Fotis Lazarinis

Cataloguing and Classification

An introduction to AACR2, RDA, DDC, LCC, LCSH and MARC 21 Standards

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Cataloguing and Classification introduces concepts and practices in cataloguing and classification, and common library standards. The book introduces and analyzes the principles and structures of library catalogues, including the application of AACR2, RDA, DDC, LCC, LCSH and MARC 21 standards, and conceptual models such as ISBD, FRBR and FRAD. The text also introduces DC, MODS, METS, EAD and VRA Core metadata schemes for annotating digital resources.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Chandos / Chandos Publishing
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: C2014-0-02994-2
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 151mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 397g
• ISBN-13: 9780081001615
• ISBN-10: 0081001614
• Artikelnr.: 41782862

Autorenporträt

Fotis Lazarinis, PhD, teaches library and information systems as an Adjunct Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science and Biomedical Informatics at the University of Thessaly, and in the Department of Archival and Library Sciences, Ionian University, Greece. His research focusses on information retrieval, organization and sharing using standardized XML structures.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction to cataloguing classification 2. Descriptive cataloguing codes and the anatomy of AACR2 3. AACR2 general rules and rules for books 4. AACR2 access points and headings 5. FRBR and FRAD: the conceptual models underlying RDA 6. RDA: the new standard for descriptive cataloguing 7. Classification 8. Dewey Decimal Classification 9. Library of Congress Classification 10. Subject access: LCSH, Children's Subject Headings and Sears List of Subject Headings 11. MARC 21: digital formats for cataloguing and classification data 12. Metadata

Rezensionen

"...a very good guide for catalogers who are just embarking on their cataloging career." --Technicalities