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Book Blitz I: Making MARC Records That Work
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Prerequisites
Recommended prerequisites: MARC21 In Your Library and Just For Copy Cats
Course description
During this four-day workshop, participants will master straightforward editing of copied records, including CIP records, and be able to make simple original records, including different editions.
Perfect for
Intended for the beginning cataloger or experienced cataloger who wants to learn more about bibliographic description, providing access point, and copy cataloging.
Why take this course?
Whether you are copy cataloging or making original records, this workshop will teach you the essential cataloging rules and MARC standard that you need to know and how they fit together. Not only will you learn how to find your way around the Anglo American Cataloging Rules (AACR2), Library of Congress Rule Interpretations (LCRI), and the MARC coding standards (MARC21), but you will also learn a number of core cataloging skills.
Topics covered include
- How to describe a book in enough detail for your users' needs
- How to assign useful search terms, such as authors, illustrators, etc. (not subject headings)
- How to choose the correct MARC coding for a book record
- How to decide whether or not copied records truly match your items
- How to upgrade CIP records to provide missing data or edit changes
- How to create 'different edition' or 'near match' records
- What 'bad' cataloging looks like, and how to correct it.
Follow up courses
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Course details
Course: F 100
Duration: 4 Days
Fee:
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406.00 |
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580.00 |
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