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//**Cataloging Page**//
//**Every period, every pipe, every character changes something in someone else's work and represents someone else's time. . . do not proceed without caution and patience.**// //**General Rules:**//
 * Cataloging can't be learned in a day.
 * Dewey is not a perfect system; not all books fit neatly into 1 number
 * Some books can legitimately be catalogued in several numbers; choose the one most appropriate to the curriculum and the conditions in your building
 * Always put a book in a number where it will get maximum usage; move excellent books if they don't seem to be used
 * Bend the rules to suit local needs -- but have consensus throughout the district or don't do it.
 * Catalogue biographies into subject areas. ie. a biography of Tiger Woods should be in golf, not biography
 * Begin by estimating the Dewey number. Then check the Dewey index. Never assign a number without looking up the actual number in the schedules. If you are truly stuck, check the online catalogue at a Dewey catalogued public library like the [|Elyria Public Library] or the Medina County District Library.


 * Sears Subject Headings - Be Consistent **
 * Use standard subject headings.
 * Check our online catalogue for previously used headings and be consistent
 * Think like a student: what subject heading would a student use? ie. COOKERY may be the official term but students would look under RECIPES, FOOD, COOKING. AUTOMOBILES is the official heading, but students would look under CARS
 * Be generous with the use of subject headings
 * Think curriculum. If we know that students always do a paper on biographies of Canadians, then we should always use CANADA-BIOGRAPHY as a subject heading when appropriate. If LOCAL HISTORY is a really important part of your collection, then use that as a heading. Any sub-title can be used as a subject within the rules of Sears

**//Keystone Local School District - Cataloging Guidelines//**
===**//These guidelines are meant to meet our goal of consistency throughout the District. Working together to catalog correctly allows everyone to benefit from a highly functioning online Catalog.// //Below are guides to areas we feel need more detail than is available online, or have elements contained that are specific to our District.//**===
 * Cataloging - General Information
 * Accelerated Reader
 * Supplement: [[file:Accelerated Reader Color Code and Shape Guide.docx]]
 * Series Cataloging
 * Juvenile Series and Sequels
 * Local Cataloging
 * Equipment Cataloging
 * Textbook Cataloging
 * Adding Subject Headings for better searching by students
 * Cataloging Fiction Series

Cataloging Help from Lori Slingerland, Support Specialist @ North Coast
//**Records**// > 800 Tag http://www.follettsoftware.com/tagofthemonth.cfm?tagID=125   > 830 Tag http://www.follettsoftware.com/tagofthemonth.cfm?tagID=126
 * Cataloging Aids- Series-
 * @http://cataids.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/series
 * Library of Contress MARC Standards -- //The MARC formats are standards for the representation and communication of bibliographic and related information in machine-readable form//:
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 * OCLC Bibliographic formats and standards - //Bibliographic Formats and Standards//is a guide to machine-readable cataloging records in WorldCat. It provides tagging conventions, input standards and guidelines for entering information into WorldCat:
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 * I mentioned that there was some good information regarding punctuation in the 800 and 830 tag in the Follett ‘Tag of the Month’ info (scroll down the page to the heading: Punctuation). I’ve included the links below for the 800 and 830 tag info, in case you need a little more documentation J Christine, I think you may already have these. 

//**Call Numbers**//
 * Classify -- Classify is a FRBR-based prototype designed to support the assignment of classification numbers //(What should the dewey number be for this item?)//and subject headings for books, DVDs, CDs, and other types of materials:
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 * Examples: Click on the following examples or visit the prototype to view classification information and subject headings for a work.
 * [|The omnivore's dilemma](ISBN – 1594200823)
 * [|Persepolis](OCLC# – 050670595)
 * [|Akahige](UPC – 037429168820)
 * [|La joven de la perla](Title in Spanish)
 * [|On writing / King] (Title & Author)
 * Dewey Browser -- Search for a topic or drill down through the summaries by clicking on a caption in the Dewey clouds:
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 * Dewey Pinball:
 * [Pinball|http://www-lib.nearnorth.edu.on.ca/dewey/ddc.htm#Dewey Pinball]
 * //Dewey Classification//**
 * Dewey Classification Summaries
 * [|http://www.oclc.org/dewey/resources/summaries/#ten]

//**Tag Resources**//
 * Marc Standards:
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 * OCLC
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 * Tag of the Month
 * 800 Tag
 * http://www.follettsoftware.com/tagofthemonth.cfm?tagID=125


 * 830 Tag
 * http://www.follettsoftware.com/tagofthemonth.cfm?tagID=126