Furrie, Betty. Understanding MARC Bibliographic: Machine Readable Cataloging. 5th ed., rev. and edited by the Network Development and MARC Standards Office, Library of Congress. McHenry, Ill.: Follett Software Company, 2000. Available electronically at:
Understanding MARC Authority Records: Machine Readable Cataloging. Developed and written by the Network Development and MARC Standards Office, Library of Congress. Washington, DC.: LC CDS, 2004. Available electronically at:
Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, 2nd ed., 1988 revision. Chicago: American Library Association, 1988. With Amendments 1993. Chicago: ALA, 1993.
Bibliographic Formats and Standards. Dublin, Ohio: OCLC Online Computer Library Center, 1993. Loose-leaf, with updates. Also http://www.oclc.org/oclc/bib/about.htm
Dewey, Melvil. Dewey Decimal Classification and Relative Index. Ed. 21. Albany, NY: Forest Press, a division of OCLC Online Computer Library Center, 1996.
ISBD(G): General International Standard Bibliographic
Description: Annotated Text. London: IFLA, 1977.
Library of Congress Subject Headings. 25th Ed. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, Cataloging Distribution Services, 2002.
Library of Congress Rule Interpretations for AACR2, 1988 Revision: A Cumulation through Cataloging Service Bulletin Number 45. Compiled with quarterly looseleaf supplements by Alan Boyd and Elaine Druesedow. Oberlin, Ohio: Oberlin College Library, 1989.
Beaumont, Jane. Make Mine MARC: A Manual of MARC Practice for Libraries. Westport, CT: Meckler, 1992.
Burger, Robert. Authority Work: The Creation, Use, Maintenance, and Evaluation of Authority Records and Files. Littleton, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1985.
Gorman, Michael. The Concise AACR2, 1988 Revision. Chicago: American Library Association, 1989.
Piepenburg, Scott. Easy MARC: A Simplified Guide to Creating Catalog Records for Library Automation Systems. 4th ed. Salt Lake City, UT: Hi Willow Research and Pub., 2002.
Wynar, Bohdan S., and Arlene G. Taylor. Introduction to Cataloging and Classification. 8th ed. Littleton, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1992.
ARTICLES
Attig, John C. "The Concept of a MARC Format." Information Technology and Libraries 2 (1983): 7-17.
The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set Home Page
http://www.oclc.org:5046/research/dublin_core/
Gorman, Michael. "Authority Control in the Prospective Catalog," in Authority Control, pp. 166-180.
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Note: To reiterate, the only required texts are the booklets mentioned above. This is because this class will only dwell upon cataloging basics, which are covered very well in the documents. The level of understanding for the catalogers at the libraries in the NWLS system will never require the extensive reading necessary for becoming a degreed professional.
You will not be specifically tested on any of the other materials listed in this bibliography, but the Final Exam will cover only minor aspects that are discussed at more length in those readings.
Most of these materials should be available at an area public library or even the NWLS system office. Any materials not found locally may be interlibrary loaned through your local public library.
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Before you actually begin with the first lecture, you may want to get acquainted with the acronyms and terms that will crop up in the readings and lectures. Libraries and library staff are sometimes found to be very acronym oriented, so you may want to refer to this list time-to-time to keep from getting confused.