Codes and Rules for Description History 2 University

Codes and Rules for Description: History 2 University of California, Berkeley School of Information IS 245: Organization of Information In Collections IS 257 – Fall 2007. 01. 24 - SLIDE 1

Lecture Contents • Introduction to Description – Codes and Rules • Discussion IS 257 – Fall 2007. 01. 24 - SLIDE 2

Today • • History of Cataloging Codes Other Metadata systems Bibliographic information Bibliographic records IS 257 – Fall 2007. 01. 24 - SLIDE 3

Cataloging Codes • Why have codes? • Definition: – A catalogue code is a systematic arrangement of laws and stututes so as to avoid inconsistency and duplication in catalogues. (Rowley, p. 105) IS 257 – Fall 2007. 01. 24 - SLIDE 4

History of Cataloging Codes • • • Early Library Organization Methods British Museum Rules (Panizzi’s 91 rules, 1841) Cutter’s Rules for a Dictionary Catalog (1876) Prussian Instructions (1898) Anglo-American Code (1908) ALA Code (1949) Library of Congress Rules (1949) AACR (1967) Lubetsky’s revision AACR II (1978 revised 1988 and 1998) Vis. Rowley, Chap 8 IS 257 – Fall 2007. 01. 24 - SLIDE 5

Bibliographic Information • Describes documents • What is a document (revisited)? • Choice of descriptive elements and content of those elements typically governed by a set of rules: – AACR II • Elements coded in standard ways for transmission. – MARC IS 257 – Fall 2007. 01. 24 - SLIDE 6

Goals of Descriptive Cataloging • 1. To enable a person to find a document of which – the author, or – the title, or – the subject is known • 2. To show what a library has – by a given author – on a given subject (and related subjects) – in a given kind (or form) of literature. • 3. To assist in the choice of a document – as to its edition (bibliographically) – as to its character (literary or topical) Charles A. Cutter, 1876 IS 257 – Fall 2007. 01. 24 - SLIDE 7

Rules for Descriptive Cataloging • ISBD • AACR II IS 257 – Fall 2007. 01. 24 - SLIDE 8

AACRII • Sources of Information • ISBD areas • Choice of Access Points IS 257 – Fall 2007. 01. 24 - SLIDE 9

Sources of Information • Each different type of material has a preferred location for deriving information about it. – Books and printed material • Title page – Cartographic Materials (Maps, globes, etc) • The map itself, or containers, stands, etc. – Sound recordings • Disc label, cassette label, etc. IS 257 – Fall 2007. 01. 24 - SLIDE 10

ISBD Areas • • Title and Statement of Responsibility Edition Material or type of publication specification Publication, Distribution (etc. ) Physical Description Series Notes Standard Numbers IS 257 – Fall 2007. 01. 24 - SLIDE 11

ISBD Punctuation • Title Proper (GMD) = Parallel title : other title info / First statement of responsibility ; others. -- Edition information. -- Material. -- Place of Publication : Publisher Name, Date. -Material designation and extent ; Dimensions of item. -- (Title of Series / Statement of responsibility). -- Notes. -Standard numbers: terms of availability (qualifications). IS 257 – Fall 2007. 01. 24 - SLIDE 12

Bibliographic Record • Introduction to cataloging and classification / Bohdan S. Wynar. -- 8 th ed. / Arlene G. Taylor. -- Englewood, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited, 1992. -- (Library science text series). IS 257 – Fall 2007. 01. 24 - SLIDE 13

Choice of Access Points • • • Title(s) (Always main title) Main Entry? ? Added Entries Series Titles Identifying Numbers IS 257 – Fall 2007. 01. 24 - SLIDE 14

Dublin Core Elements • • Title Creator Subject Description Publisher Other Contributors Date Resource Type IS 257 – Fall 2007 • • Format Resource Identifier Source Language Relation Coverage Rights Management 2007. 01. 24 - SLIDE 15

Assignment (Self-paced) • Assignment 1 is an updated version of an assignment from Michael Buckland used in earlier versions of IS 245 • It is linked from the schedule page of the class web site IS 257 – Fall 2007. 01. 24 - SLIDE 16

Next Time • More on bibliographic description and rules • Introduction to MARC records and MARC format – Telnet MELVYL and MARC IS 257 – Fall 2007. 01. 24 - SLIDE 17