Crash course in basic cataloging with RDA
By: Heather Lea Moulaison and Raegan Wiechert
Contributors: Wiechert, Raegan, author
Series: Crash course series; Crash course series (Westport, Conn.)
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9781440837760
Subjects: Cataloging; Books; Classification; Resource description & access
Description: "Covering tools, terminology, and the FRBR-based RDA approach to description, this book explains the current principles of organization of information and basic cataloging practices for non-catalogers, enabling readers to understand elements of the cataloging process and interact with records in a basic manner"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1: What is Cataloging?; title: Chapter 2: ILSs and the Online Library Catalog; title: Chapter 3: Materials and Approaches in Library Cataloging; title: Chapter 4: Encoding RDA Cataloging Records; title: Chapter 5: RDA, the Toolkit, and Works and Expressions; title: Chapter 6: RDA: Manifestations and Items; title: Chapter 7: Access Points and Controlled Vocabulary; title: Chapter 8: Subject Access and Controlled Vocabulary; title: Chapter 9: Classification; title: Chapter 10: Working with Catalog Records and Materials; title: Appendix A: Examples of RDA Cataloging Records in MARC; title: Appendix B: Cataloging Tools: A Bibliography/Webliography; title: Appendix C: Professional Resources for Catalogers; title: Index .