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Rules & Tools for Cataloging Internet Resources
The Digital Library Environment (Cat21)

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Materials for Instructors Materials for Sponsors
Trainee Manual  [PDF: 10 MB / 287 pp.] Guidelines for Sponsoring a Workshop
Instructor's Manual [PDF: 11.6 MB / 466 pp.] Needs Assessment Form [PDF: 25 KB / 2 pp.]
Workshop Slides [PPT: 6.2 KB] Available Trainers [PDF: 84 KB / 5 pp.]
  Certificate of Completion [Word: 24 KB / 1p.]

Course Description

Current Version: 2 (Feb. 15, 2008)

The Rules and Tools for Cataloging Internet Resources course covers the principles and practices of online resource cataloging.  It applies current descriptive cataloging standards (AACR2/MARC21) and practices (LCRI/CONSER/PCC). At the end of the workshop, catalogers will know:

  • The impact of  2002 AACR2 revisions on electronic resource cataloging
  • Tools and references to support the online resource cataloging process
  • How to catalog online monographs, serials, and integrating resources
  • How to update records to reflect changes in integrating resources
  • How record sets and machine-generated cataloging can be used to support electronic resource record processing

Intended Audience

This course is designed for practicing catalogers from all types of libraries who have a working knowledge of the MARC21 bibliographic format and AACR2.

Course Hours

The course is designed as a two day workshop, consisting of 13 instruction hours.

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