Catalog It!: A Guide to Cataloging School Library Materials

The catalog system is the foundation of the school library. Without an effective search tool, there is no value to even the most comprehensive collection. Designed for both undergraduates and graduates in library science courses as well as practicing professionals, Catalog It! A Guide to Cataloging School Library Materials by Allison Kaplan and Ann Riedling presents the theory and practice for cataloging and classification, specific to the school environment.

This easy-to-use reference guide covers everything from the fundamentals of cataloging to the latest electronic resources and methods, and includes many examples and exercises. Guidance in interpreting standard cataloging and classification rules, including AACR2R, LCSH, DDC, LLS and MARC, is also provided. Catalog It! will allow school library media specialists to get materials classified, cataloged and on the shelf in no time, and with no headache!

Allison Kaplan and Ann Riedling met in 1998 during the International Association of School Librarianship conference in Tel Aviv, Israel. After spending a long time discussing how frustrated many of their students were that there were "no practical cataloging textbooks out there for school librarians," they decided that they would take on the task of writing the book together. Allison Kaplan is School Library Media Specialist Program Coordinator at the University of Delaware, and Ann Riedling is a professor and Department Chair of Educational Media Librarianship at Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky.