Cataloguing and Classification: An introduction to AACR2, RDA, DDC, LCC, LCSH and MARC 21 Standards - Softcover

Lazarinis, Fotis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0081001614 ISBN 13: 9780081001615

Publisher: Chandos Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

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.

• Explains the theory and practice of bibliographic control
• Offers a practical approach to the core topics of cataloguing and classification
• Includes step-by-step examples to illustrate application of the central cataloguing and classification standards
• Describes the new descriptive cataloguing standard RDA, and its conceptual ground, FRBR and FRAD
• Guides the reader towards cataloguing and classifying materials in a digital environment

About this title

About the Author

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.

Review

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

Edition details

• Publisher: Chandos Publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0081001614
• ISBN 13: 9780081001615
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 242