2. Library Catalog Presentation
Presentation Overview
• Basic concepts of cataloging
-What are we trying to do?
-Different formats follow different rules
• Tools used in cataloging
-Containers for records
-Databases
-Library Catalogs (ILS, OPACs, etc)
-Spreadsheets , word documents, etc
-Record data
-Marc
-Unicode, Metada, etc.
• Help
-Tips
-Suggested resources
-Q&A

3. Cataloging Fundamentals: Concepts
Basic Concepts of Cataloging
• What are we trying to do?
• Cataloging attempts to organize materials and information in a logical and
consistent way to facilitate ease of access so that one can find what they need.
• Cataloging is metadata
• Alphabetizing your address book by person’s name is a very simple way of
cataloging information.