USEFUL SITES AND LINKS

Audiovisual Materials

• Authority Tools for Audiovisual and Music Catalogers (Online Audiovisual Catalogers)

• Internet Movie Database (IMDB)

• Media Cataloging Resources (UCR)

• Movie Review Query Engine

• OLAC newsletter (See Q & A section and "LAC CATALOGER'S JUDGEMENT "http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/cts/olac/newsletters/

• Useful Websites for AV Catalogers (OLAC)

• See also: Music, Theatre, Dance

  
  
  

Authorities

• Ambiguous headings

• Authorities tutorial

• Authority Tools for Audiovisual and Music Catalogers (Online Audiovisual Catalogers) Geographic Information

  • USGS Mapping Info

  • GEONet Names Server (GNS)

• Library of Congress Authorities

• NACO Home Page

• NACO Participant's Manual, 3rd. ed.

• OCLC Authorities Users Guide

• OCLC Authorities Format Tag Chart (PDF format)

• Union List of Artist Names (Getty Institute)

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Cataloging Rules and Standards

• AACR2 Rule Interpretations of the National Library of Canada

• Access Level MARC/AACR Records - LC Implementation Plans

• Access Level Records for Serials

• BIBCO Core Record Standards

• BIBCO ~Monographic Bibliographic Record Program of the PCC

• * Catalogablog. Covers library cataloging, classification, metadata, subject access and related topics.

• Chart of All PCC BIBCO Core Record Standards

• Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Books. 2nd ed.

• Ending Punctuation for Bibliographic Data

• FRBR and Fundamental Cataloging Rules (by William Denton)

• Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (IFLA)

• ISAD(G) (General International Standard Archival Description)

• ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description (pdf)

• MARC and FRBR (LC)

• MPEG-7 Description Definition Language (DDL)

• Music Cataloging Bulletin (IP authenticated for MU)

• OCLC Bibliographic Formats and Standards

• OCLC Cataloging Electronic Resources

• OCLC Cataloging Internet Resources

• OCLC Input Standards Table

• Program for Cooperative Cataloging

• * RBMS Controlled Vocabularies for Use in Rare Book and Special Collections Cataloging

• RDA: Resource Description and Access (draft of Part 1 available: Dec. 2005)

• Slavic Cataloging Manual (Princeton University)

• Tools for Serials Catalogers (Vanderbilt University)

• Understanding MARC Bibliographic: Machine-Readable Cataloging (LC)

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Classification

• * 025.431: The Dewey Blog. Everything you always wanted to know about the Dewey Decimal Classification system but were afraid to ask.

• FC a Classification for Canadian History (National Library of Canada)

• Library of Congress Classification Geographic Cutters (pdf)

• Library of Congress Classification Outline

• Library of Congress Classification Weekly Lists

• National Library of Medicine Classification (National Library of Medicine)

• UDC (Universal Decimal Classification)

Corporate bodies (Organizations)

• International Government Organizations

• International Organizations (selected from Yearbook of International Organizations)

• Yahoo List of International Organizations

Electronic Resources

• Bibliographic Control of Digital Content (LC Cataloging Directorate - Strategic Plan)

• Cataloging Internet Resources : A Manual and Practical Guide. 2d ed. (OCLC)

• Cataloging Electronic Resources: OCLC-MARC Coding Guidelines

• CONSER Cataloging Manual : Module 31 : Remote Access Computer File Serials

• Draft Interim Guidelines for Cataloging Electronic Resources (LC)

• FILExt (file extensions)

• International Standard Bibliographic Description for Electronic Resources (IFLA)

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FRBR (Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records)

• FictionFinder: A FRBR-based prototype for fiction in WorldCat

• FRBR and Fundamental Cataloging Rules (by William Denton)

• FRBR Bibliography (IFLA)

• FRBRblog. Follows developments around the world in FRBR.

• FRBR Display Tool (LC)

• FRBR Work-Set Algorithm (OCLC)

• Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (IFLA)

• MARC and FRBR (LC)

• RedLightGreen (RLG’s FRBR-like Database)

• VTLS FRBR records (full view)

• VTLS FRBR records (title list)

• What is FRBR?: A Conceptual Model for the Bibliographic Universe (2004) / by Barbara Tillett (LC)

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Holdings information

• MARC 21 Format for Holdings Data Primer (PDF format)

• OCLC Local Holdings Maintenance documentation

Language - Tools for non-English languages

• ALA-LC Romanization tables

• ALCTS Task Force on Non-English Access Report (PDF)

• Hebrew alphabet

• Language Code Lists (Library of Congress)

• Online translation sites:

  • Babelfish

  • Free2profession translations

• See also: Transliteration/Romanization

Library Catalogs

• Amicus (National Library of Canada)

• * GPO Access: Catalog of U.S. Government Publications

• LibWeb: Library Servers Via WWW

• Library Catalogs on the World Wide Web (Northern Lights Internet Solutions)

• Library of Congress Online Catalog

• Library of Congress Z39.50 Gateway

• Western European Library Catalogs on the Internet (ACRL)

• Web Accessible National and Major Libraries (IFLA)

• WorldCat.org

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Maps

• ALA Map and Geography Round Table (MAGERT)

• Western Association of Map Libraries' Map Librarian's Toolbox

MARC Format

• MARC 21 Formats (Library of Congress)

• MARC 21 Specifications for Record Structure, Character Sets, and Exchange Media

• MARC and FRBR (LC)

• MARC Bibliographic: Machine-Readable Cataloging (Understanding)

• MARC Discussion List

• MARC Documentation (LC Cataloging Distribution Service)

• MARC Standards (MARC 21 Library of Congress)

