Subscribe to RSS Feed JMSTC – Editing the Varable fields on Connexion
(This post is for someone who is new to copy cataloging but is assigned to work on the JMSTC project) 100 and 700 on a bib record are for names of responsibilities. 100 is for main author; 700(s) are for secondary authors. Use the Authority form (or established form) in the 100 and 700. But [...]
JMSTC – Editing the Fixed fields on Connexion
(This post is for someone who is new to copy cataloging but is assigned to work on the JMSTC project) Fixed fields Desc: a (Cataloging Rule – “a” means Anglo-American Cataloging Rules) Elvl (Cataloging level): use “I” for full level; use “K” when lower level (when you are not very confident for some info provided [...]
Parallel records with language of cataloging code in WorldCat
Avoid creating “hybrid records” by revising the master record with different language-based data elements One of typical cases is that N5L (=National Library of China) original MARC records having 040 $b “chi” which should mean that the record represents the Chinese language “cataloged” bibliographic record. These records usually contain the 300 field with Chinese script [...]
Cataloging quality control at Non-Roma Cataloging
The Non-Roman Cataloging Section endeavors to maintain cataloging quality. This is however very challenging because the section employee has a large percentage of non-traditional staff especially student workers. All East Asian materials, for examples, are processed by student workers. Therefore, we collaborate with other sections, especially the Authority Control and Database Maintenance Section (ACDM), to [...]
New tools for cataloging and communication
Cataloging Department Workshop: New Tools for Cataloging and Communication Room 754, Ackerman Tech Center January 28 Thursday 10 AM to 12 PM In this workshop, we are going to introduce some new tools for cataloging and task management. We have tried these tools in our Non-Roman Cataloging Section, and found that they are very helpful [...]