TOOLS

Authority Control Bibliography: By Subject

AcqWeb’s General Reference Resources DESCRIPTION:   A list of general reference resources.
WEB SITE:   http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu:80/law/acqs/ref.html#geog

Authority Control Bibliography: By Subject DESCRIPTION:   Click on the subject that you want to see. You may also view the full bibliography (arranged alphabetically by author).
WEB SITE:   http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/cts/ac/ac_subj.html

Biographical Dictionary DESCRIPTION:   This dictionary includes more than 25,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day.
WEB SITE:   http://www.s9.com/biography/

Biography and Genealogy Master Index DESCRIPTION:   Biography and Genealogy Master Index helps to determine which publication to consult for biographical information. This site indexes over 10 million biographical sketches covering current and retrospective works for individuals both living and deceased. This is a fee based site.
WEB SITE:   http://galenet.gale.com/m/mcp/db/bgmi/intro/

BNB Fiction Indexing Policy DESCRIPTION:   British Library’s guidelines for indexing individual works of fiction.
WEB SITE:   http://www.bl.uk/services/bsds/nbs/marc/655polc.html

Catalogers' Reference Shelf DESCRIPTION:   "The CRS is a collection of 21 MARC manuals and other reference works frequently accessed by technical services staff."
WEB SITE:   http://www.TLCdelivers.com/tlc/crs/crs0000.htm

Cataloging Foreign Language Materials DESCRIPTION:   A list of resources for cataloging foreign language materials.
WEB SITE:   http://www.vt.edu:10021/admin/international/resdev/catalog.html

Cataloging Standards and Guidelines DESCRIPTION:   "Cataloging standards and guidelines for use in maintaining the MERLIN library catalog."
WEB SITE:   http://sequoia.lso.missouri.edu/lso/standard/auth_recs.htm

Cataloguer's Toolbox DESCRIPTION:   "Home Page of the Memorial University of Newfoundland Queen Elizabeth II Library provides access to its local cataloguing tools, including Cutter-Sanborn three-figure author tables, departmental policies and procedures and production statistics, as well as resources from other Internet hosts around the world, including the Library of Congress, National Library of Canada, OCLC, and more."
WEB SITE:   http://www.mun.ca/library/cat/

Clement C. Maxwell Library Cataloging Online Tools DESCRIPTION: List of online cataloging tools.
WEB SITE: http://www.bridgew.edu/depts/maxwell/cattools.htm

CUI W3 Search Engines DESCRIPTION: A collection of useful search engines choosable by subject area. For example, if you are looking for a person, use the people search which uses the most effective search engines for finding people.
WEB SITE: http://cuiwww.unige.ch/meta-index.html

Dewey Decimal Classification system (DDC) DESCRIPTION: Dewey Decimal Classification home page.
WEB SITE:   http://www.oclc.org/fp/

The Eloquent Librarian: Full MARC Edition DESCRIPTION: "The Full MARC Edition is the most comprehensive configuration of The Eloquent Librarian. It includes all the MARC fields, subfields, tags, leaders, and indicators that advanced MARC catalogers will want, including those created under the new Format Integration."
WEB SITE: http://www.eloquent-systems.com/libmarc.htm

Glossary of Common Latin Terms Found in Imprints of Early Printed Books DESCRIPTION: Glossary of common Latin terms.
WEB SITE: http://www.lib.byu.edu/~catalog/hypertechs/

The Human Languages Page DESCRIPTION: Foreign language resources.
WEB SITE: http://www.june29.com/HLP/

IO Cataloging Congress DESCRIPTION: This site contains a table of contents which lists available cataloging tools.
WEB SITE: http://www.indiana.edu/~libiocm/iocc/policies.html

LC Subject Heading Change Guidelines DESCRIPTION: "These instructions are to be used when filling in the LCSH Authority Record Change Proposal Form found on the PCC homepage."
WEB SITE: http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/sacochghelp.html

Library of Congress Subject Headings DESCRIPTION: Sample and Explanation of use.
WEB SITE: http://www.wittenberg.edu/lib/survival/bilcsh.html

