Guides: Library Studies: Cataloguing

Dewey Decimal Classification

The Dewey Decimal System (Webpage) Basic online guide to Dewey Decimal Classification.
The Scheme of Library Classifications: Concerning the Structural Changes of 23rd Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) (Article) This article examines the modifications made in the 23rd DDC edition.
Move Over, Melvil! (Article) This article discusses some of the controversy surrounding Dewey and how some libraries are scrapping the Dewey system all together.

Learn Dewey Decimal Classification (Edition 23) International Edition (Book) A Practical Study Guide for Learning Every Aspect of Dewey Decimal Classification.
A Handbook of History, Theory and Practice of the Dewey Decimal Classification System (eBook) The Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), used in 200,000 libraries across 140 countries, has entered a new age, primarily maintained today as a continuously revised electronic system rather than an occasionally updated set of print volumes.

Resource Description and Access (RDA)

Resource Description and Access (RDA) (Website) Resource Description and Access (RDA) is a standard for descriptive cataloging providing instructions and guidelines on formulating bibliographic data.
RDA Core Elements (Website) Core elements are a new feature of RDA which allowed for certain metadata elements to be identified as “required” in the cataloging process.
RDA and Rare Books Cataloging, Part 1 (Article) The standard of RDA cataloging, has been met with challenges in the cataloging community as how to standardize rare books and material .
RDA: Resource Description and Access: The New Standard for Metadata and Resource Discovery in the Digital Age (Article) RDA aims to provide instructions on how to identify the data but does not explain how and where to present the identified data, selected and collected according to the guidelines.
Learn Cataloging the RDA Way International Edition (Book) Learn Cataloging the RDA Way International Edition A Practical Study Guide For Learning Descriptive Cataloging Using Resource Description and Access (Rda) and Marc The fundamental skills of descriptive cataloging are the focus of this combination text and workbook.

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Library of Congress Authorities (Webpage) Search through LCSH website
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) LCSH is a controlled vocabulary. A single word or phrase is chosen to represent each concept that is included, and synonyms are provided as see-references to that heading.
A Path for Moving Forward wtih Local Changes to the Library of Congres to the Library of Congress Subject Heading "Illegal Aliens" (Article) In a paper written for Library Journal by Morales, the issue of the term “Illegal aliens” is viewed through the lens of technology and previous attempts by student activists to change the terminology used in LCSH for marginalized groups.
Learn Library of Congress Subject Access (Book) A Practical Workbook for Learning Library of Congress Subject Headings

MARC 21

MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data (Website) This online publication provides access to both the full and concise versions of the MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data. The "full" bibliographic format contains detailed descriptions of every data element, along with examples, input conventions, and history sections.
MARC 21 MARC 21 was designed to redefine the original MARC record format for the 21st century and to make it more accessible to the international community
Maxwell's Handbook for RDA: Explaining and Illustrating RDA: Resource Description and Access Using Marc 21 (Book) The book will aid readers in understanding and becoming comfortable with the potentially forbidding new structure of RDA and contains appendices which discuss the treatment of specialised materials.

AIATSIS

AIATSIS Subject Thesaurus This thesaurus contains the AIATSIS Library's in-house, faceted subject headings.
AustLang AustLang provides information about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages which has been assembled from a number of referenced sources.

Guidelines for First Nations Collection Description (eBook) These guidelines have been developed as a joint initiative of AIATSIS, ALIA, CAUL, CAVAL, and NSLA - referred to collectively in this document as the First Nations Collection Description (FNCD) project partners.