ “About” section says: the “Internet Library for Librarians has been a popular information resource site for librarians since 1994. It is an information portal designed for librarians to locate Internet resources related to their profession. … Internet Library for Librarians provides links to more than 3,000 resources. All the resources are recommended, selected, and reviewed by librarians. Each entry has a full description of the goals and /or scope of the resource, as well as the contact information if provided. Internet Library for Librarians is a handy and useful tool for both novices and experienced library staff.”.
· SOLINET. Free Tutorials. 22 April 2002. <http://www.solinet.net/workshops/workshop_templ.cfm?doc_id=171>.
o Lists, with links, free online tutorials both from OCLC and from other sources. List begins with OCLC cataloging related tutorials.
· Special Libraries Association. Homepage. 7 June 2002. 9 June 2002. <http://www.sla.org/>.
o Especially the section “Learn with SLA”, with links to various virtual learning opportunities.
· Technical Services Departments of the UCSD Libraries. Technical Processing Online Tools. 9 June 2002. <http://tpot.ucsd.edu/>.
o As the official library technical services information resource for the University of California, San Diego libraries, this site has links to tons of online information in the areas of acquisitions, cataloging, preservation, and training.
· University of Colorado Law Library. Cataloging Helpers. 30 October, 2001. April 22, 2002. <http://www.colorado.edu/law/lawlib/ts/cat/cathlp1.htm>.
· University of Southern Mississippi Libraries, Bibliographic Services. Cataloging. Homepage. 11 April 2002. 22 April 2002 <http://www.lib.usm.edu/%7Etechserv/cathome.html>.
o An excellent cataloging homepage containing links to cataloging tools, their list of top cataloging sites, and cataloging policies and procedures.
· OCLC. OCLC-affiliated U. S. Networks. 23 April 2002. <http://www.oclc.org/contacts/regional/usnetworks.shtm>.
o Lists all the OCLC affiliated networks in the United States such as NELINET, SOLINET, CAPCON, etc… Links to training schedules and homepages, as well as listing street and e-mail addresses. Most networks offer cataloging courses related to using OCLC, MARC, and to cataloging in general.
·
OCLC
Institute. MindLeaders. 11 June 2002. <http://institute.oclc.org/>.
o
OCLC Institute
in cooperation with MindLeaders is offering web-based technical instruction to
librarians and library staff. There are
over 400 courses in four course groups: End User Desktop Computing, Technical
General, Technical MCSE, and Technical Web Development. There is a link to a free demo as well.
· OCLC’s Online Library Learning Series. Cataloging Internet Resources using MARC21 and AACR2 v2. Revised & Expanded (02-28-02). 22 April 2002. <http://www.oclc.org/institute/elearning/oll/CIRuMA/index.htm>.
o Online course offered by OCLC and available to both members and non-members for a reasonable charge. More courses are to be offered in the future. I completed part of this course and found it easy to use and follow. It has lots of examples and exercises as well as explanations on this complicated topic.
· SOLINET E-cademy: Web-Based Training. Introduction to OCLC Authority File and Cataloging Micro Enhancer. 22 April 2002. <http://www.solinet.net/workshops/workshop_templ.cfm?doc_id=169>.
o Only two courses are offered currently, but more are being planned.
· Syracuse University. School of Information Studies. Academic Programs: Distance Learning Format Homepage. 9 June 2002. <http://istweb.syr.edu/academics/distance/index.asp>.
o Information on the schools Masters Degree offered in a distance learning format.
· University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Graduate School of Library and Information Science. Distance Education (LEEP) Homepage. 28 March 2002. 9 June 2002. <http://alexia.lis.uiuc.edu/gslis/degrees/leep.html>.
o Information about the Schools distance education opportunities. One can also click on a link to tour a LEEP class.
