Introduction to Cataloging and Classification (Library and Information Science Text Series) - Softcover

Joudrey, Daniel N.; Taylor, Arlene G.; Miller, David P.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1598848569 ISBN 13: 9781598848564

Publisher: Libraries Unlimited, 2015

Synopsis

A new edition of this best-selling textbook reintroduces the topic of library cataloging from a fresh, modern perspective.

Not many books merit an eleventh edition, but this popular text does. Newly updated, Introduction to Cataloging and Classification provides an introduction to descriptive cataloging based on contemporary standards, explaining the basic tenets to readers without previous experience, as well as to those who merely want a better understanding of the process as it exists today. The text opens with the foundations of cataloging, then moves to specific details and subject matter such as Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR), Functional Requirements for Authority Data (FRAD), the International Cataloging Principles (ICP), and RDA.

Unlike other texts, the book doesn't presume a close familiarity with the MARC bibliographic or authorities formats; ALA's Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, 2nd Edition, revised (AACR2R); or the International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD). Subject access to library materials is covered in sufficient depth to make the reader comfortable with the principles and practices of subject cataloging and classification. In addition, the book introduces MARC, BIBFRAME, and other approaches used to communicate and display bibliographic data. Discussions of formatting, presentation, and administrative issues complete the book; questions useful for review and study appear at the end of each chapter.

About this title

About the Authors

Daniel N. Joudrey is a Professor in the School of Library and Information Science, Simmons University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, where he teaches information organization and cataloging. His research interests include aboutness determination, subject access to information, and cataloging education. Joudrey was the recipient of the 2026 Margaret Mann Citation.

Arlene G. Taylor is Professor Emerita, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, and author of several works on cataloging and classification and authority control. She has received ALA's Margaret Mann Citation in Cataloging and Classification and the ALA Highsmith Library Literature Award.

Edition details

• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1598848569
• ISBN 13: 9781598848564
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1080