1. Fantastic (and Free!) Cataloging Tools
Presented by Erica Laughlin
RSA Cataloging and Database Administrator
Resource Sharing Alliance NFP
Reaching Across Illinois Library System
Sponsored by the ILA Technical Services Forum

2. Types of free cataloging tools we’ll cover:
Dewey Decimal Classification
Converters & Calculators
MARC Bibliographic
Authority Records
Cataloging Maintenance Center
Resource Description & Access
Cheat Sheets & Best Practices
Cataloging Tools Potpourri!
Online Professional Development
Discussion Lists
Your Favorite Cataloging Tools!
Fantastic (and Free!) Cataloging Tools

3. Dewey Decimal Classification
: The Dewey Blog:
OCLC Classify:
OCLC DeweyBrowser:
Dewey Resources for Public and School Libraries:
Mapping Library of Congress Classification to Dewey:
Fantastic (and Free!) Cataloging Tools

4. Converters & Calculators
ISBN Check Digit Calculator & Converter:
Cataloging Calculator:
Amazon to MARC Converter:
IMDb to MARC Converter:
Web2MARC Generation Tool:
Fantastic (and Free!) Cataloging Tools

5. Fantastic (and Free!) Cataloging Tools
MARC Bibliographic
Understanding MARC Bibliographic Tutorial (Library of Congress):
MARC 21 Bibliographic Tutorial (University of Southern Mississippi):
Library of Congress MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data:
OCLC Bibliographic Formats and Standards:
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6. More MARC Bibliographic
Follett Software Company’s Tag of the Month:
Library of Congress “RDA in MARC” Summary:
MarcEdit:
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7. Fantastic (and Free!) Cataloging Tools
Authority Records
Understanding MARC Authority Records Tutorial (Library of Congress):
MARC Authority Tutorial (University of Southern Mississippi):
Library of Congress MARC 21 Format for Authority Data:
OCLC Authority Format and Indexes:
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8. More Authority Records
Library of Congress “RDA in MARC” Summary:
Library of Congress Authorities:
Library of Congress Authorities Thing by LibraryThing:
Virtual International Authority File (VIAF):
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9. Cataloging Maintenance Center
“The mission of the Illinois Cataloging Maintenance Center (CMC) is to provide cataloging support in the following areas:
Database cleanup
Original or copy cataloging of eligible collections (providing services free of charge through FY2013)
Cataloging training
Assistance with general cataloging questions, including questions on RDA (Resource Description and Access)”
CMC Web Page:
CMC Locations:
Illinois Heartland Library System Edwardsville Office
Illinois Heartland Library System Champaign Office
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10. Resource Description and Access Training
ALCTS RDA Series Webinars YouTube Channel:
RDA for Administrators: Managing the Transition in Your Library
FRBR as a Foundation for RDA
Many more!
Library of Congress Information and Resources in Preparation for RDA:
Example records
Webcasts
Much more!
Joint Steering Committee for the Development of RDA. Presentations on RDA and FRBR:
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11. Fantastic (and Free!) Cataloging Tools
More RDA Training
Adam Schiff’s presentations “Changes from AACR2 to RDA”:
The MARC of Quality (TMQ):
Rudimentary RDA. Part 1, What RDA Is, When It Will Happen, and Why We Need It:
(From the training index, go to Series C: RDA.)
RDA in Many Metadata Formats (RIMFF). “TMQ’s free visualization tool for RDA metadata—learn how to think in RDA!” :
(From the software index, go to the RIMFF section.)
Fantastic (and Free!) Cataloging Tools

12. RDA Training for Illinois Libraries
Coming Soon to WebJunction Illinois!
A FRBR tutorial created by Joan Wang of the Cataloging Maintenance Center.
The CMC plans to create an RDA tutorial for WebJunction.
For RAILS member libraries:
“Introducing RDA” ALA Editions Webinar
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 (1:30 PM - 3:00 PM)
RAILS Service Center viewing locations:
Burr Ridge, Geneva, East Peoria, and Shorewood
Register at
Any future RDA training opportunities for Illinois libraries will be posted on the Library Learning calendar at
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13. Fantastic (and Free!) Cataloging Tools
RDA Toolkit Resources
Using the RDA Toolkit (Library of Congress documentation):
RDA Toolkit :
Toolkit menu bookmark
Toolkit free trial offer
Toolkit blog
Toolkit development blog
Example RDA records
Teaching and training resources
Toolkit Essentials webinars
Virtual Users Group meetings
Fantastic (and Free!) Cataloging Tools

14. More RDA Toolkit Resources
RDA Toolkit Tools tab:
October 9, 2012 Toolkit release: Freely available RDA to MARC
bibliographic and authority mappings
Example RDA records -- include RDA element and MARC
encoding displays
RDA Toolkit Resources tab:
Library of Congress Policy Statements (LCPS) freely available
October 9, 2012 Toolkit release: LCPS become Library of
Congress Program for Cooperative Cataloging Policy
Statements (LC-PCC PSs)
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15. Cataloging Cheat Sheets & Best Practices
Special Libraries Cataloguing (SLC) Cataloging Cheat Sheets:
special-cataloguing.com/cheats
The Streaming Guide to Cataloging Remote Access Multimedia:
A How-to Virtual Manual for Catalogers:
Follett Software Company’s Ask Ms. MARC:
Vanderbilt University Library’s Tools for Serials Catalogers:
Cataloging Practices Wiki:
Fantastic (and Free!) Cataloging Tools

16. Cataloging Tools Potpourri!
Cataloger’s Toolbox:
For OCLC member libraries:
OCLC Glossary:
OCLC Technical Bulletins:
OCLC System Alerts:
Librarian’s Toolbox:
Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science:
Fantastic (and Free!) Cataloging Tools

17. More Cataloging Tools Potpourri!
Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Language Resource:
isbn.nu -- “Search for books and compare prices” :
Colorado Library Consortium and Douglas County Libraries. E-Discover the Classics: Free E-Books for Libraries:
Fantastic (and Free!) Cataloging Tools

18. Online Professional Development
ALCTS Continuing Education YouTube Channel:
Library of Congress Catalogers Learning Workshop:
Library of Congress YouTube Channel:
Cataloging Matters Podcasts:
Fantastic (and Free!) Cataloging Tools

19. More Online Professional Development
Library Webinars Blog:
NCompass Live Archived Sessions:
OCLC Training Portal:
TMQ Training:
WebJunction Illinois:
Fantastic (and Free!) Cataloging Tools

20. Email Discussion Lists
AUTO-CAT:
ALCTS e-forums:
Upcoming ALCTS e-forum topics:
Role of the Professional in Technical Services Departments (October 16)
Federal Depository System (November 13)
Conservation and Repair (December 11)
Library as Place (January 2013)
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21. More Email Discussion Lists
BIBFRAME:
EDUCAT:
MARCEDIT-L:
NGC4LIB:
OCLC-CAT:
OLAC-L:
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22. Even More Email Discussion Lists
RADCAT:
RDA-L:
MTX-RDA (Minitex’s RDA discussion list):
SERIALST:
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23. Email Discussion Lists for Illinois Libraries
For Illinois Heartland Library System members:
Subscribe to the Exchange List to “get messages about book giveaways, job postings, and questions from your fellow librarians around IHLS.”
For Reaching Across Illinois Library System members:
Subscribe to RAILS Community Forums to participate in discussions about e-books, AV, technical services, and more!
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24. What’s in your cataloging toolbox?
National Library of Medicine Cataloging Resources:
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25. Fantastic (and Free!) Cataloging Tools
Thank You!
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