· University of Maryland. College of Information Studies. Continuing Education Homepage. 15 February 2002. 9 June 2002. <http://www.clis.umd.edu/ce/>.
o Lists seminars, workshops, and other programs intended for professional librarians and information specialists to upgrade their skills and further their professional development.
· University of Michigan. School of Information. 2002 Digital Toolkit for Students and Professionals. 15 March 2002. 9 June 2002 <http://www.si.umich.edu/dtk/>.
o Digital Tool Kit courses are designed for professionals who wish to gain practical knowledge and skills from teachers who are expert practitioners. Courses are one, two or three days in length and are held on the Ann Arbor campus of the University of Michigan in the months of May, June, July, and August.
· University of North Carolina. School of Information and Library Science. Continuing Education @ SILS. 9 June 2002. <http://www.ils.unc.edu/ils/continuing_ed/infotogo/spring2002/>.
o Lists continuing education opportunities available to students and non-students These include distance education course, on-site workshops and international study.
· University of Pittsburgh. School of Information Sciences. Summer 2002 Professional Development Workshops. 9 June 2002. < http://www2.sis.pitt.edu/~workshop/>.
o Lists courses for Summer 2002, held on campus and gives information on registration.
·
AUTOCAT.
4 June 2002. <http://listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu/archives/autocat.html>.
o Although
there is a lot of traffic on this list I find that skimming the subject lines
for topics and announcements of interest is a valuable tool for keeping up to
date with what’s going on in the cataloging world. The archives can also be fairly easily searched.
·
Innopac.
4 June 2002. < http://innopacusers.org/list/>.
o This
is one example of a discussion list for librarians and library staff who work
with Innovative software. There are
other such lists for different integrated library systems software.
·
TS-SIS.
4 June 2002. < http://aallnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ts-sis>.
o There’s
really no reason not to subscribe to this list, even if you are not a member of
the special interest section. The
traffic is low and the threads are usually interesting and/or applicable.
· Cataloging & Classification Quarterly. New York: Haworth Press, 1981-
·
Cataloging Service Bulletin. Washington, D.C.:
Collections Services, Library of Congress, 1978-
o It’s
important to at least skim through this to check for changes to cataloging
rules and Library of Congress subject headings.
·
CONSERline. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress,
Serials Record Division, 1994- . 4 June 2002. <http://lcweb.loc.gov/acq/conser/consrlin.html>.
·
LC Cataloging Newsline. Washington, D.C.: Cataloging Directorate,
Library of Congress, 1993- . 4 June 2002. <http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/lccn/lccn.html>
·
Law Library Journal. Chicago: American Association of Law
Libraries, 1902-
o It
is worth checking the table of contents as this journal sometimes contains
articles related to cataloging and technical services in law libraries.
·
Library Resources & Technical
Services.
Chicago: American Library Association, 1957-
· Technical Services Law Librarian. Chicago: American Association of Law Libraries, Technical Services Special Interest Section, 1979- . 4 June 2002. <http://www.aallnet.org/sis/tssis/tsll/tsll.htm>.
o If you don’t read any other library science journal read this one! It is by far the most useful and relevant professional literature I read. This joint newsletter of AALL’s Technical Services and Online Bibliographic Services Special Interest Sections is published quarterly in print and on the web and contains various columns and articles on cataloging and technical services in general. Minutes of the sections meetings, summaries of annual meeting programs, and reports from AALL’s representatives to ALA’s DD:CA and Subject Access committees, and MARBI are printed here as well. Reading this cover to cover is just a great way to stay up to date on law cataloging issues, as well as cataloging in general and technical services in law libraries.
·
Technical Services Quarterly.
New York: Haworth Press, 1983-
Elizabeth Geesey Holmes
Catalog Librarian, Alexander Campbell King Law Library, University of Georgia.
Last revised: 9 June 2002.
Prepared for Workshop #1: Intermediate Cataloging for Law Librarians, 19-20 July 2002.
Presented as part of the American Association of Law Libraries 95th Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida.