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

SLIDE 2IS 257 – Fall 2007 Lecture Contents Introduction to Description – Codes and Rules Discussion

SLIDE 3IS 257 – Fall 2007 Today History of Cataloging Codes Other Metadata systems Bibliographic information Bibliographic records

SLIDE 4IS 257 – Fall 2007 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)

SLIDE 5IS 257 – Fall 2007 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

SLIDE 6IS 257 – Fall 2007 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

SLIDE 7IS 257 – Fall 2007 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

SLIDE 8IS 257 – Fall 2007 Rules for Descriptive Cataloging ISBD AACR AACR II

SLIDE 9IS 257 – Fall 2007 AACRII Sources of Information ISBD areas Choice of Access Points

SLIDE 10IS 257 – Fall 2007 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.

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

SLIDE 12IS 257 – Fall 2007 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).

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

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

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

SLIDE 16IS 257 – Fall 2007 Assignment (Self-paced) Assignment 1 is an updated version of an assignment from Michael Buckland used in earlier versions of IS245 It is linked from the schedule page of the class web site

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