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Cataloguing and classification : an introduction to AACR2, RDA, DDC, LCC, LCSH and MARC 21 standards / Fortis Lazarinis.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Chandos information professional seriesPublication details: Waltham : Elsevier, c2015.Description: xx, 247 p. : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780081001615 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 025.32 23 L431
Contents:
1. Introduction to cataloguing classification -- 2. Descriptive cataloguing codes and the anatomy of AACR2 -- 3. AACR2 general rules and rules for books -- 4. AACR2 access points and headings -- 5. FRBR and FRAD : the conceptual models underlying RDA -- 6. RDA : the new standard for descriptive cataloging -- 7. Classification -- 8. Dewey Decimal classification -- 9. Library of Congress classification -- 10. Subject access : LCSH, Children's Subject Headings and Sears List of Subject Headings -- 11. MARC 21 : digital formats for cataloguing and classification data -- 12. Metadata-- Glossary-- Index.
Summary: The book introduces and analyzes the principles and structures of library catalogues, including the application of AACR2, RDA, DDC, LCC, LCSH and MARC 21 standards, and conceptual models such as ISBD, FRBR and FRAD. The text also introduces DC, MODS, METS, EAD and VRA Core metadata schemes for annotating digital resources.
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Includes index.

1. Introduction to cataloguing classification --
2. Descriptive cataloguing codes and the anatomy of AACR2 --
3. AACR2 general rules and rules for books --
4. AACR2 access points and headings --
5. FRBR and FRAD : the conceptual models underlying RDA --
6. RDA : the new standard for descriptive cataloging --
7. Classification --
8. Dewey Decimal classification --
9. Library of Congress classification --
10. Subject access : LCSH, Children's Subject Headings and Sears List of Subject Headings --
11. MARC 21 : digital formats for cataloguing and classification data --
12. Metadata--
Glossary--
Index.

The book introduces and analyzes the principles and structures of library catalogues, including the application of AACR2, RDA, DDC, LCC, LCSH and MARC 21 standards, and conceptual models such as ISBD, FRBR and FRAD. The text also introduces DC, MODS, METS, EAD and VRA Core metadata schemes for annotating digital resources.

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