1. What is Cataloging The Big Question Are we FRBRizing? Or getting “FRADdled”? Or is it RDA? LIB 630 Classification and Cataloging Spring 2011

15. What is the punctuation? January 24, 2011 What is cataloging? Slide from presentation Introduction to Description: History of Cataloging Codes Spaces before and after the special punctuation (shown in red)! GMD=General material designation. New rules: [ ] not ( )

16. An Example Slide from presentation Introduction to Description: History of Cataloging Codes Notice the spaces! Title Author Edition Author

19. An example in English Main title GMD—format realia =real-life object Subtitle Statement of responsibility Publication info Physical description Series info Slide 18 from CATALOGING: Ticket to the Past, the Present, and the Future © Arlene G. Taylor Edition Standard number Cost of item

20. An example in German Title GMD=General Material Designation (in this case: electronic resource) Subtitle Statement of responsibility Publication area Series information Standard Number Physical Description

21. An example in Bulgarian Author Title Subtitle (or possibly GMD?) Statement of responsibility Edition area Publication area Physical description Standard number Classification number Dewey Decimal

22. ISBD in an online catalog / shows statement of responsibility, i.e. author, follows General Material Designation Spaces before and after punctuation to separate sections

28. Do we need FRBR? January 24, 2011 What is cataloging?

29. There’s also FRAD

32. Does a humble school librarian have to worry about all this gobbledygook?