Wynar's Introduction to Cataloging and Classification: [Paperback]

Arlene G. Taylor (Author), David P. Miller (Author), Bohdan S. Wynar (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2000 | ISBN-10: 1563088576 | ISBN-13: 978-1563088575 | Edition: 9th

This revised edition offers practitioners and students of library and information science a practical guide to the world of cataloguing and classification as it stands at the beginning of the 21st century. It emphasizes online catalogues and cataloguing, with all the attendant terminology. The author addresses such vital issues as Internet cataloguing, international access control, metadata, and ontologies. A new chapter, "Encoding", has been added to introduce users to the area of mark-up language that allows data to be read by computer and displayed online. Emphasis in this chapter is on "MARC 21". The chapter on "Description" reflects the major conceptual shift in description of resources with a new organization based on the eight areas of the "International Standard Bibliographic Description" (ISBD) rather than according to the type of material being catalogued. Other changes covered by the work encompass the 1998 revision of the "Anglio-American Cataloguing Rules", second edition (AACR2), the 21st edition of "Dewey Decimal Classification", current schedules of the LC Classifications, the latest "Library of Congress Subject Headings", and the 17th edition of "Sears List of Subject Headings". In addition, the section on adminstrative issues has been completely rewritten, and suggested readings have been updated in all chapters.

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"Covers enormous ground in terms of technical information, providing the beginner to intermediate cataloger or library school student with an excellent reference source."-Library Collections, Acquisitions & Tech --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

ARLENE G. TAYLOR is Professor, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and author of several works on cataloging and classification. She has received ALA's Margaret Mann Citation in Cataloging and Classification.

Product Details

• Paperback: 552 pages
• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited Inc; 9th edition (June 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563088576
• ISBN-13: 978-1563088575
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars get Cataloging & Classification by Chan instead, November 19, 2003

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Joshua Weiner (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wynar's Introduction to Cataloging and Classification: (Paperback)

The book consists largely of reprints out of the AACR2. These are used as examples but its largely to cover up a almost complete lack of explanatory material.

I'm sorry I purchased this text and everyone else in my class had similar feelings about the book. It explained almost nothing about the cataloging rules nor did it illustrate why certain cataloging decisions had been made in its examples.

Its a good thing the professor is an excellent lecturer or I'd be completely lost.