Library of Congress Subject Headings as Subject Terminology in a Virtual Library: The INFOMINE Example DESCRIPTION: "INFOMINE is an academic virtual library containing several thousand records with links. These records are organized via a hypertext database and presented in HTML format. We currently use Library of Congress Subject Headings as subject terms."
WEB SITE: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/untangle/mitchell-abs.html

Library of Congress Subject Headings - Principles of Structure and Policies for Application: Contents DESCRIPTION: "Information can be found here on principles of heading construction and policies for assigning subject headings."
WEB SITE: http://www.tlcdelivers.com/tlc/crs/shed0014.htm

LibraryLand: Technical Services: Cataloging Resources DESCRIPTION: "Useful Subdivisions to Identify Primary Source Material from LCSH."
WEB SITE: http://www.library.yale.edu/ref/handouts/lcshprim.html

MIT Cataloging Oasis DESCRIPTION: "The MIT Cataloging Oasis page has been designed to provide many of the ‘little bits’ of information catalogers need on a daily basis."
WEB SITE: http://macfadden.mit.edu:9500/colserv/cat/

OCLC Collections and Technical Services DESCRIPTION: List of resources.
WEB SITE: http://www.oclc.org/oclc/menu/doc_cats.htm

OCLC/LC Fiction Project DESCRIPTION: "The OCLC/LC Fiction Project is a cooperative venture with the Library of Congress, OCLC, and six U.S. academic and public libraries to provide subject access to works of fiction by adding subject and genre headings to LC bibliographic records."
WEB SITE: http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/fictioninfo.html

OPAC Typographical Errors DESCRIPTION: A list of general mistakes found in bibliographical records.
WEB SITE: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/3632/typos.htm

Resources for the Rare Materials Cataloger DESCRIPTION: "A wonderful site for use by the rare materials cataloger, the foreign language cataloger, the general cataloger and authority control librarian."
WEB SITE: http://www.library.upenn.edu/ipc/

Searching by LC Subject Headings DESCRIPTION: "Subject categories in GENISYS are based on the Library of Congress Subject Headings, a standardized list used by libraries across North America."
WEB SITE: http://genisys.unomaha.edu/screens/lchfaq.html

Subject Cataloging Free-Floating Subject Subdivisions DESCRIPTION: An alphabetical list of subject free-floating subdivisions from Princeton University Library’s Cataloging Documentation.
WEB SITE: http://infoshare1.princeton.edu:/katmandu/subj/subd.html#V

TPOT: Authority records DESCRIPTION: "TPOT: Cataloging--Authority records Authority record reminders from Catalogers Forum - June 12, 1997 Children’s subject headings - March 21, 1996 Cross references in PAC authority records - Feb. 1991."
WEB SITE: http://tpot.ucsd.edu/Cataloging/auth.html

TPOT: Cataloging--Authority records DESCRIPTION: A list of events and discussions on certain topics.
WEB SITE: http://tpot.ucsd.edu/Cataloging/auth.html

UB Libraries Authority Control DESCRIPTION: List of resources.
WEB SITE: http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/cts/cat/aut.html

USMARC Format for Authority Data: Contents DESCRIPTION: A contents list for USMARC Format for Authority Data.
WEB SITE: http://www.tlcdelivers.com/tlc/crs/Auth0001.htm

W.E.B. Du Bois Library Authority Work DESCRIPTION: List of resources.
WEB SITE: http://www.library.umass.edu/catalog/authdoc.html

600 2nd indicator 0 - Library of Congress Subject Headings/LC authority files: DESCRIPTION: Use of value 0 requires that the heading is appropriate for use in LCSH.
WEB SITE: http://www.tlcdelivers.com/tlc/crs/comm1402.htm

655 Form/Genre Headings DESCRIPTION: A list of headings split into two parts: Genre Headings and Form Headings.
WEB SITE: http://www.bl.uk/services/bsds/nbs/marc/655list2.html