South Dakota State Library: For Librarians - Technical Services: Cataloging

FOR LIBRARIANS: Technical Services - Cataloging Tools

Basic Cataloging Skills (Utah State Library)
An overview of cataloging and classification for the uninitiated. Includes links to documentation for basic rules and practices and other cataloger's tools.
KidsCat Cataloging tips
A library catalog designed for kids from birth thru 6th grade. Describes, indexes, & locates items owned by the SD State Library and other SDLN libraries that are of interest to children 13 years old and younger.
Dewey System:
- Dewey Decimal Classification Summaries (22)
  Compiled by OCLC.
- Introduction to the Dewey Decimal Classification Acrobat PDF file
  Packaged in one convenient, affordable print volume, the abridged DDC provides Dewey numbers that are compatible with the unabridged edition should a library's collection expand and require deeper classification detail. Compiled by OCLC.
- Learning the Dewey Decimal System
  A list of Internet resources to help teach students the Dewey Decimal System
- WebDewey
  The electronic version of the Dewey Decimal system. Available at no charge to South Dakota public and school libraries.
Library of Congress:
- Library of Congress website
  The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress.
- Classification System
  The Library of Congress Classification System (LC System) is used to organize books in many academic and university libraries throughout the United States and world.
- LC Cutter Tables
  Compiled by the Memorial University of Newfoundland Libraries
- Marc Standards
  The MARC formats are standards for the representation and communication of bibliographic and related information in machine-readable form.
- Online Catalog
  A good resource for finding MARC tag information and call numbers.
OCLC Resources:
- OCLC website
  Online Computer Library Center: a worldwide library cooperative
- Bibliographic Formats and Standards
  Bibliographic Formats and Standards is a guide to machine-readable cataloging records in WorldCat (the OCLC® Online Union Catalog). It provides tagging conventions, input standards and guidelines for entering information into WorldCat. Compiled by OCLC.
- Technical Bulletins
  Compiled by OCLC.