TOOLS
AcqWebs 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
biblio.com
DESCRIPTION:
The online marketplace for buying and selling used, rare, and out-of-print books.
WEB SITE:
http://biblio.com/
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.galegroup.com
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
DESCRIPTION:
"Cataloging standards for use in maintaining the MERLIN library
catalog."
WEB SITE:
http://mco.mobius.missouri.edu/article/view/302/1/314/
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.library.mun.ca/
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/
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/people/rlm/glossary/glossary.htm
The Human Languages Page
DESCRIPTION:
Foreign language resources.
WEB SITE:
http://www.ilovelanguages.com/
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
Librarian's Toolbox
DESCRIPTION:
Resources for librarians.
WEB SITE:
http://www.itcompany.com/products.htm
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/
Oberlin LCRI Cumulation
DESCRIPTION:
LCRI’s online.
WEB SITE:
http://www.oberlin.edu/library/lcri/
OCLC Collections and Technical Services
DESCRIPTION:
List of resources.
WEB SITE:
http://www.oclc.org/capcon/oclc/oclc_colltech_info.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
RBMS Bibliographic Standards Committee 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://lib.nmsu.edu/rarecat/
RBMS Thesauri for Use in Rare Book and Special Collections Cataloging
DESCRIPTION:
"These six thesauri were developed for use in MARC fields 655 and 755 (now obsolete; all terms are now used in field 655). Each thesaurus provides standardized vocabulary for retrieving items by form and genre or by various physical characteristics that are typically of interest to special collections librarians."
WEB SITE:
http://libweb.uoregon.edu/catdept/home/genreterms/main.html
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
TPOT: Authority records
DESCRIPTION:
"TPOT: Cataloging--Authority records Authority record reminders from Catalogers Forum
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June 12, 1997 Childrens subject headings - March 21, 1996 Cross references in PAC
authority records - Feb. 1991."
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