School of Library and Information
Science
Indiana University
Summer 2009
S504 Cataloging
Monday, Wednesday, 9:30-12:15
Instructor: Linda Kamoji
E-mail: lkamoji@indiana.edu
Office Hours: By Appointment
COURSE SYLLABUS
Table
of Contents
·
Texts
and Related Resources
·
Course
Objectives
·
Course
Handouts
·
Determination
of Grade
·
Assignments
and Grading Weight
·
Schedule
of Lectures, Readings
and Assignments
Texts and Related Resources
Required:
Anglo-American cataloguing rules. 2nd ed., 2002
rev., with 2005 updates. Chicago:
American Library Association, c2002-
Recommended:
Chan,
Lois Mai. Cataloging and classification : an introduction. 3rd ed. Lanham,
Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2007.
Hsieh-Yee,
Ingrid. Organizing Audiovisual & Electronic
Resources for Access. 2nd ed. Westport, Ct. : Libraries
Unlimited, 2006.
Taylor,
Arlene G. Introduction to cataloging and classification. 10th
ed. Westport, Ct. : Libraries Unlimited, 2006.
On Reserve:
Dewey,
Melvil. Dewey decimal classification and relative index. 22nd ed. Dublin, Ohio : OCLC Online Computer Library
Center, 2003.
Maxwell,
Robert L. Maxwell's handbook for AACR2R : explaining and illustrating the
Anglo-American cataloguing rules and the 1993 amendments. Chicago,
IL : American Library Association, 1997.
OCLC.
OCLC bibliographic formats and standards. 4th ed. Dublin,
Ohio : OCLC, 2006.
Also available online at OCLC
bibliographic formats and standards.
http://www.oclc.org/oclc/bib/toc.htm
Saye,
Jerry D. Manheimer's cataloging and classification. 4th ed., rev. and
expanded. New York : Marcel Dekker, 2000.
Course Objectives
1. To provide an
introduction to the conceptual foundation of bibliographic access and control
to information.
2. To enable
students to gain insights into the fundamental processes involved in creation,
maintenance, and evaluation of bibliographic records and databases.
3. To understand
the role of authority work in bibliographic databases.
Determination of Grade
Cite your sources: Indiana
University and School of Library
and Information Science policies on academic dishonesty will be
followed. Students found to be
engaging in plagiarism, cheating, and other types of
dishonesty will receive an F for the course. For further information,
see the Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct at:
http://dsa.indiana.edu/Code/index.html
Grading Scale
Indiana University
School of Library
and Information Science
Definitions of Letter Grades
A 4.0 (96-100%) Outstanding achievement. Student performance demonstrates full command of the course materials and evinces a high level of originality
and/or creativity that far surpasses course expectations.
A- 3.7 (90-95%) Excellent achievement. Student performance demonstrates thorough knowledge of the course materials and exceeds course expectations by
completing all requirements in a superior manner.
B+ 3.3 (85-89%) Very good work. Student performance demonstrates above-average comprehension of the course materials and exceeds course expectations
on all tasks as defined in the course syllabus.
B 3.0 (80-84%) Good work. Student performance meets designated course expectations, demonstrates understanding of the course materials and performs at an
acceptable level.
B- 2.7 (75-79%) Marginal work. Student performance demonstrates incomplete understanding of course materials.
C+ 2.3 (70-74%)(or C 2.0) (65-69%) Unsatisfactory work. Student performance demonstrates incomplete and inadequate understanding of course materials.
C- 1.7 (60-64%) Unacceptable work. Coursework performed at this level will not count toward the MLS or MIS degree. For the course to count toward the
degree, the student must repeat the course with a passing grade.
Assignments and Grading Weight
You will work with a partner for all assignments
except III and VIII. If you prefer to work individually, please discuss
this with me.
There
are eight books on reserve (in the Kent Cooper Reading Room) to be used
for the assignments.
All
assignments are to be turned in at the beginning of the class session when they
are due. Because most of the assignments will be reviewed in detail in class,
please make a copy of your work before turning it in. This will facilitate note
taking and discussion during the in-class review. If you know beforehand that
you will have to miss a class, please turn in your assignment before the
scheduled due date. For the OCLC assignment, each student will spend
approximately three hours working with OCLC. This hands-on experience
constitutes Cataloging Exercise III and consists of a programmed tutorial and a
set of search queries. To become familiar with OCLC Connexion, you are
encouraged to complete Exercise III as quickly as possible. This exercise will
not be reviewed in class and may be turned in upon completion.
