Cataloging Library Resources: An Introduction

Shaw (library science, Connecticut State Community Coll.; Using Technology in the Library Workplace) offers an updated version of her highly regarded introduction to cataloguing, offering basic knowledge of standards, principles, and tools for library support staff who may not have library science degrees. This volume includes the latest information on the ALA’s Library Support Staff Certification cataloguing and classification competencies and the new RDA, FRBR, and BIBFRAME standards. The book is organized into three parts: “Fundamentals of the Cataloging Process,” “Classification of Library Materials,” and “Cataloging Library Materials.” In the first section, Shaw provides a basic introduction to cataloguing, authority control, MARC records, copy cataloguing, and metadata. Part two focuses on Dewey and LCCS classification schemes, while part three reviews RDA, FRBR, and BIBFRAME. Included within are helpful exercise discussion questions, key definitions, and activities designed to acquaint readers with cataloguing theory while also instilling practical knowledge.