The third edition of Lois Mai Chan's classic Cataloging and Classification covers the analysis and representation of methods used in describing, organizing, and providing access to resources made available in or through libraries, including both the materials owned by the library (mostly physical items such as books, journals, and nonprint materials) and external resources such as those in electronic form that are accessible through the library's portal. Chan emphasizes the standards for bibliographic control that were developed over the years and have been widely adopted in the library field; reports on recent developments in the retrieval arena; and discusses a number of widely used metadata schemas in order to provide a brief overview of this important movement closely related to resource description.
Divided into six parts—a general overview; resource description; access and authority control; subject representation access; the classification and categorization of library resources; and the encoding and processing of cataloging records—each part of the book begins with a list of the standards and tools used in the preparation and processing of that part of the cataloging record covered, followed by suggested background readings selected to help the reader gain an overview of the subject to be presented. Fully updated to incorporate changes that have occurred during the interval between the second and third editions, this book is the standard text for the teaching and understanding of cataloging and classification.
FREE Two-Day Shipping for students on millions of items. Learn more |
| ||||||||||||||||||
 Sell Back Your Copy for $14.51
Whether you buy it used on Amazon for $13.37 or somewhere else, you can sell it back through our Book Trade-In Program at the current price of $14.51.
|
Book Description
Frequently Bought Together
Editorial Reviews
Review
the third edition is a more sophisticated textbook that can be used for advanced as well as introductory study. It is an excellent publication.... Cataloging and Classification is a worthy successor to Dr. Chan's previous publications. (Technicalities, January/February 2008 )
More than any other textbook of its kind, Chan's volume also offers the best integration of MARC encoding into the presentation of each descriptive and subject cataloging element....Highly recommended for library schools and professional catalogers. (Library Journal, Starred Review, March 2008 )
Chan continues her high standard of work as a standard text for teaching and understanding these complex aspects of library science....a welcomed addition to any cataloging department or school library. With in-depth coverage and examples to illustrate even the most complex topics, this book will assist any cataloger in their endeavors. (American Reference Books Annual, March 2008 )
Definitions are simple and easy to understand. In this book, an attempt has been made to reflect current practice. It completely and comprehensively portrays the cutting edge scene in knowledge organization. The book maintains its supremacy in the field and is thus an essential reading for the students, teachers and practitioners in the arena of knowledge organization. (Library Herald, December 2007 )
...presents a text for library science students and practitioners, which covers the analysis and representation of methods used in describing, organizing, and providing access to resources made available in or through libraries, including both materials owned by the library and external resources such as those in electronic form that are accessible through the library's portal. The text has been updated and revised throughout to reflect changes in the landscape, scope, and nature of bibliographic control in libraries since publication of the 1994 edition, and contains a new chapter on Dublin Core and a number of other widely used metadata schemas and a new chapter on the new subject access system called FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology), a newly developed subject controlled vocabulary. (Reference and Research Book News, November 2007 )
More than any other textbook of its kind, Chan's volume also offers the best integration of MARC encoding into the presentation of each descriptive and subject cataloging element....Highly recommended for library schools and professional catalogers. (Library Journal, Starred Review, March 2008 )
Chan continues her high standard of work as a standard text for teaching and understanding these complex aspects of library science....a welcomed addition to any cataloging department or school library. With in-depth coverage and examples to illustrate even the most complex topics, this book will assist any cataloger in their endeavors. (American Reference Books Annual, March 2008 )
Definitions are simple and easy to understand. In this book, an attempt has been made to reflect current practice. It completely and comprehensively portrays the cutting edge scene in knowledge organization. The book maintains its supremacy in the field and is thus an essential reading for the students, teachers and practitioners in the arena of knowledge organization. (Library Herald, December 2007 )
...presents a text for library science students and practitioners, which covers the analysis and representation of methods used in describing, organizing, and providing access to resources made available in or through libraries, including both materials owned by the library and external resources such as those in electronic form that are accessible through the library's portal. The text has been updated and revised throughout to reflect changes in the landscape, scope, and nature of bibliographic control in libraries since publication of the 1994 edition, and contains a new chapter on Dublin Core and a number of other widely used metadata schemas and a new chapter on the new subject access system called FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology), a newly developed subject controlled vocabulary. (Reference and Research Book News, November 2007 )
About the Author
Lois Mai Chan is Professor in the School of Library and Information Science at the University of Kentucky, Lexington. She is author of eight books and numerous articles and co-editor of two collections in the areas of knowledge organization and subject indexing. In 1989, Chan was awarded the Margaret Mann Citation for Outstanding Achievement in Cataloging and Classification given by the American Library Association, and in 1992, she received the Distinguished Service Award from the Chinese-American Librarians Association.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Cataloging,
By "alivogel" (Cincinnati, OH United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Cataloging and Classification: An Introduction (Second Edition) (Hardcover)
If you find yourself needing to learn how to catalog, this is the book to teach you! Dr. Chan walks you step-by-step through the cataloging processes. This book explains the steps of AACR2R2, MARC, Dewey, and LC. Not everyone can take one of Dr. Chan's cataloging classes in person, this book is second only to that.