• OCLC MARC Code Lists

• OCLC MARC Record Structure

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MERLIN

• Innovative Interfaces Users Group Website

• Innovative Interfaces Users Manual (online) [Use second level MERLIN name and password]

• IUG Clearinghouse [Password required: See MQCC reps for password]

Metadata

• Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM) (U.S. Geological Survey)

• Data Dictionary for Preservation Metadata: Final Report of the PREMIS Working Group

• Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI)

• Encoded Archival Description (EAD)

• FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM)

• FRBR and Fundamental Cataloging Rules (by William Denton)

• Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (IFLA)

• MARC and FRBR (LC)

• Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard

• Metadata Object Description Schema

• Text Encoding Initiative (TEI Consortium)

• VRA Core (Visual Resources Association)

• What is FRBR?: A Conceptual Model for the Bibliographic Universe (2004) / by Barbara Tillett (LC)

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Music, Theatre & Dance

• Music Cataloging Bulletin (IP authenticated for MU)

• Music Cataloging at Yale

• Music, Theater and Dance Collections (LC –sheet music and sound)

• Worldwide Internet Music Resources (Indiana University)

OCLC Sites

• Alerts: www3.oclc.org/app/alerts/bin/display.asp or www.oclc.org/support/systemalerts/

• FictionFinder: A FRBR-based prototype for fiction in WorldCat

• OCLC Authorities Users Guide

• OCLC Bibliographic Formats and Standards

• OCLC Cataloging Electronic Resources

• OCLC Cataloging Internet Resources

• OCLC CatME software

• OCLC Collection Sets

• OCLC Connexion Training

• OCLC Digitization Services

• OCLC Enhance Authorization

• OCLC Error Reporting

• OCLC Input Standards Table

• OCLC MARC Code Lists

• OCLC MARC Record Structure

• OCLC Minimal Record Upgrading

• OCLC Participating Institutions

• OCLC Preservation Services

• OCLC Products and Services

• OCLC Quality Assurance

• OCLC Records -upgrading

• OCLC Searching WorldCat Reference Card

• OCLC Searching WordCat User's Guide

• OCLC WorldCat Documentation

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Serials

• 006/007/008: Use of Fixed Field 006/007/008 ... in CONSER Records

• Access Level MARC/AACR Records - LC Implementation Plans

• Access Level Records for Serials (CONSER)

• CONSER (Cooperative Online Serials -LC)

• CONSER Cataloging Manual : Module 31 : Remote Access Computer File Serials

• NASIGuide: Serial Holdings

• Tools for Serial Catalogers (Vanderbilt)

• * Ulrichsweb.com (use for ISSN searches)

Subject Headings (and Geographical Names)

• Canadian Geographical Names (Natural Resources Canada)

• Canadian Subject Headings (National Library of Canada)

• Columbia Gazetteer of North America (Bartleby.com)

• Geographic Names Information System (U.S. Geological Survey)

• GEOnet Names Server (National Imagery and Mapping Agency)

• Library of Congress Weekly Lists

• Manual para Participantes del Programa Cooperativo de Autoridades de Materias SACO

• Medical Subject Headings (National Library of Medicine)

• SACO Home Page

• SACO Participants Manual

• Topos sur le Web: Noms et lieux du Québec (Commission de toponymie Québec)

• * Web Resources for SACO Proposals

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Thesauri

• Art & Architecture Thesaurus (Getty Institute)

• Canadian Literacy Thesaurus (Canadian Literacy Thesaurus Coalition)

• Moving Image Genre-Form Guide

• NAL Agricultural Thesaurus (National Agricultural Library)

• Newspaper Genre List (United States Newspaper Program)

• Thesaurus for Graphic Materials I: Subject Terms

• Thesaurus for Graphic Materials II: Genre & Physical Characteristic Terms

• Thesaurus Links (W3C)

• Thesaurus of Geographic Names (Getty Institute)

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Tools and reference sources

• Ambiguous headings

• Cataloging Calculator (Oregon State University)

• Cataloguer's Toolbox (Memorial University of Newfoundland)

• FRBR Bibliography (IFLA)

• FRBR Display Tool (LC)

• Galaxy Reference (Galaxy)

• Global Information Locator Service (GILS) (Federal Citizen Information Center)

• Greenwich Mean Time

• Initial articles

• Internet Library for Librarians (InfoWorks Technology)

• ISBN-13 Conversion Toolkit

• * Library Resource Guide (Commerical services and suppliers)

• Merriam-Websters Online Dictionary

• Locator Plus (National Library of Medicine)

• ONIX (Book Industry Study Group)

• Regeln für die alphabetische Katalogisierung (Universitätsbibliothek Braunschweig)

• State Library Websites

• * Using Cataloger's Desktop

• World Factbook (Central Intelligence Agency)

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Transliteration/Romanization

• Pinyin conversion project (Library of Congress)

• Romanization tables (ALA-Library of Congress)

Trends and keeping up-to-date: Cataloging

• ALCTS NewsLinks

• Catalogablog. Covers library cataloging, classification, metadata, subject access and related topics.

• * Eliminating Series Authority Records and Series Title Control: Improving Efficiency or Creating Waste? Or, 12 Reasons Why the Library of Congress (pdf file)

• * LC Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control

• More on What is Going on at the Library of Congress (pdf file)

• * TechEssence.Info ("The essence of technology for library decision-makers")

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Trends and keeping up-to-date: General

• * ALA TechSource

• * Digiblog: The ALCTS Blog

• * InfoIsland.org (Second Life Library 2.0 - Second Life is a 3-D virtual world )

• LITA Blog

• * National Library Agenda (ALA: wiki)

• OCLC Five-Year Information Format Trends

• University of Rochester -River Campus Libraries home page

Website Design

• Top 10 Web design mistakes of 2005

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