Cataloging Non-book Formats

• Which OCLC workform to use (http://www.oclc.org/bibformats/en/fixedfield/type.shtm)

• 007 needed? Additional 007s? (http://www.oclc.org/bibformats/en/0xx/default.shtm)

• 006 needed? (http://www.oclc.org/bibformats/en/fixedfield/006.shtm)

• What is the chief source of information for this class of materials?
• Consult .0B rules in the AACR chapter(s) relevant to the material you are cataloging

• After chief source determined, check what are prescribed sources for different areas of description (often there is a preferred order)
• Consult .0B rules in the AACR chapter(s) relevant to the material you are cataloging

• Class-of-material-specific rules in AACR/LCRI for:
• Area 1 (Title and statements of responsibility)
• Area 2 (Edition statements)
• Area 3 (Mathematical data, etc.)
• Area 4 (Publication information)
• Area 5 (Physical description)
• Area 6 (Series)
• Area 7 (Notes)
• Area 8 (Standard numbers, terms of availability, etc.)

• Interpretive or prescriptive manuals available in print and via Catalogers’ Desktop
• Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (Books)
• Cartographic Materials: A Manual of Interpretation for AACR2
• Archival Moving Image Materials: A Cataloging Manual
• Graphic Materials
• CONSER Cataloging Manual
• CONSER Editing Guide
• Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (Serials)

• Interpretive or prescriptive manuals freely available online
• Descriptive Cataloging Guidelines for Pre-Meiji Japanese Books (www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/premeiji.pdf)
• Guidelines for Distinguishing Cartographic Materials on Computer File Carriers from Other Materials on Computer File Carriers (Library of Congress) (http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/cfmap.html)
• Best Practices for Cataloging Streaming Media (OLAC) (http://www.olacinc.org/drupal/capc_files/streamingmedia.pdf)
• New Sound Recording Formats: Library of Congress Practice (http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/soundrec.pdf)
• Guide to Cataloging DVD and Blu-ray Discs Using AACR2r and MARC 21 (http://olacinc.org/drupal/capc_files/DVD_guide_final.pdf)
• Guide to Cataloging Playaway Devices Based on AACR2 Chapters 6 and 9 (http://www.olacinc.org/drupal/capc_files/playawaysPDF.pdf)
• Draft Interim Guidelines for Cataloging Electronic Resources (Library of Congress) (http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/dcmb19_4.html)
• Cataloging Electronic Resources: OCLC-MARC Coding Guidelines (http://www.oclc.org/support/documentation/worldcat/cataloging/electronicresources/)
• Guidelines for Coding Electronic Resources in Leader/06 (http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/ldr06guide.html)
• Guidelines for the Use of Field 856 (Library of Congress, Network Development and MARC Standards Office) (http://www.loc.gov/marc/856guide.html)
• Use of fixed fields 006/007/008 and Leader codes in CONSER records (Library of Congress) (http://www.loc.gov/acq/conser/ffuse.html)
• Integrating Resources: A Cataloging Manual (Program for Cooperative Cataloging) (http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/bibco/irman.pdf)
• Descriptive Cataloging of East Asian Material: CJK Examples of AACR2 and Library of Congress Rule Interpretations (http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/CJKIntro2.html)

• Content standards
• Cataloging Cultural Objects: A Guide to Describing Cultural Works and Their Images
• Describing Archives: a Content Standard (DACS)

• General cheatsheets, calculators, handy reference guides, etc.
• The Cataloging Calculator (Kyle Banerjee) (http://calculate.alptown.com/)

• Format-specific cheatsheets, calculators, handy reference guides, etc.
• Directory of Web Resources for the Rare Materials Cataloger (http://lib.nmsu.edu/rarecat/)
• A Glossary of Film Terms (Joel Schlemowitz) (http://homepage.newschool.edu/~schlemoj/film_courses/glossary_of_film_terms/)
• Newspaper Genre List (http://www.lib.washington.edu/mcnews/ngl/)