35 of 40 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Picture of what you 're doing really matters.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Cataloging and Classification: An Introduction (Second Edition) (Hardcover)
I have been using this book for almost two semester because this is one of our primary reference in our cataloging subject. Our subject includes Descriptive Cataloging and Non-book materials cataloging. Everytime we are asked to do some cataloging, I always prefer to have read first this book before doing some cataloging exercises because this gives me clear picture of what really am I going to do. The examples are there, and the corresponding catalog entry are there sited clearly. I can't forget when we were given a problem to catalog the compact disc that we brought in our class, I don't know what to do with that CD, and then I went to our library that time, and borrowed this book, and there I found clear explanation of what was to be done first in cataloging that type of non-book material. When I've seen the example, I just compared it with our compact disc(music CD), and I gathered every little bit of information that are needed in my catalog entry. And at last, I've done my work. The book gives layman explanation, you can't find here straight rules, there's an explanation for every technical terms that the author used. The book covers not oonly descriptive cataloging, but also, non-book materials cataloging. The book is very down to earth, you will find yourself just as reading simple mathematics. When I read the book everytime we have an exerice I just always find myself looking for the significant information in the chief sources of information and just plugged it in my catalog entry and I'm finished as easy as that. This book in short doesn't just set the rules in cataloging, it gives understanding how every rules in cataloging are being used. Now I'm on my third year of my Library and Information Science degree, and still I'm using this book as my primary reference because this book really gives me picture of what I am doing.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Required Cataloging Text,
By
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Cataloging and Classification: An Introduction (Paperback)
Although this is an introductory-level text, it seems to be aimed at people who already have a certain amount of knowledge and experience in cataloging and classification. I am fortunate that I had a little knowledge beforehand; otherwise I would have been a bit lost. The book is packed with useful information, and although it is not the most exciting reading in the world, it is good as textbooks go.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
Browse and search another edition of this book.
Browse and search another edition of this book.
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs):
(learn more)
language subheadings, notational synthesis, separate bibliographic identities, decimal point inserted, classed catalog, other title information, name authority record, assistant eds, larger geographic entity, subject authority records, subject authority file, cutter numbers, geographic qualifier, subfield codes, variable data fields, work being cataloged, specific material designation, valid headings, form subheadings, personal heading, general material designation, microform catalog, other physical details, personal name headings, prescribed punctuation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Library of Congress, United States, New York, American Library Association, Great Britain, National Library of Medicine, Subject Cataloging Division, Subject Cataloging Manual, Paris Principles, Cataloging Distribution Service, Libraries Unlimited, Mark Twain, San Francisco, North American, World War, International Standard Bibliographic Description, Day Lewis, Universal Decimal Classification, British Museum, Cataloguing Principles, Civil War, Forest Press, Government Printing Office, Melvil Dewey, Online Computer Library Center New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
language subheadings, notational synthesis, separate bibliographic identities, decimal point inserted, classed catalog, other title information, name authority record, assistant eds, larger geographic entity, subject authority records, subject authority file, cutter numbers, geographic qualifier, subfield codes, variable data fields, work being cataloged, specific material designation, valid headings, form subheadings, personal heading, general material designation, microform catalog, other physical details, personal name headings, prescribed punctuation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Library of Congress, United States, New York, American Library Association, Great Britain, National Library of Medicine, Subject Cataloging Division, Subject Cataloging Manual, Paris Principles, Cataloging Distribution Service, Libraries Unlimited, Mark Twain, San Francisco, North American, World War, International Standard Bibliographic Description, Day Lewis, Universal Decimal Classification, British Museum, Cataloguing Principles, Civil War, Forest Press, Government Printing Office, Melvil Dewey, Online Computer Library Center New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
7
books
cite this book:
See all 7 books citing this book
- Education and Training for Catalogers and Classifiers by Ruth C Carter on page 45, and page 137
- Information and Information Systems (New Directions in Information Management) by Michael Buckland on page 104, and Back Matter
- Foundations of Geographic Information Science by Matt Duckham on page 221
- Cataloging and Classification: Trends, Transformations, Teaching, and Training (Cataloging and Classification Series) (Vol 24) by James R Shearer on page 127
- Education for Cataloging and the Organization of Information: Pitfalls and the Pendulum by Janet Swan Hill on page 107
See all 7 books citing this book
Books on Related Topics
(learn more)
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
