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Introduction to Cataloging Rules and Standards
- 1. Chapter 1: Introduction Standard Cataloging for School and Public Libraries by Shelia S. Intner and Jean Weihs A summary of Chapter 1 by Instructor Jane Corl, University of West Alabama, August 2011
- 2. Introduction to Cataloging Chapter 1 • Rules and standards for cataloging are kept up-to-date. • Composition of collections has changed over recent decades. • Current rules and standards are based upon the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, second edition, 2005 update (AACR2-2005).
- 3. Functions of the Catalog • Charles Cutter published the first book of rules for cataloging, Rules for a Dictionary Catalog in 1876. • He explained the purposes or “objects of the catalog.” • His “objects” have been valid for more than 130 years. A finding list function A collocation (gathering) function • However, Cutter’s “objects” are not as simple as they sound.
- 4. Example of Problem Let’s look at the book Alice in Wonderland copy one uses the title Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland written by Lewis Carroll but copy two uses the title Alice in Wonderland written by Charles L. Dodgson Learning to solve problems like this is a part of learning cataloging.
- 5. Searching Beyond Local Catalogs • The importance of the collocation function becomes more apparent when catalogs are linked in bibliographic networks. • The Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) shares many millions of catalog records with its members. • In the 21st century, we must think beyond cataloging just for our local institutions. • Our libraries are gateways to the world.
- 6. Rewards of Good Cataloging • Patrons can explore and use collections more effectively. • Patrons can find what they want and need. • Patrons learn how to search and use catalogs in other libraries (universities, colleges, public, etc.). • Standardized cataloging is the key that opens the door of better access to materials.
- 7. Next Presentation for Week 1… Chapter 2: Decisions
Editor's Notes
- All slides in this presentation have notes that a student should read if viewing this presentation by himself. The presentation is a summary of Chapter 1 and is in no way designed to take the place of reading the textbook chapter or the chapter notes.
- Cataloging is evolutionary and changes as new cataloging problems arise; when the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules (AACR) were first published in 1978, major changes occurred in cataloging.In 1988, a revised edition was published known as AACR2; in 1998 another update was known as AACR2-98 and the current updated edition is known as AACR2-2005. The textbook and chapter notes for this class are based upon the AACR2-2005 edition.
- While cataloging rules change over time, the objectives of the library catalog have not changed since Charles A. Cutter wrote his Rules for a Dictionary Catalog in 1876. Cutter’s “objects” or purposes are as follows: To enable a person to find a book when one of the following is known:The AuthorThe TitleThe Subject To show what the library hasBy a given authorBy a given subjectIn a given kind of literature To assist in the choice of a bookAs to the editionAs to its character (literary or topical).Cutter’s objects remain the definitive statements of what library cataloging is all about, even though we are now cataloging media formats that did not exist in 1876, such as computer tapes and videos. While his objects sound simple in theory, in practice they have never been completely realized. His objects are goals toward which we strive. Why are the objects achieved only in theory? According to the authors of our text, the kinds of rules that promote the finding function (e.g., finding a book when the author, title, or subject is known) work against the collocating function (bringing together or “collocating” the works by a given author, in a given subject, etc.) and vice versa.
- . For example, if one copy of Alice in Wonderland uses the title Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and gives the author’s name as Lewis Carroll while another uses the title Alice in Wonderland and gives the author’s name as Charles L. Dodgson, the following problems occur: If we use the titles and names exactly as they appear on each of the books, which promotes identification, neither the author entries nor the title entries will file in the same place. If we use one form of the title and one form of the author’s name for both books, which promotes collocation, the entries will file neatly together, but we have then used names and titles that cannot be found on the books themselves.
- Library media specialists should be concerned about Cutter’s collocation function. When local catalogs are linked with catalogs in bibliographic networks, good cataloging enables the local catalog to perform better locally and link more effectively with the catalogs of other libraries belonging to the same bibliographic network.The Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) is based in Dublin, Ohio and is turning the goal of universal bibliographic availability of all library materials into a reality. Members of the OCLC share millions of catalog records and have cooperative arrangements for interlibrary borrowing and lending.Although library catalogs are not perfect, we cannot exist without them. They are the links that bring resources to people. This is the ultimate goal of all libraries. The library serves as a gateway to the world that lies beyond school and town.
- The ultimate goal of any library is for the materials to be used. Collections are explored and used more when good rules of cataloging have been used. Why? Because patrons can find what they want and need. A catalog containing high-quality standardized information gives better responses when patrons search the catalog records. In addition, patrons learn to use the catalog effectively thus preparing them for encounters with catalogs and collections in larger libraries such as those they might find at a college, university, or corporate office.The textbook and the chapter notes explain each component of the cataloging process and contain many illustrations to help one understand the rules and rewards of good cataloging.