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Bibliographic Formats and Standards

Bibliographic Formats and Standards

Guide... This advice document aims to provide a comprehensive look at the various choices the developer of multimedia collections has in terms of metadata standards and the principles behind using them. It attempts to provide a synopsis of general metadata trends, a) in usage for audio, moving and still image format types; b) in specific areas of practice such as museums, archives, libraries and education; and, c) in various activities and tasks such as preservation, interoperability and resource discovery. For an overview of the whole series of papers, and an introduction to the metadata issues discussed here, please see An Introduction to Metadata. Contents Why use existing standards? While you could choose to make up your own metadata schemas and vocabularies from scratch, for various reasons it is generally preferable to use or adapt existing standards. What exactly do we mean by 'standards'? The word 'standard' can be problematic, since people use this term in different ways. Dublin Core

University of Delaware Library Library of Congress Classification PDF Files About LCC - A-BX - C-F - G-J - K-KZ - L-N - P-PZ - Q-S - T-Z - About the Library of Congress Classification PDF Files This page provides print-ready PDF files of Library of Congress classification schedules. Files will be updated annually beginning in 2015. Back to Top A Preface General Works (2012) (PDF, 1 p., 15 KB)A Outline General Works (2012) (PDF, 1 p., 19 KB)A Text General Works (2012) (PDF, 90 p., 267 KB)B-BJ Preface Philosophy, Psychology (2012) (PDF, 1 p., 87 KB)B-BJ Outline Philosophy, Psychology (2012) (PDF, 3 p., 24 KB)B-BJ Text Philosophy, Psychology (2012) (PDF, 433 p., 1.4 MB)BL-BQ Preface Religion (General). G Preface Geography. K Tables Preface Form Division Tables For Law (2010) (PDF, 1 p., 77 KB)K Tables Text Form Division Tables For Law (2010) (PDF, 76 p., 360 KB)K Preface Law in General. T Preface Technology (2010) (PDF, 1 p., 77 KB)T Outline Technology (2010) (PDF, 8 p., 102 KB)T Text Technology (2010) (PDF, 799 p., 2.2 MB)U-V Preface Military Science.

Cataloging 101: May/June 2008 Sandra Q. Williams This is the final column of the Cataloging 101 series by Sandra Q. Williams. Cataloging Made (Almost) Easy Items find their way into the media center in many ways besides the traditional standard ordering process from vendors. CIP: One Source of Cataloging Records: This fifth column will discuss some of the ways media specialists can find cataloging information that has already been prepared for many of these uncataloged resources. Catalogers at the Library of Congress prepare CIP records when the book is still in its galley stage. Subject Heading Consistency The media specialist will need to consult the Sears List of Subject Headings (Miller, 2004) to find subject headings consistent with ones already in the local catalog. MARC formatting Now that the correct bibliographic information has been obtained for this item, the library media specialist must input the data into the automated catalog. Copy v. Glossary of Cataloging Terms Lyne, Sandford. 2004.

Library Catalog - Main Search Menu Search for books, periodicals, electronic resources and other items in OhioLINK member libraries. Advanced search Keyword searches allow you to find words and phrases in author names, titles, subjects, notes, and other fields. Keyword searching permits Boolean searching, adjacency and proximity searching, and several truncation options. Search examples OhioLINK also provides links to the library catalogs of all member libraries. Enter as much of the title as you know, starting with the first word. If you know part of the title but you aren’t sure how it starts, you may want to start with a keyword search. Relator Code and Term List List identifier: marcrelator Arrangement of the List In the Term Sequence, the relator terms are listed alphabetically. A listing by code is provided in a separate Code Sequence list. An entry for a term to which a code has been assigned includes the term followed by the code in brackets, both in boldface. Expert [exp] Use for a person or organization in charge of the description and appraisal of the value of goods, particularly rare items, works of art, etc. UF Appraiser The UF terms are included in the list as references, but are not in boldface. Appraiser USE Expert Entries may also include a note in [brackets] explaining a change in the use of codes. Graphic technician USE Artist [Relator term "Graphic technician" (coded [grt]) used before March 1988 only.] Abridger [abr] A person, family, or organization contributing to a resource by shortening or condensing the original work but leaving the nature and content of the original work substantially unchanged. Actor [act] Adapter [adp] Bowdlerizer

ISBN-10 and ISBN-13 Conversion In 2007 the International ISBN Agency introduced new formats for ISBN numbers. Prior to 2007, the ISBN format was 9 digits plus one check character (either a digit or an X). This is now referred to as an ISBN-10. Starting in 2007, the format is identical to that of an EAN-13 Universal Product Code. It consists of 12 digits (starting with 978 or 979) followed by a single checkdigit. It is only possible to convert between ISBN-10 numbers and ISBN-13 numbers starting with 978. ISBN-10 / ISBN-13 Converter Note that hyphens and spaces within ISBN numbers are for human readability and are not signifiant. ISBN-13 Format Details The full specification of an ISBN-13, specifying how the number is split between Prefix Element, Registration Group Element, Registrant Element, Publication Element, and Checksum (along with details of the checksum calculation) can be found in the 2005 ISBN User's Manual.

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