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Dewey Decimal Classification
Move Over, Melvil!
This article discusses some of the controversy surrounding Dewey and how some libraries are scrapping the Dewey system all together.
Resource Description and Access: RDA
Resource Description and Access (RDA)
Resource Description and Access (RDA) is a standard for descriptive cataloging providing instructions and guidelines on formulating bibliographic data.
RDA Core Elements
Core elements are a new feature of RDA which allowed for certain metadata elements to be identified as “required” in the cataloging process.
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 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.
MARC21
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
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.
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.
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.
Learn Library of Congress Subject Access (Book)
A Practical Workbook for Learning Library of Congress Subject Headings
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.