Participants will be introduced to applying cataloging concepts, rules and guidelines to the Internet. This session will outline the issues and discuss the benefits and drawbacks to various approaches to cataloging electronic serials. This session will cover the unique aspects of the evolving area for cataloguing the electronic monograph. The sessions provide an overview of the principles and procedures of description for bibliographic control and the organization of information. The program is supported by federal and state funding and is approved for Minnesota Voluntary Certification Credit.
Session includes lecture, group exercises and discussion.
The session includes lecture, group discussion, and paper exercises. The session includes lecture, group discussion, and paper exercises. This session will cover the use of Library of Congress Subject Headings to improve access to works by subject. Topics to be covered include the structure of LC Subject Headings, their relationship to Sears Subject Headings, analysis of a work to select appropriate Subject Headings, the use of subdivisions, and the maintenance of Subject Heading data. This session will provide an introduction and cover the principles of book classification using the Dewey Decimal Classification system.