Cataloguing Resources
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Cataloguing 101
5 minutes on Bibliographic Control
http://www.lianza.org.nz/5-minutes-bibliographic-control
Library of Congress Frequently Asked Questions about Cataloguing
http://www.loc.gov/aba/about/catfaq.html
The Evolving Catalog / Karen Coyle – history of library catalogues and associated technology
http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2016/01/04/cataloging-evolves/
Classification
025.431: the Dewey blog 'Everything you always wanted to know about the Dewey Decimal Classification system but were afraid to ask'
Library of Congress Classification
Cataloging & Classification quarterly Table of contents abstracts available free online. Journal articles available through Interloan.
Subject access
Library of Congress Authorities Search authority records, with facility to print, E-mail and download
Library of Congress Subject Headings Weekly Lists Weekly lists of new and changed subject headings
Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms PDF Files
Library of Congress Demographic Group Terms PDF Files
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials Tool for indexing visual materials by subject and by genre/format.
Ngā Ūpoko Tukutuku - Māori Subject Headings
Iwi-Hapū Names Names from this list can be used as LCSH headings in bibliographic records by adding (New Zealand people) as a qualifier.
New Zealand Gazetteer of Place Names
Bibliographic files
The National Library of New Zealand provides access to the following files of bibliographic records, on the National Library website:
Publications New Zealand – a monthly file of records added to the New Zealand national bibliography during that month
NDHA items – a monthly file of freely available items added to the National Library catalogue from the National Digital Heritage Archive during that month
Catalogues
Publications New Zealand Record of New Zealand publications listed in the National Bibliography, from books to films to maps
Tiaki Provides access to descriptions of the unpublished manuscripts and pictures collections of New Zealand and Pacific material in the Alexander Turnbull Library.
Authority control
https://www.ifla.org/best-practice-for-national-bibliographic-agencies-in-a-digital-age/node/9031 Value of authority control
Library of Congress Authorities Search authority records, with facility to print, E-mail and download
Virtual International Authority File Joint project of several national libraries, matching and linking their authority files and making them available on the Web
ID.LOC.GOV provides both interactive and machine access to commonly used ontologies, controlled vocabularies, and other lists for bibliographic description
MARC standards
MARC21 format for bibliographic data
MARC21 format for holdings data
MARC21 format for authority data
ANSI/NISO Z39.71 Holdings Statements for Bibliographic Items
ISBN Converter Converts 10-digit to 13-digit ISBNs
Last updated: November 28, 2018 (JHS)