Excused absences: If you have an excused absence, you
will have two days in which to turn in any assignment that was due on the day
that you missed class.
Unexcused absences: If you have
an unexcused absence, you will have two days in which to turn in any assignment
that was due on the day that you missed class. All assignments not turned in
due to an unexcused absence will be treated as late assignments.
Late assignments: Because most
assignments are reviewed in class on the day they are submitted, any assignment
that is not submitted at the beginning of the class session when it is due will
be considered to be late and the earned grade will be automatically reduced.
Class
participation
5%
DUE DATES FOR ASSIGNMENTS
I.
June
29
II.
July
1
III.
July
6 (Work independently)
IV.
July
13
V.
July
20
VI.
July
27
VII.
July
29
VIII.
Aug.
5 (Work independently)
IX.
Aug.
12
Schedule of Lectures, Readings and Assignments
Week 1: June 22-24
Course organization and overview.
Catalog form, function and use.
Introduction to bibliographic description.
Development of cataloging codes and current developments
International Standard Bibliographic Description
[ISBD].
AACR2r levels of description.
Optional rules.
Chief source of information.
Descriptive cataloging, Areas 1 and 2: title and
statement of responsibility; edition.
Readings: Chan, pp. 3-91
AACR2r, General Introduction
AACR2r, Part I, Introduction
AACR2r, Chap. 1, Rules 1.0-1.2
AACR2r, Chap. 2, Rules 2.0-2.2
Week 2: June 29-July 1 (Exercise I due on June 29; Exercise 2 due on July 1)
Review of Exercise I,2
Application to other formats of Areas 1-2
MARC record format.
Descriptive cataloging, Area 4: publication, distribution and date. Application
to other formats
Readings:
AACR2r,
Chap. 1, Rules 1.4
AACR2r, Chap. 2, Rules 2.4
Chan, pp. 91-94, 447-455
OR
Taylor,
pp. 40-50, 111-117
Week 3: July 6-8 (Exercise 3 due on July 6) (done
independently)
Descriptive cataloging, Areas 5 and 6: physical
description; series.
Readings:
AACR2r, Chap. 1, Rules 1.5-1.6
AACR2r, Chap. 2, Rules 2.5-2.6
Chan, pp. 94-105
OR
Taylor, pp. 117-136
Introduction to OCLC
Areas 1-6 practice
Descriptive cataloging, Areas 7 and 8: notes,
standard number.
Note area in MARC fields.
MARC record format (fixed fields).
Notes in other formats
Readings:
AACR2r, Chap. 1, Rules 1.7-1.11
AACR2r, Chap. 2, Rules 2.7-2.11
Chan, pp. 105-111
OR
Taylor, pp. 136-154
Week 4: July 13-15 (Ex. 4 due on July 13)
Review of Ex. IV
Subject analysis.
Library of Congress Subject Headings.
LC Classification Web.
Readings:
Chan, pp. 195-217
Choice of access point. Main entry and added
entry.
Readings:
AACR2r, Part II, Introduction .
Chap. 21, Rules 21.0-21.15 and 21.24-21.39
Chan, pp. 143-162
Week 5: July 20-22 (Exercise 5 due on July 20)
Review of Exercise 5
Dewey Decimal classification introduction
Readings:
Chan, pp. 320-373
Form of personal names in main and added entries.
Authority control.
Authority control for personal names.
MARC authority record format
Program for Cooperative Cataloging.
Readings:
AACR2r, Ch.
22, Rules 22.1-22.20
AACR2r, Ch. 26, Rules 26.1-26.2
Chan, pp. 164-175
OR
Taylor, pp. 219-234.
Week 6, July 27-29: 8 (Exercise 6 due July 27; Ex.
7 due on July 29)
Week 7, Aug. 3-5 (Exercise 8 due on Aug. 5) (done
independently)
Corporate names.
Authority control for corporate names.
Syndetic structure for corporate names.
Readings:
AACR2r, Ch. 24, Rules
24.1-24.27 Ch. 26, Rules
26.3
Chan, pp. 175-184, 187-189
OR
Taylor, pp. 241-267
Week 8, Aug. 10-12 (Exercise 9 due Aug. 12)
Integrating resources
and other electronic resources
Genre headings
Metadata
FRBR and RDA
Future of cataloging
Readings to be assigned.