Cataloging and Classification Resources on the Internet

Catalogablog
A blog devoted to "library cataloging, classification, metadata, subject access and related topics," by David Bigwood, Assistant manager for Library Services (and Cataloger) at the Lunar and Planetary Institute. Includes links to a list of standards and another of MARC tools.
http://catalogablog.blogspot.com

Cataloging Documentation on the Web.
Numerous links to Internet resources about cataloging, covering descriptive subject cataloging, guidelines, DDC, MARC, and OCLC.
http:/libweb.uoregon.edu/~catdept/tools/catdoc.html

Cataloging Resources for School Libraries.  Lion: Librarians Information Online Network.
This site provides an selective list of cataloging resources intended for those who have not had a cataloging course recently or who may never have had a formal course of instruction.
http://www.libraries.phila.k12.pa.us/lion/cataloging.html

MARC Standards. Library of Congress. Network Development and MARC Standards Office
The official site of the MARC Standards Office provides ordering information for all of the documentation it has produced on MARC, a tutorial, and the text of the various MARC 21 formats.

http://www.loc.gov/marc

Toolbox for Processing and Cataloging Federal Government Documents.
This site provides tools for processing and cataloging Federal documents.

www2.lib.udel.edu/godort/cataloging/toolbox.htm

Tools for Serials Catalogers: a collection of useful sites and sources.
This site was created and is maintained by Ann Ercelawn, a serials librarian at Vanderbilt University.  She provides links to cataloguing documentation, serials organizations, and e-mail addresses for cataloguing questions and problems.
http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/ercelawn/serials.html

Understanding MARC Bibliographic: Machine Readable Cataloging. Betty Furrie. 7th ed. 2003.
Published by the Cataloging Distribution Service, Library of Congress, in collaboration with the Follett Software Company, an in-depth presentation of MARC 21 Bibliographic is provided.
http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/umb

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