Fundamentals of Cataloging | Core Fundamentals of Cataloging (FOC) begins with a discussion of how cataloging assists users in finding resources and of the value of standardization of practice These foundations are then given practical grounding in the work of creating bibliographic descriptions, the process of subject analysis, and summarizing content utilizing classification
Practical approaches to inclusive cataloging | ALA For immediate release | July 11, 2024 Practical approaches to inclusive cataloging CHICAGO — As part of the profession's ongoing EDISJ efforts to redress librarianship’s problematic past, practitioners from across the field are questioning long-held library authorities and standards
An updated manual on RDA and serials cataloging | ALA For immediate release | September 24, 2024 An updated manual on RDA and serials cataloging CHICAGO — Serials and continuing resources present a variety of unique challenges in bibliographic management, from special issues and unnumbered supplements to recording the changes that a long-running periodical can experience over time
Core Competencies for Cataloging and Metadata Professional Librarians In 2017, the ALCTS Cataloging Competencies Task Force and ALCTS Competencies and Education for a Career in Cataloging Interest Group created the original Core Competencies for Cataloging and Metadata Professional Librarians The document defined competencies in broad terms to acknowledge the wide variety of work performed by cataloging and metadata professionals in libraries of all types and
AI-powered cataloging | ALA AI-powered cataloging CHICAGO — Published by Facet Publishing and available through the ALA Store, “ AI-Powered Cataloguing: A Practical Guide to Building a Cataloguing Application with Power Apps ” offers a step-by-step journey to how cataloging processes can be modernized by using artificial intelligence, featuring the Royal Library of
Fundamentals of Cataloging 2025 - Session 4. 1 | ALA This 6-week online course is a basic primer for library cataloging concepts and practices It covers: principles underlying cataloging practice; examples illustrating the principles in practice; tools used in cataloging practice such as AACR2, RDA, Library of Congress Subject Headings, Library of
Guidelines for Cataloging Cartographic Resources Using RDA Artis Q Wright These guidelines were developed to assist those involved with cataloging of cartographic resources to bring their cataloging in line with best practices employed by members of the cartographic cataloging community This document is based on the experience of catalogers of cartographic resources, the best practices and policies of the Geography and Map Division of the Library of
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